Hazmat on a Label: What It Changes
A hazmat declaration is the answer you give, at the moment you buy the label, to one question: does this package contain hazardous material?…
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PO Boxes for Sellers: Ship and Rent
A PO Box is a locked box inside a Post Office, and USPS is the carrier that delivers to it. For a seller that settles two questions.…
Do You Need a Thermal Label Printer?
You do not need a thermal printer to print shipping labels. USPS accepts a label printed on regular printer paper and taped to the package with clear packing tape.…
E-Commerce Shipping: 5 Rules to Know
E-commerce made the parcel the carriers’ main product, and carriers rebuilt their pricing around it. A small seller now ships under five rules that follow from that shift: boxes are priced by size, online postage is priced below the counter, prices rise for the holidays, ground services were merged into one, and undeclared hazardous contents carry a fee.…
Logistics From Home: Pickups, Scans
For a seller working from a spare room, logistics is one job: getting packed parcels into the carrier’s hands on the day you promised.…