How can I Save Shipping Cost: The Top Tips For You!

During the Post- COVID-19 period, all the shipping charges are still on the rising trend. It is estimated that the fee will be getting higher and higher by end of 2021 until 2022.

If you are a business owner that will offer shipping service of your product frequently, the rising of shipping cost will surely affect your profit. Many of our current customers are local store and online store businesses. ePlasticBag.com, with more than 50+ years of experience, have tried our best to check with some facts and data so that we have gathered some tips and advices that may help you to minimize the shipment charges below.





- Sourcing from Suppliers Nearby Each Other
Firstly, that you can make your sourcing from same location or locations that are nearby to each other. So once all the product orders are completed, you can easily gather all of them into one place with faster time and lower local transportation fee. Then you can arrange the shipment all the products and have them all shipped together to you with lower shipping cost.

- Order with Larger Quantity
You can slightly project your sales ahead and plan for, say, a half year target or an annual one. Then you can order your goods in bulk. This will allow you to take advantage of fewer shipping charge. This will certainly save on both your administration and production fee too.

- Minimal Usage of Packaging
Plan, design and choose the most basic packaging you need for your goods. Do not include the use of unnecessary packaging and you can save every dollar while shipping your order out to your customers.

- Using the Lighter Shipping and Packaging Material
You can choose the lighter and yet still sturdy material like poly and plastic as the main shipping bag and packaging material so that you can save the shipping fee. Feel free to consult our packaging specialist with more than 50 years of experience for details here if you need some free advice.

- Applying Custom Packaging & Shipping Bag
Using the standard and non-print packaging and shipping bag require no MOQ. Also, their per unit price may be lower too (if you don't aim to buy for a large bulk initially). However, custom packaging will better suit your product in image, size and design and thereupon, you will have a well-fit packaging that represent your company. In the long run, since the packaging is well-made to fit and suit your product and need, you have them made with the best thickness and size. It will happen that you will eventually spend less on shipping fee.

ePlasticBag.com has 50+ Year of Experience & Expertise because we were established since the year 1966. Contact us and consult with us to see what else we can do to help reducing your costs in all the stages of your operations. With proper planning and our desire to have customers to thrive, our packaging specialist will provide all sorts of help we can. Email us now at sales@eplasticbag.com.

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