General requirements #
- Make sure that the package content can’t be accessed, and that the package or container are undamaged, dry and clean.
- Consider specific product characteristics, so that cargo doesn’t break or damage other shipments in the process of shipment and delivery.
- Pack the protruding shipment parts separately.
- Stack products as tightly as possible so that the contents don’t move inside the package: fill the empty space with paper or newspaper.
- Check that the shipping carton shows no traces of old markings, and that all handling marks are up-to-date.
- Pack dangerous items in separate boxes.
- Label markings and manipulative signs for cargo with special storage and transportation conditions and attach the rules for handling such shipments.
- Print out the label from your Ozon personal account and stick it on the packaging. Label requirements:
- Size: 12×7.5 cm. Some shipping providers have their own requirements.
- Printed on a thermal printer or on a thermal transfer printer.
- Matte or semi-gloss surface.
- Printed as a single label: the shipping provider can’t accept a shipment with a torn or multi-fragment marking.
- Attached to the largest side of the package.
- Attached to the package entirely, with no gaps or unglued areas.
- Barcode isn’t taped.
- Doesn’t compromise the product’s appearance, including its original packaging.
For operations in your warehouses, use only the top barcode. We use the lower barcode to register products in our internal systems for identification, accounting, and product delivery to the customer.
- Mark shipments with fragile products inside with the “Fragile. Do not drop” label. If the product is damaged
during delivery, the customer can return it and leave a negative review. Fragile products are:
- glass and ceramic molds, mirrors, chandeliers;
- figurines, vases;
- tableware, for example, mugs, glass and ceramic cups, glass lids;
- coffee in glass jars;
- tea in ceramic containers;
- any liquid products in glass containers without individual packaging;
- photo frames, clocks, paintings in glass frames without individual packaging;
- ceramic knives without individual packaging;
- electronics: phones, smartphones, tablets, communicators, recorders, navigators, hard drives, e-books, digital photo frames.
Type of packaging #
Package products in sturdy cardboard factory packaging in white or black opaque stretch wrap.
For other products, select one of the packaging types:
| Product in shipment | Cardboard box | White, opaque, matte stretch wrap | Tube | Safe package (courier package) |
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| Products without sturdy cardboard factory packaging | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Products of complex shape that don’t have sturdy factory packaging. For example: monitors, TV-sets, kettles, armchairs, chairs, skateboards, mops, scrapers, shovels, ironing and drying racks, sandboxes, pull-up bars, curtain poles | ✓ Wrap the protruding parts in a bubble wrap |
✓ | ||
| Books | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Construction sets, including LEGO | ✓ | |||
| Baby strollers | ✓ Wrap the internal parts of the cargo in bubble wrap |
✓ 3 layers |
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| Blankets and pillows | ✓ | ✓ Use only if the product has factory PVC packaging |
✓ | |
| Diapers, paper towels | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Suitcases | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Floor mats, including car mats | ✓ Roll up |
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| Powders and other bulk products | ✓ | |||
| Cosmetics, any liquid products | ✓ First wrap in bubble wrap |
✓ First wrap in bubble wrap |
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| Products made of glass, porcelain, ceramics, or faience, such as tableware, lamps | ✓ A cardboard box with a wooden frame (plank) around shipment, with side inserts made of wooden slats, plywood, sheet cardboard. Fill the internal fragile elements with bubble wrap or filler. Pack the external product elements in a protective bubble wrap. Fill the space between the cargo and the walls of the box. Don’t forget to stick a “Fragile. Do not drop” label. If the product may be damaged by water, wrap it in a white matte or black opaque stretch wrap first |
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| Paper and cardboard products: calendars, posters, notebooks, wrapping paper | ✓ Seal the tube with tape |
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| Ready-to-assemble furniture | ✓ Put the products in a cardboard box. Strengthen the product or cardboard box sides and corners with foamed polyethylene. Wrap the box with a white matte or black opaque stretch wrap |
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| Magnet-containing products, such as phone holders, kitchen utensils | ✓ Wrap the product in bubble wrap and put it in a cardboard box |
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| Adult products | ✓ Required if the products is not factory packaged |
✓ Multiple layers so that the contents can’t be identified |
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| Batteries | ✓ Pack the products in a reinforced box in a strictly upright position. The terminals or outlet ports must be facing up. The packaging must have manipulation marks and the “Top” label. |
✓ Insulate the terminals by covering them with a non-conductive insulating material. Place the product in a transparent plastic sealed bag. |
Bubble wrap can leave traces on reflective and polished surfaces. For packaging such products, we recommend using foamed polyethylene.
If there are products in the shipment that can’t be folded into one package, divide the order into several shipments. For example, if there is a washing powder and a kettlebell in the order, divide products into two shipments. Package laundry detergent in a safe bag, and the kettlebell in a stretch wrap.
Additional packaging #
Package your orders securely and compactly. A large amount of packaging may affect the product volumetric weight.
Some products need additional packaging so that they aren’t damaged.
| Products | How to pack |
|---|---|
| Fragile products, such as glass products, mirrors, smartphones, monitors, TV-sets | Wrap in foamed polyethylene or bubble wrap, tape the edges and pack them in a cardboard box |
| Liquids, such as cosmetics or perfumes, and loose products | Put in a bag no more than 5 pieces, seal the package and additionally package it in a cardboard box |
| Animal feed and litter | Put in a bag, seal the bag or wrap it in a white or black opaque matte stretch wrap |
| Easily crumpled large products, such as calendars, posters, maps | Put in a tube |
| Products that may be damaged by getting wet, for example, books | Wrap in white or black opaque matte stretch wrap |
| Products that consist of several boxes | Put all the boxes in one box |
If the product is damaged during delivery, the customer can return it and leave a negative review. To prevent this, carefully package each product:
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Wrap the whole product in several layers of foamed polyethylene, polyethylene, or bubble wrap. Tape the product edges.
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Cover the protruding product parts with corners made of plastic, cardboard, or foam.
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Make stiffeners made of foam or cardboard in the package.
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On the sides of the box, fix the cardboard corners.
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Pack the product in a cardboard package made of five-layer cardboard.
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Securely lock the product in the box. Put a filler between the product and the walls of the box: paper, foam, or corrugated cardboard. Additionally, close the fragile parts, such as the screen.
Shake the box slightly. The product shouldn’t move inside, and its parts shouldn’t bump against each other and the edges of the package.
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If the product is fragile:
- Label it “Fragile cargo”.
- Apply a warning inscription: “Fragile. Handle with care”, “Keep dry”, “Do not step”.
- Stick a red or yellow adhesive tape.
- Specify where the top of the product is.
Examples of products without additional packaging
