Inner packaging

• The inner packaging cushions the product and holds it in place. It ensures a distance is maintained between the individual contents and the outer packaging. The padding cannot be replaced by a high-quality shipping box.

• The more fragile the product, the more important it is to have good inner packaging. Use soft padding materials for light items and more sturdy padding for heavy goods.

• Suitable padding materials are, for example, bubble wrap, rolled corrugated cardboard or machine-compressed kraft paper. For very fragile contents, such as glass, we recommend using five or six layers of bubble wrap. Only use crumpled newspaper as a filling material for less fragile products.

• Packing chips ‘flow’ under static pressure. This can create cavities inside the parcel, meaning the contents are no longer fixed in place. With this in mind, it is a good idea to spread the chips by shaking them around after the initial filling. You can then fill any cavities up to and over the edge of the box with chips.

• Materials being sent that are sensitive to pressure or likely to break should never come into direct contact with the outer packaging or other parts of the contents. Fragile items – such as glass, ceramics or electronics – require particularly careful packaging. Ideally, the distance between the product and the packaging should be at least 5,0 cm.

• If different products are included in one parcel, separating elements should be used in such a way that all contents are well protected against slipping.