How to post childrens soft toy
Hi All,
I have sold a childrens toy, the tigar that came to tea. Would this be ok in a plastic bag to post or should I box it ? To survive the postal system ?
Best regards,
Frank
9 replies
Seller_hC0hNVDuILaKO
Jiffy bag at least, so that it has some protection.
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There is an Amazon help page specifically addressing packaging of soft toys.
They must conform to the following guidelines:
- Products must be packaged so that the item cannot be damaged, soiled or cause unsafe conditions by reason of exposure during the fulfilment process.
- Any open sided boxes or containers need to have the exposed face covered. Any irregular shaped products (e.g. toys) must be bagged. If the exposed item is a regular shape these can be shrink wrapped.
- The polythene bag/shrinkwrap should not protrude more than 7.5cm past the dimensions of the product.
- All bags used on toys (a toy is defined as any product or material designed or clearly intended for use in play by children of less than 14 years of age) thinner than 0.038mm and opening of 5 inches or more must have 6mm holes perforated and requires a suffocation warning label, and all bags greater than the size of a baby’s head must a have a warning printed. For example: ‘Plastic bags can be dangerous. To avoid danger of suffocation, keep this wrapper away from babies and children’
- Packaging must be safe, taking into account the fact that children will be using the product, and must comply with all relevant laws, regulations, guidance and industry standards.
- Any bagged items must have a visible and scannable barcode (either on the outside of the polythene bag or on the item).
- Any barcodes on swing tickets must be facing upwards to allow scanning without opening the bag.
- Child-appealing products and toys that have draw-string closures must be over-bagged.
- Sports balls (e.g. footballs or basketballs) must be boxed if inflated or semi-inflated. Uninflated balls can be bagged.
Here you can review the full Amazon help page:
And in addition, check this document which includes detailed guidelines about proper packaging:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/images/FBA-Prep-Matrix_UK_EN_final.pdf
Seller_hC0hNVDuILaKO
I assumed you were referring to a one off sale of a toy that you were posting yourself direct to the customer?
In which case I still say use a jiffy bag.
If you are talking about sending bulk lots of a soft toy to FBA then the guidelines Kika gave may be some use to you.
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You need to think how you would find it acceptable to receive.
It needs to be sufficiently protected to survive being dropped etc during postage.
And obviously, it needs to arrive in it’s original condition.
