Shipping Tags

Custom Shipping Tags for Durable Tie-On Identification

When a surface is too rough, curved or dusty for an adhesive label to grip, a strung shipping tag steps in. Packlic produces reinforced kraft and manila tags that tie on securely and stay legible through freight handling, chilled stores and long journeys, all finished in your own branding.

When to Choose a Tag Over a Label

Shipping tags earn their place wherever an adhesive will not hold or simply should not be used: hessian sacks, textiles, raw timber, oily machinery, dusty pallets, tightly curved parcels and items that must be identified before they are ever boxed. Because a tag hangs from string it can be read from any angle, swapped or overwritten without leaving residue, and reused on the next journey. For freight, wholesale and returns, that tie-on flexibility is exactly what keeps consignments moving and accurately identified when a sticker would have peeled off or never taken in the first place. Warehouses also favour tags for goods that are picked, moved and re-graded several times, since a handler can flip, update or replace one in a second without scraping adhesive off the product or leaving a sticky ghost mark behind.

Board, Material and Reinforced Eyelets

Durability starts with the board itself. We use heavyweight kraft and manila tag stock, typically from 250gsm upwards, thick enough to resist bending, tearing and moisture across a long transit. The make-or-break detail is the eyelet: a reinforced metal or fibre-washer ring around the string hole that stops the string ripping straight out when the tag is yanked or snagged on a hook. For extra weather resistance we offer laminated and fully synthetic tag stocks that shrug off driving rain and abrasive outdoor handling on exposed freight without going soft or illegible. Where a tag will hang outdoors for days, a laminated face also stops ink running and keeps the barcode sharp enough to scan after a soaking that would render a paper label useless.

Strings, Fastenings and Formats

How a tag attaches matters as much as the tag itself, so we finish every one ready to use straight from the box.

• Pre-tied cotton or jute string in natural or coloured finishes
• Elasticated loops for quick tool-free attachment to handles and hooks
• Wire ties and plastic loop locks for heavy or high-security freight
• Classic swing, rectangular parcel and bespoke die-cut tag shapes

Sizes and Write-On Zones

Tags are sized around what has to be written or scanned on them.

• Compact swing tags for garment, product and sample identification
• Large parcel and freight tags carrying full despatch addresses
• Lined or blank write-on zones that take pen, marker and stamp ink
• Multiple reference fields for routing, batch and return codes

A matte, uncoated print finish keeps those write-on areas usable, so handlers add batch, date or return details by hand alongside the layout you pre-print.

Printing, Colours and Barcodes

A tag is a compact but genuine branding surface. Print your logo, company details and reference layout in full-colour CMYK, choose natural kraft, bright manila or a custom-colour board, and add barcodes or QR codes for scanning straight into inventory and courier systems. Finishing options include coloured string to colour-code destinations or product lines at a glance, edge painting for a premium touch, and sequential numbering for traceable returns and consignment tracking across a whole shipment. Double-sided print lets you carry branding and a returns address on the front while the reverse stays clear for depot stamps, customs notes or a scannable code, so one tag does the work of several separate documents.

Sustainability and Ordering

Our kraft and manila tag board is recyclable and available with high recycled content and FSC certification, while natural cotton or jute string keeps the whole tag plastic-free where you need it to be. Because a good tag is reusable and re-writable, it often outlives the single journey a disposable sticker would manage. Send us your sizes, string preference and artwork and we will supply a proof and free mockup before production.

Packlic manufactures custom shipping tags wholesale across the USA, UK and Europe, with a low MOQ from 100 units and fast turnaround so your despatch, returns and inventory tagging never grinds to a halt.