How To Print Your Etsy Shipping Labels

Etsy is a global online marketplace that connects people looking for unique and creative goods with independent sellers from around the world. Etsy focuses on unique handcrafted pieces, vintage items, and craft supplies. Many artists also sell digitally downloaded items, such as art prints, stationery designs, and other printable documents.

So, you have created your Etsy account, added your unique products to your Etsy shop, managed to drive customers to your page through sophisticated marketing campaigns, and set up your shipping methods.

Etsy offers several tools to help streamline your delivery workflow, such as delivery profiles. You can use the same delivery settings for multiple listings with delivery profiles, saving time when adding new products to your shop.

Everything is now in place, and you have just made your first sale. Now it's time to ship those products to your customers as fast as possible.

The only thing missing is to create and print your Etsy shipping label. But how exactly do you do that?

Print shipping labels directly from your Etsy account

Sellers in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia can purchase shipping labels directly through Etsy and then print them at home.

More specifically, you can purchase and print shipping labels for the following carriers:

· Australia Post

· Canada Post

· FedEx

· USPS

· Royal Mail

If you are not based in the US, UK, Canada, or Australia, you have to purchase shipping labels directly through your preferred delivery carrier.

How much do shipping labels cost?

The cost of a shipping label will depend on the type, destination, weight, and dimensions of your package. When purchasing a shipping label from your Etsy account, you can preview its cost after adding the consignment's details. Etsy does not charge you any additional fees when purchasing shipping labels for the above carriers.

Global Postal Postage label

Besides the above carriers, Etsy has partnered with Asendia and offers sellers based in the US that receive payments through Etsy Payments or PayPal another option to ship internationally called Global Postal Postage labels.

When you purchase a Global Postal Postage label, you'll print a USPS domestic postage label addressed to the closest Asendia processing centre. When Asendia receives your package from USPS, they will replace the domestic postage label with a USPS international postage label or other national postal carrier addressed to your buyer. They then send the package through the buyer's country's national postal carrier, who delivers the package to the buyer's address.

Global Postal Postage labels are available for international orders up to 4 lbs (approximately 1.8 kg), and the necessary customs forms will be provided to you. Nevertheless, it is your responsibility to ensure the required information is completed.

Purchase your Etsy shipping labels

To buy shipping labels on Etsy, follow the next steps:

1. Go to Shop Manager.

2. Click Orders & Delivery.

3. Find the order you want to buy a shipping label for.

4. Click the icon of a van to purchase a shipping label.

5. Under Get postage labels for, check that your address is correct.

6. Under Deliver to, check that the buyer's address is correct.

7. Fill out the Delivery information for the package (package weight, package type, package dimensions, and delivery service).

8. If you're dispatching this order internationally, fill out the customs form.

9. Click Review your purchase to view a summary of your purchase.

10. Confirm the documents you'd like to print.

11. Click Customise options to specify a download preference for your shipping label.

12. Click Purchase.

After that, a dispatch notification will automatically be sent to your buyer, and your order will be marked as Complete.

If a buyer in the US wants to return an item, sellers in the US can purchase a USPS shipping label for them through Etsy. You can then send the return label directly to the buyer through a message on Etsy.

Choose the correct printer for your Etsy shipping labels

After you have purchased a shipping label, go to the respective order and click Download Postage Label to download and print a PDF containing the shipping label.

You can use your desktop printer to print your Etsy shipping labels. However, we strongly recommend a dedicated shipping label printer especially if you ship a large number of orders every day.

A shipping label printer is equipped with features designed to make your Etsy shipping label printing a fast, easy, and cost-efficient process; unlike your current all-in-one printing set-up, they are designed to do one thing and to do it well.

A shipping label printer prints durable, waterproof labels that are the right size, pre-cut, and ready to stick on your package. Furthermore, a label printer is much faster and more durable than your desktop printer and takes up less space on your desk.

This comprehensive guide on shipping label printers includes a list of the top shipping label printers in the market that will help you streamline your Etsy shipping process.

Key takeaways

Buying shipping labels directly from your Etsy account can be a very convenient solution if you are based in the US, UK, Canada, or Australia, and you only need to ship a small number of orders every day.

But as your order volume grows, buying shipping labels and filling customs documentation manually can be extremely time-consuming. And I am sure you would like to spend that time on other aspects of your business instead of on fulfilment, right?

Also, what if you need to use a different carrier, one not supported by Etsy, or you simply want your Etsy shipping labels and customs documentation to get generated and printed automatically when a customer places an order?

Use a shipping software solution

If you are looking for more options when printing your Etsy shipping labels, several shipping software solutions in the market will help you automate your e-commerce shipping process and save you time and money.

Shiptheory is a cloud-based shipping management solution that integrates fully with Etsy and allows you to automatically print your Etsy shipping labels and customs documentation and streamline your entire shipping process.

