What is a shipping label?
- 21 Jan, 2022
In trade, mainly in the e-commerce industry, time is money. The company's financial success and customer satisfaction depend on the efficient and quick shipment of goods. Meanwhile, packing, labeling and ordering parcels is a time-consuming process. How can this problem be solved? We will answer that in the article below.
What is a shipping label?
At the very beginning, we will explain what a shipping label is. This is a document that accompanies the package of your shipment and contains information that helps describe and identify the contents of a container or package and is used by carriers to ensure correct delivery. These labels contain key information such as address, name, weight, and tracking barcodes. The best labels for this will be 104mm x 159mm compatible with Dymo S0904980 printers.
How to print a shipping label?
If we send a lot of parcels and sending goods by courier is the basis of the business (as in an online store), then a good label printer is a must for the company to operate efficiently and quickly.There are many models available on the market that can be used for printing courier labels. There are also devices that are strictly specialized in printing this type of documents.
The most popular of them are thermal or thermal transfer printers. They differ from each other in the printing technology.
The advantage of thermal printers is the low cost of operation, while the disadvantage is poor resistance to sunlight and other external factors. So if you're shipping international labels this may not be an option for you.
However, in transfer printers, thanks to the addition of one element during printing, which is a ribbon, the dye of which, as a result of heating, is transferred to the printed surface, thus giving a clear, durable and resistant to external conditions printout. Thanks to this, the labels will be more durable, will not fade and will not be blurred, and the print with barcodes and address data will be visible all the time.
Remember that a fast and tailored printer is half the battle. The second important element are shipping labels, thanks to which you can significantly speed up the process of preparing shipments. In this way, you can spend the time saved on improving other processes in the company. In our offer you will certainly find the perfect solution for your business!