How To Buy Fragile Labels

Upon preparing to ship delicate or breakable materials, one may find that there is an abundance of options for labels to identify your package as “fragile.” Rather than making a random presumption at the appropriate labeling, we have broken down these choices to insure that your parcel is correctly tagged.

First, there is the Fragile Mailing Label. This label simply states “Fragile” in text. The label is the basic fragile label for mailing through the postal service, USPS.

Next, there is a variety of generic Fragile Shipping Labels . These contain both “Fragile” text and an assortment of illustrations. The picture may be of a cracked wine glass or fractured lines to demonstrate that the contents may be easily broken.

Then there are Fragile International Shipping Labels. This label may look the same as the generic Fragile Shipping Label, but it states International, or the color may be different. To know that the label is actually international, upon purchasing, the label’s outer packaging should state this; or when buying online, the label’s description or checkout title should classify it as international.

There is also the Fragile Shipping Label combined with another warning. For example, the text may read Fragile/Handle With Care.  There are Fragile and Directional Labels as well which may state: Fragile/Handle With Care and provide arrows with text stating This End Up.

Finally, is the International Four Placard Label. The label is divided into four sections with individual warnings.  An example of this is: section one contains arrows indicating which end is up; section two illustrates a cracked wine glass; section three illustrates an umbrella sheltering from rain; and section four has the only text, stating Fragile/Keep Dry.

All of these labels are approved by the Department of Transportation, D.O.T., and may be used through any of the variety of shipping providers: USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, LTC Carriers, etc. With the information we have provided you will be able to select the proper label for every aspect of your contents and your shipping methods.

Just type Fragile into the search box in the uper left corner of our site to see all of these fragile label images.

Writen by Ryan Kelly Lund