By connecting your Etsy shop to Shiptheory, you can choose from more than 45 direct carrier integrations, like Royal Mail, FedEx, DPD, USPS, and more, to ship your Etsy orders all around the world.

How can Shiptheory automate your Etsy shipping labels?

If you want to ship your unique handcrafted goods with the world's most popular carriers, then Shiptheory's shipping integration with Etsy is the perfect solution!

Shiptheory automatically imports your Etsy orders, so there is no need to upload orders via CSV or manually entering information for each order every time you make a sale. Also, you can have any messages that are added to the Message from Buyer field in your Etsy checkout page (such as "leave my parcel with the neighbour") automatically downloaded into Shiptheory in the Delivery Instructions field.

Then, Shiptheory's intelligent shipping rules engine will allow you to automate every step of your shipping process based on a combination of shipping destination, order weight, value, product SKU's, and more.

In addition, your Etsy shipping labels and customs documentation (if you are shipping internationally) are automatically printed, and shipment tracking information is sent back to your Etsy store and customers moments after an order is complete

If you sell online through Etsy, Shiptheory's shipping software will save you time and money so you can focus more on the creative side of your business and less on fulfilment.

What do I need to get started?

All you need to do is create a free Shiptheory account and have an active Etsy account.

If you want to start right away shipping your online orders, connecting your Etsy store to Shiptheory and creating your first shipping label is a matter of minutes, as you can see in this guide.

If you have any queries regarding our Etsy shipping integration, please do not hesitate to reach out to support. We are more than happy to answer your questions and give you a hand to get it up and running.

Otherwise, create a free Shiptheory account and start shipping smarter and faster today!

MyHermes Integration

MyHermes was launched in 2009 and is the UK leader of two-day and three-day national-wide parcel delivery, transporting more than 235 million parcels every year. MyHermes' two-day service via its nationwide network of myHermes ParcelShops and three-day delivery service collected from the doorstep, provide an effective and affordable alternative to other UK carriers. The company also offers a 20% student discount through a UNiDAYS account.

MyHermes’ two-day service operates via its extensive national-wide network of more than 4,500 myHermes PercelShops located at local convenience stores and corner shops. The vast majority of them offer extended opening hours - typically 8am to 8pm - seven days a week. It is estimated that 92% of UK residents are now living within 2 miles of their nearest myHermes ParchelShop.

Ship smarter with myHermes and Shiptheory

Connect your myHermes account with Shiptheory and ship faster and smarter, making it easy for your Magento, Etsy, Squarespace, or Shopify online stores, to automate their shipping process entirely.

Shiptheory’s shipping rules engine allows you to automate shipping based on a combination of weight, value, destination, contents of your orders, and more. Shiptheory will generate labels for your myHermes deliveries instantly.

Speed up your labelling process with Shiptheory, and you will not have to type another label again, eliminating that way human error from your shipping process.

If you have any queries regarding setting up myHermes, please visit our myHermes setup guide.

Otherwise, create a free Shiptheory account and try our myHermes integration today.

DX Express and DX Freight Integration

We are delighted to announce that Shiptheory now offers integration with DX Express Services: DX Courier and DX Secure, as well as two DX Freight Services: DX 1-Man and DX 2-Man.

DX (Group) plc is a British mail, courier, and logistics company that provides a wide range of delivery services across the UK and Ireland. The company was founded in 1975, and it is based in Berkshire, with offices in Ditton Park (head office), Bristol, Northampton, Warrington, Willenhall, and Dublin. With a staff of more than 3,000 employees, DX’s network is covering the majority of UK and Ireland business and residential addresses. The company’s clientele ranges from companies like Argos, Timpsons, Marks & Spencer, Specsavers, and William Hill, to the UK Government.

The DX Group operates through two main divisions, DX Express and DX Freight. It also runs a private business-to-business delivery network, DX Exchange, that is mainly focusing on the legal, financial, and public sectors. DX Exchange is serving the majority of legal firms within the UK.

DX Express focusses on next-day or scheduled courier deliveries, and also offers secure services for the delivery of items of value. DX provides tracked, next-day delivery including premium morning and Saturday options and their B2B Customer Service teams are situated locally.

DX Freight provides next-day or scheduled delivery services for parcels and irregular dimension or weight items.

The 1-Man is a one-person, business-to-business service, focusing on next-working day delivery of any size or shape items up to 50kg.

The 2-Man home delivery service will deliver larger and heavier packaged goods into the customer’s destination of choice. The service provides up to 8 weeks of delivery dates along with an anticipated 3-hour delivery time slot on delivery day. Additionally, the service offers light assembly, wet installation of electrical appliances, as well as removal and disposal of old electrical items in accordance with the WEEE directive.

