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4 Shipping Cartridges

How to Pack and Ship Cartridges
Note: This procedure assumes you DO NOT have the original packaging the cartridges were shipped in. If the original packaging is going to be used, ensure any empty space created by removed cartridges is filled with bubble wrap to prevent the shipped cartridges from shifting around inside the box.

Do Not Use the Following Shipping Materials:
Air pillows, peanut packaging, oversized boxes, standard flat boxes,
(e.g. FedEx boxes)

Wrap Each Cartridge Properly
2’ x 2’ sheets of bubble wrap, 1” thick

Use the Correct Shipping Box
Small box: 10” x 6” x 6” (Holds one cartridge ONLY)
Large box: 14” x 10” x 6” / Multiple Cartridge Box
(Holds three cartridges ONLY)
Do not ship with fewer than three cartridges.

Packing Single or Multiple Cartridges
# of Cartridges Bubble Wrap # of Boxes
1 1 sheets 1 small box
2 2 sheets 2 small boxes
3 3 sheets 1 large box
4 4 sheets 1 large box, 1 small box
5 5 sheets 1 large box, 2 small boxes
6+ Ship in multiple boxes in combination
following the above guidelines.
Note: This procedure assumes you DO NOT have the original packaging the cartridges were shipped in. If the original packaging is going to be used, ensure any empty space created by removed cartridges is filled with bubble wrap to prevent the shipped cartridges from shifting around inside the box.



  Orient tapes vertically in the shipping box
Fill in air space in large sized boxes