| DO!- Ensure the box & Packaging is Suitable for the weight of the contents
- Mark Any Parcel over 25kg as 'Heavy'
- Ensure Heavy Items have additional support and/or cushioning
- Ensure Metal objects are wrapped with extra care to prevent injury to the collection staff and damage to other packages within the parcel system
- Ensure fragile items are well wrapped and packed as far from the edges as possible
- Place Documents in Sturdy envelopes
- Ensure that any items that could come into contact in transit have protection between them within the box
- Ensure Highly finished items are well padded for protection
- Pack Irregular shapes with added protection
- Wrap multiple items seperately
- Stack Pallets evenly and secure with shrink wrapping, strapping or banding
- Use High Quality adhesive parcel tape to seal parcels
- Remove ALL OLD address labels
- Make address labels clearly legible
- Place way-bill on top of the parcel
- Ensure labels & Way-bills are firmly affixed to the package
- Include the recipients telephone number & postcode
- Ensure the Barcode is placed flat
- Include a return address
| | DON'T- Loosley pack breakable items with non-breakables
- Leave sharp metal edges exposed
- Use flimsy boxes for heavy objects
- Leave boxes unsealed without parcel tape
- Allow Boxes to Over-hang on Pallets
- Stack Pallets in a Pyramid
- Interlock or brick Boxes on pallets
- Send Engines unless they are crated and drained of oil & other liquids
- Send paint or thinners without being packed in cartons that meet regulations
- Send goods in 'carrier bags' other than UPS Express Pak
- Place tape or shrink wrap over labels
- Cover the Barcode or routing label in any way
- Stick Labels onto non stick materials
- Place labels over the corner of boxes.
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