Choosing the proper protective packaging for furniture and home decor products such as a table with a glass top, rattan furniture, and mirror will ensure that your shipments arrive in a good condition and without damage. When it comes to packaging, there are numerous options available to protect your furniture and home decor. Let’s take a look at some of the options for protecting furniture to help you plan your packaging strategy.
Heavy-Duty Corrugated Boxes
Big and fragile furniture needs to be protected, and a heavy-duty corrugated box is one of the first things you should include in your packaging strategy. These boxes are strong enough to protect big items like tables and chairs. Furthermore, the size of the box also influences the safety of your products when they are being shipped.
Water-Activated Tape
Water-activated tape is the best way to seal the outside of your heavy-duty box. The strong bond created by this tape makes it the best for big and heavy products like furniture.
Bubble Wrap and Foam
Smaller items like home decors, bubble wrap, or foam packaging are good to go. These packaging materials are the right choice if you should pack your products in a big master box. Bubble wrap can be used for more fragile items while foam sheeting can be used for items that are stackable inside the box. Styrofoam sheeting also can be used to protect the furniture and to add another layer of protection.
Poly Furniture Covers
As importers, receiving goods in a good condition and without defects is necessary. In this case, putting a furniture cover made of plastic can protect the goods from dust and moisture and minimize the damage during the transit time. Products that may be stored for longer periods should be given additional protection. These covers are easy to apply and help to keep the furniture clean until it arrives at the customer’s doorstep.
Stretch Wrap
While stretch wrap may not be the first material that comes to mind when thinking about furniture packaging, however it is useful to pack furniture with a lot of components like a couch with cushions. You can stretch wrap everything together and ship it, so you do not need to separate each cushion in order to protect the entire couch; instead, simply stretch wrap the cushions and the couch together for a tight seal.
Good packaging means fewer defects your product will have. It can bring a good reputation for your business. However, most of the importers are not paying much attention to the packaging. And then when the product is damaged or delayed during transit, the packaging is often the one to blame. Thankfully, there are several easy packaging checks you can perform during inspection to help you confirm whether your product will reach your customers undamaged and on time.
To conduct a product inspection in Indonesia can be a solution for you to ensure not only the quality of your product but also the packaging appearance and specifications including the printings, marking labels, dimensions, weight, thickness, etc.
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