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What are you shipping?
Pick the category that describes your product. This determines your packaging recommendation and affects your total shipping cost.
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Soft / Flexible
Tote bags, clothing, fabric goods
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Rigid / Non-Fragile
Cutting boards, books, wood goods
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Fragile
Ceramics, candles, glassware
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Flat
Art prints, cards, photos
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Jewelry / Very Small
Rings, earrings, pins, small gifts
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Oversized / Heavy
Large home goods, furniture
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How heavy is your product?
Just the product itself — not the packaging. We'll add packaging weight separately.
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Carriers charge based on whichever is higher: your actual weight or a "dimensional weight" based on box size. Light items in bigger boxes often get charged for the box size, not the product weight.
Tote bag ≈ 8–12 oz · Candle (8 oz jar) ≈ 14 oz · Mug ≈ 12 oz · Cutting board ≈ 2 lbs
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What are the dimensions?
Measure your product in inches. For soft items, measure it folded flat as you'd actually pack it.
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We use your dimensions to find the smallest packaging that actually fits from Uline's real catalog — not an invented size. Smallest package = lowest shipping cost.
Soft items: measure folded flat · Fragile items: measure the item itself, we add clearance
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Where do most orders ship?
Carrier rates change based on how far the package travels.
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Not sure? Pick National. It gives you the highest rate to build your pricing around — so you never undercharge a buyer on the other side of the country.
Local
Same state · lowest cost
Regional
1–3 states away · typical
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National
Anywhere in the US