By the LabelKit Team · Last updated: 27 September 2026
Most packing time is not lost on the packing itself. It goes on small interruptions: printing labels one order at a time, walking back and forth between products, hunting for the right box, and fixing mistakes after a parcel is already sealed. This workflow removes those interruptions. None of it needs special equipment.
1. Print all labels in one batch
Instead of printing labels as orders arrive, pick one or two fixed times a day, download every pending label, and print them together. One print job is faster than twenty, and you can plan the rest of the session around a single stack of labels.
If your labels come as several files, from different marketplaces or different downloads, join them with Merge PDF so you send only one print job.
2. Sort labels by product
Labels normally come out in the order the orders were placed, so you keep switching products: a blue shirt, then a phone cover, then the blue shirt again. Sorting by SKU puts every label for the same product together. You pick up one product, pack all its parcels, then move on.
The Flipkart and Meesho crop tools have a Sort by SKU option that does this while cropping.
3. Set up a fixed packing station
Pack in the same place every day, with everything within arm's reach:
- boxes and poly mailers, stacked by size;
- a tape dispenser, not a loose roll of tape;
- the label printer or the stack of printed labels;
- bubble wrap or other padding, for fragile items;
- a pen and scissors.
If you ever have to stand up to fetch something, that item should move closer.
4. Prepare packaging in quiet time
Folding boxes and cutting padding take time that does not have to happen during the rush. Keep a small stock of pre-assembled boxes for your best-selling products, prepared at a quiet moment of the day.
5. Use the label as your pick list
Each shipping label lists the SKU and quantity, and Meesho labels also show size and colour. Read the label before picking the product, not after, and pay particular attention to variants: sending the wrong size or colour is one of the most common reasons for a return.
6. Check before you seal
A five-second check before sealing is far cheaper than a return:
- The product matches the SKU, size and colour on the label.
- The quantity is right.
- The label belongs to this parcel and not the one next to it.
Many sellers also record a short video while packing higher-value orders, so they have evidence if a customer later says an item was missing. Check your marketplace's rules on what it accepts for claims.
7. Stick the label where it will scan
Put the label on the largest flat face of the parcel, away from seams and edges, and keep tape off the barcode. A label that will not scan slows down the pickup and can delay the shipment. See why shipping label barcodes fail to scan.
8. Group finished parcels by courier
Every shipping label shows the courier that will collect the parcel. If more than one courier picks up from you, stack finished parcels by courier as you go. Handover is then quick and nothing goes with the wrong partner.
The routine in short
- Print all labels at a fixed time, merged into one file.
- Sort them by SKU.
- Pack at a set-up station with everything within reach.
- Read each label before picking, and check before sealing.
- Stick labels flat, and stack parcels by courier.
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