Proper packaging is essential to ensure the safety of your shipment. Our aim in this section is to outline some of the "Do and Do not" things to consider. Part of your shipment's journey will take place on an automated system, rather like the conveyor belt systems found in airports and you are advised to prepare your goods with this in mind. While it's all fairly straightforward advice, really, this is something we feel it best to remind you about because, after all, the most important thing is that your shipment arrives in pristine condition.
Paintings and works of art need to be professionally packed and have independent proof of value to qualify for insurance coverage.
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- Use strong boxes, preferably corrugated with outer liners, and ensure that they are, neither too full nor too large for their purpose. Boxes may be stacked during transit and must, therefore, be able to support a reasonable weight. Boxes that are too full may well burst; too empty and they may collapse.
- Make absolutely certain that your goods are properly cushioned in side their container, that the contents are not touching the sides and, so, not likely to suffer any impacts that may occur. This is particularly important when shipping any items that have sharp sides or pointy edges. Always use the highest quality packaging materials available (even if you must make a trip to get some): bubble-wrap, Styrofoam, etc to better ensure the safe transit of your goods.
- With regard to liquids, semi-liquids and powders; it is essential that these are first sealed in a suitable container that will ensure that none of the contents can leak out and then packaged further as advised above, again ensuring that they are properly cushioned.
- Make absolutely certain that you have, very clearly and completely, filled out the destination address on the package itself. Please use uppercase letters when handwriting labels to assist courier personnel.
- Aside from making sure that the goods are protected from external damage, make certain that the interior of the package is also providing cushioning between individually wrapped items so as to avoid possible damage that way.
- If (and when) re-using an old box, remove or thoroughly cover all previous labels to avoid the possibility of it being sent to the wrong destination.
- Make certain that you have thoroughly sealed the goods before they depart with the courier; you can never use too much packing tape.
- If you are sending mobile phones, the sim card, battery and body of the phone must be separated.
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- Use bags, sheets or any type of fabric and consider that these are suitable for packaging your goods.
- Use rope or string to seal your parcels or packages.
- Finally, do not ever think that use of "Fragile" or "Handle with care" stickers are a substitute for proper and careful packaging, they are not. They are only useful as additional information purposes and the automated systems are not able to read these.
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