Printing Shopify Shipping labels and customs forms
You can collate your shipping labels with customs forms, and packing slips, and print them together during the label purchase process. When you collate your shipping labels with other shipping documents, you combine and resize them to fit on your selected printing format. This saves you time and money.
You can also print your shipping documents such as shipping labels, customs forms, and packing slips separately after the label purchase, but you can't collate them.
To print your shipping documents, you need to use a desktop printer or a Shopify-supported label printer.
Customs declaration form
If you're shipping to an international destination, then you need to complete a customs declaration form when buying shipping labels.
The customs declaration includes the following information for each item:
- Quantity, product description, and value. The value is the price you're charging for the product.
- Shipping details including the weight per item, the country or region of origin, and the harmonized system (HS)code.
Some mail types require that you print a separate customs form for your shipment, and others include the form on the standard shipping label:
- If you use Priority Mail International or Priority Express Mail International, then you need to print a separate customs form as well as the shipping label and attach them both to the outside of your package.
- If you use First Class Package International Service, Priority Mail Flat International flat rate envelopes, or Priority Mail International small flat rate boxes, then the customs declaration is included in the shipping label itself.
Collating shipping documents
When you're buying your shipping labels, you can collate them with packing slips and customs forms on the Print shipping labels page. This means you can combine your shipping documents and print them together, instead of printing them separately.
When you collate shipping documents, they're combined and resized to fit your selected printing format. For example, if you collate your packing slip with a shipping label on an A4 printing format, then the packing slip is resized to fit on the same page as the shipping label.
When printing your shipping documents on the Print shipping labels page, you can select one of the following paper formats:
- Thermal (4 x 6 inch / 100 x 150 mm / A6) for label printers
- Letter (8.5 x 11 inch / 216 x 279 mm) for desktop printers
- A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inch / 210 x 297 mm) for desktop printers
Review the following example of shipping label collated with a packing slip on a letter paper format.
Print shipping documents separately
If you don't print or collate your shipping documents during the shipping label purchase, then you can still print them separately after the purchase, but you can't collate them.
Print a shipping label
From your Shopify admin, go to Orders.
Click the order that you want to print a shipping label for.
Click Print label.
In the dialog, select the printer that you want to use to print the label.
Select the a paper size that matches the printer you're using to print the label.
Click Print.
- From the Shopify app, tap Orders.
- Tap the order that you want to print a shipping label for.
- In the Fulfilled section, tap Print shipping label.
- Tap Printer, then select your printer.
- Tap Print.
- From the Shopify app, tap Orders.
- Tap the order that you want to print a shipping label for.
In the Fulfilled section, tap PRINT SHIPPING LABEL.
Tap
⋮to expand the menu, then select Print.In the print preview, select your printer from the drop-down menu, then tap Print.
Print a customs form
From your Shopify admin, go to Orders.
Click the order that you want to print a customs form for.
Click Print customs form.
In the dialog, select the printer that you want to use to print the form.
Select the a paper size that matches the printer you're using to print the label.
Click Print.
- From the Shopify app, tap Orders.
- Tap the order that you want to print a customs form for.
- In the Fulfilled section, tap Print customs form.
- Tap Printer, then select your printer.
- Tap Print.
- From the Shopify app, tap Orders.
- Tap the order that you want to print a customs form for.
In the Fulfilled section, tap PRINT CUSTOMS FORM.
Tap
⋮to expand the menu, then select Print.In the print preview, select your printer from the drop-down menu, then tap Print.
Print a packing slip
From your Shopify admin, go to Orders.
Click the order that you want to print a packing slip for.
Click More actions > Print packing slips.
Print or save your packing slip.
Print packing slips in bulk
From your Shopify admin, go to Orders.
Select the orders that require packing slips.
Click More actions > Print packing slips.
Select the location from where the orders are being fulfilled, and then click Continue.
Print or save your packing slips.
- On the Orders page, tap All orders.
- Tap ⋯.
- Tap Select orders.
- Tap the checkbox next to each order that you want to print a packing slip for.
- Tap More actions.
- Tap Print packing slips.
- If there are multiple locations associated with the selected orders, then select the appropriate location from the list and then tap Continue.
- Print your packing slips.
- On the Orders page, tap All orders.
- Tap ⋮.
- Tap Select orders.
- Tap the checkbox next to each order that you want to print a packing slip for.
- Tap More actions.
- Tap Print packing slips.
- If there are multiple locations associated with the selected orders, then select the appropriate location from the list and then tap Continue.
- Your packing slips are generated into a PDF file. Tap Download to download the file.
- Tap Open to open the file.
- Print your packing slips.