Letterhead, labels and intake forms2, 4 or 6 per page
Shipping label template
A page of cut-out shipping labels with a From block for your return address, a postage box and a Ship To area with lines for the recipient. It is for small sellers and offices that mail parcels by hand.
- Type your details or print blank
- Print or PDF, Letter or A4
- Free, no sign-up
On this page
What prints
Each label is a dashed rectangle. In the upper left is the word From with your return address beneath it, in up to four lines of ink. If you did not type one, three faint lines appear there for handwriting. In the upper right is a small dotted box marked Postage for a stamp or a printed postage label.
Across the lower part, below a thin rule, is the heading SHIP TO in bold, followed by four ruled lines for the recipient's name, street, city and state, and country or notes. The recipient is always left blank for writing. The sheet is titled Shipping Labels.
The settings
- Labels. The page opens on Shipping label (from and to). Other choices are Fragile: handle with care and This side up.
- Labels per page. 2 large, 4 or 6. Two large fills each half of the page, four and six use two columns.
- Return address (shipping labels). Up to 200 characters over four lines, for example your name, street, and city, state and ZIP. Only the first four lines print, and long lines are shrunk to fit the From block.
Making the label readable
Write the Ship To address in dark ink, in capitals if your handwriting is loose, and put the ZIP code on the last line. Use one label per package, on the largest flat face, and keep the whole label on one surface rather than wrapping an edge. Cover handwritten ink with clear tape so rain does not smear it. If you reuse a box, black out or remove old labels and barcodes.
The carrier's website explains its current address and package requirements; check it before sending anything unusual, including large or heavy parcels and items that need extra markings.
Worked example: a small online seller
Jo sells hand-dyed yarn and ships 8 to 10 parcels a week. She types her return address into the box:
Jo Alvarez 77 Fern Court Asheville, NC 28801
and picks 4 per page. Each sheet prints with her address already in every From block.
For an order going to Lena Park in Tucson, she writes "Lena Park / 912 Mesa Road / Tucson, AZ 85701" on the lines, adds a stamp in the postage box and cuts the label out. She tapes it over the whole top of a padded mailer. If the package holds glassware instead of yarn, she adds a fragile label next to it. One sheet of four covers a morning of orders, and she writes the order number on her sales record. For repair or service jobs that ship, a work order keeps the job details together.
Keeping a record
Write the date and tracking number on your order record when you buy postage. Labels leave your hands, so the record is what answers a customer who asks where their parcel is.
Sources
- USPS: Ship and mail usps.com