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Helpful tips on shipping your artwork How to make a strong and light weight shipping box. Main Shipping Companies The U.S Post Office is very good to use for things that can take some abuse like flat artwork or giclee prints. You can do a lot of this on their website www.usps.com. FedEx is the way to go if you want fast, safe delivery. They’re good with large paintings and sculpture. If you plan on doing a lot of shipping contact FedEx representative to help you figure out the best options. You can do a lot of this on their website www.fedex.com. UPS, I hear is not a very good art shipper, and I would not use them for large paintings. If you do decide on using them make sure you ship in a wood crate. You need to pay for the shipping to us and also the return shipping. Make sure you pay for insurance that will cover the shipping to use and the return shipping just incase it is damaged or lost. How to make a strong and light weight shipping box (return to top) First purchase large cardboard sheets. We suggest you go to www.uline.com because they have the best price and shipping is their business. You can look in the yellow pages for a local source but uline can ship the same day and get it to you quickly.
Second to make the box stronger, glue the sheets together. You can use two sheets for smaller paintings and three for midsized paintings. For really large paintings glue four sheets together, which make them as strong as plywood, but only weigh a fraction of what the wood does. They do make a double thick cardboard and maybe get it cut to size. This means you don’t have to glue single sheet together. Third make sure you use strong and water proof shipping tape. How to figure out the Dimensional Weight for shipping (return to top) If your package has a large size-to-weight ratio, you many need to consider your package’s dimensional weight when you calculate your shipping rates. Learn about Dimensional Weight Determining which weight to use in calculating your rate requires that you determine which rule applies. Different rules apply depending on the service selected. Dimensional weight considers density, which is the amount of space a package occupies in relation to its actual weight, to determine the billable weight. Calculations of dimensional weight are based on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) volumetric standards (subject to change without notice). That is why you should check the shipping companies before shipping. How to Measure the Cubic Size of Your Package (return to top) Calculate the cubic size of your package by multiplying the height in inches or centimeters, by the length in inches or centimeters, by the width in inches or centimeters. Now round each measurement to the nearest whole inch or centimeter, the total is the cubic size of your package.
Calculating Dimensional Weight for Domestic Shipments (return to top) If you have more than one package to be shipped, consider each package a separate shipment for weight calculation purposes. Follow these guidelines to determine your shipping rate:
If you have a multiple-package shipment, add the cubic sizes for all of the packages together. The total is the cubic size of your shipment. Calculating Dimensional Weight for International Shipments (return to top) Use dimensional weight as the billable weight when the dimensional weight of your packages exceeds their actual weight, for your international shipments using these services: Follow these guidelines to determine your shipping rate:
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