UPS Packaging and Shipping Supplies
What Shipping Supplies Do You Need?
Your supplies will arrive within a few working days. Once you’ve submitted your order, you can also add up to 10 items to a Quick List for easy reordering.
Packaging Guidelines and Tips
Packaging Tips
Get inside tips on packaging guidelines and shipping requirements. Our Packaging Adviser offers guidelines for specific items.
Special-Care or Regulated Items
Planning to ship a regulated or special care item? Learn more about the rules and regulations.
FAQ
Do I need a UPS.com username to order UPS shipping supplies?
Yes, a UPS.com username is required to place supply orders on UPS.com. You can sign up for a username here.
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What supplies do I start with?
Envelopes for letter or legal sized documents are available for time-sensitive shipments. Tubes and different sized Express boxes are also available. If you use your own packaging and are required to include printed documents, pouches for domestic or international shipments are available for you to enclose the documents.
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How can I order more quantities of an item?
Item quantity per order may be limited. Supplies available for reorder are based on your recent shipping volume. If additional supplies are needed to support increased volume, email UPS Customer Service. You will be required to log in with your UPS.com username.
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What is the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), and what do I need to know as an exporter shipping to the European Union (EU)?
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which applies since 12 August 2026, establishes a harmonised legal framework for packaging and packaging waste across the European Union, with a goal to reduce its environmental impact. The PPWR applies to all packaging placed on the EU market, whether produced within the EU or imported from third countries, and to all packaging waste generated within the EU.
For exporters shipping to the EU, the PPWR means you should evaluate your packaging to ensure it meets applicable EU requirements and review your business’ role and responsibilities under PPWR. Depending on your role in the packaging (waste) supply chain, you may need to provide and maintain packaging documentation, verify compliance of your suppliers, support compliance reporting or even finance parcel waste management.
While the PPWR is already effective, penalties for non-compliance will be defined and enforced as of 12 February 2027.
For UPS-supplied packaging, UPS will ensure compliance with its obligations under the PPWR. Customers are responsible for ensuring that they fulfil any regulatory obligations placed on their business.
For exporters shipping to the EU, the PPWR means you should evaluate your packaging to ensure it meets applicable EU requirements and review your business’ role and responsibilities under PPWR. Depending on your role in the packaging (waste) supply chain, you may need to provide and maintain packaging documentation, verify compliance of your suppliers, support compliance reporting or even finance parcel waste management.
While the PPWR is already effective, penalties for non-compliance will be defined and enforced as of 12 February 2027.
For UPS-supplied packaging, UPS will ensure compliance with its obligations under the PPWR. Customers are responsible for ensuring that they fulfil any regulatory obligations placed on their business.