There are a number of items that the company won’t be able to transport. Find a list of prohibited goods here.

Each of these above services requires separate commercial agreement with DX and, as such, credentials for each cannot be interchanged. For example, DX 1-Man account details cannot be used to book DX 2-Man shipments via Shiptheory.

Connect your DX account with Shiptheory and ship faster and smarter, making it easy for your Magento, Etsy, Squarespace, or Shopify online stores, to automate their shipping process entirely. Create shipping rules based on the weight, value, destination, and contents of your orders, and Shiptheory will generate labels for your DX deliveries instantly.

If you have any queries regarding setting up DX, please visit our DX setup guide.

Create a free Shiptheory account and try our DX integration today.

The Complete Guide to Etsy Shipping

Etsy is an online Aladdin's cave of unique handmade, vintage, and art items. The global marketplace is free for sellers and crafters to join and set up their e-commerce store.

The creative marketplace is one of Shiptheory's newest e-commerce channel integrations. As a small business owner it can be to stay on top of everything, so let us show you how we can take the extra load off with automated shipping.

In this guide you will find Etsy international shipping tips and quick ways to ship on Etsy for beginners and beyond.

Etsy Shipping vs Shiptheory Shipping

If you carry out all of your shipping within Etsy, there are several steps you'll need to follow.

Steps to shipping an order on Etsy:

Type in the individual product weights and dimensions (including the packaging) under in the shipping options.
Enter shipping costs, this can be a flat fixed rate or Etsy can calculate this for you. Buyers will see the shipping cost based on location/weight/dimension.
Purchase Etsy shipping labels in 'Orders & Shipping' which lists all of your orders. Click on the delivery van icon on the label that says 'Get shipping labels'.
Create your shipping label by choosing your shipping method, package type, dimensions and weight.
Select the ship date and confirm and buy.
Download and print the shipping label. As soon as this is printed, the customer is notified that their order is on its way and they are moved to completed.

Fast-tracked Etsy shipping:

Set up shipping rules to choose which shipping labels generate for orders.
When an order is made, your shipping rules run in the background to generate the correct Etsy shipping label.
Have your shipping labels printed instantly. Alternatively, view and manually print your shipping labels as a PDF file within your Etsy dashboard.
Your package is ready to ship and a tracking notification is sent to your customer.

International Shipping

As an e-commerce seller, there's no reason to limit yourself to shipping within your own country. A great advantage to having an Etsy store, is that you can sell to customers across the globe without needing to move a muscle.

If you are shipping internationally, you will need to attach customs forms or commercial invoices. These documents ensure that your packages meet the customs requirements to enter that country.

Without these, (or if your forms are filled in incorrectly) your packages can be held in customs for weeks on end or sent back to you. This can be a costly mistake, not just financially, but also for your customer service.

Etsy International Shipping

When you ship internationally with Etsy, you need to find the customs forms for your delivery carrier, depending on the mail class, destination and package. These are then printed separately to your shipping labels and need to be attached to your packages.

Automatic International Shipping

You can speed up your shipping to other countries, without compromising on the accuracy, by using the Shiptheory as your shipping management software.

With Shiptheory, CN22/CN23 customs forms and commercial invoices are automatically generated for international packages. The documentation is then pre-filled with the correct information and sent directly to your printer.

Some carriers, such as UPS and DHL, support paperless customs forms and invoices which are sent digitally to the destination country.

Advanced Etsy Settings

Shipping from Etsy is made even easier with several advanced settings in Shiptheory. These settings give you even more freedom to define how your Etsy orders are shipped.

Download Paid Orders

Prevent preparing packages for orders that haven't paid yet by choosing only paid orders to be sent to Shiptheory.

Buyer Messages

At checkout in Etsy your customers can add notes for delivery, a.k.a buyer messages. This can be anything from 'call when outside' to 'leave by the back door'.

If you turn this setting on, these messages will be transferred to Shiptheory and sent on to the chosen delivery carrier.

Shipping Notification

Tracking notifications can be automatically sent to your customer with an advanced option. This is a great way to keep up with your orders and improve your customer service.

Etsy Shipping Packaging

High quality branding and packaging gives a great first impression to your customer. Wow your customers and leave them with a clear perception of what your brand is about with integrated labels.

Using the drag-and-drop editor you can include your company logo, order details and a personalised customer message.

Returns on Etsy

Returns come part and parcel with selling on any online marketplace. As the seller, it's up to you to decide whether you accept returns, the cut off date to carry out a return, and who is responsible for postage costs.

Etsy has a case system to resolve any problems with returns or refunds and protect sellers and buyers.

Creating a return label

To create a returns shipping label in Etsy you must purchase a new shipping label and change the postage address to your own. This will then be ready to download and print, or instantly printed if you have automatic printing set up.