Shipping Tags and Inventory Tags

Shipping tag sizes

Shipping tags are sized by number. #1 is 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 inches. Each step up adds 1/2 inch to the length and 1/4 inch to the width, up to #8 at 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 inches.

Every numbered size comes in manila 10 and 13 pt, colored, fluorescent and Tyvek. #5 and #8 also come in plastic and vinyl, #5 in recycled kraft, and #8 as inventory tags.

How to choose

Stock thickness

Tag stock is measured in points of 1/1,000 inch, so a 10 pt tag is 0.010 inch thick and a 13 pt tag is 0.013 inch. Manila tags come in 10 pt and 13 pt in every numbered size. The 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 jumbo tag is 15 pt, and the 8 x 4 comes in 13 and 15 pt. Colored and fluorescent shipping tags are 13 pt.

String, wire or unstrung

Unstrung tags have a reinforced eyelet and nothing attached. Pre-strung shipping tags sold by the case come with 12 inches of cotton string, and pre-wired paper and Tyvek tags with 12 inches of 26 gauge wire. The pre-strung manila packs of 100 and 250 use a 9 inch elastic loop. In most sizes, unstrung tags cost the least per tag. String, wire and elastic loops are sold separately, 1,000 per case: 12 inch cotton tag string, 12 inch, 26 gauge tag wire and 9 inch elastic loops.

Manila, color, Tyvek or plastic

Colored tags come in yellow, red, green, orange, pink, blue, light blue, dark blue, gray and white, and fluorescent tags in yellow, orange, red, green and pink. Use them to color-code lots, routes or status. The tables show one color per size. Prices vary by color, and the grid lists every color. Tyvek tags are spunbonded olefin with a 3/16 inch metal eyelet. They resist tearing and moisture and come in white, yellow, orange, red, green and blue. Plastic and vinyl tags are waterproof. The unstrung #5 and #8 plastic tags are 10 mil, and self-laminating vinyl tags have a clear overlay that seals over the writing.

Inventory tags

Inventory tags are #8, 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 inches, and every listing is numbered. 1-part stub tags repeat the number on a tear-off stub. 2-part and 3-part carbonless tags make one or two copies as you write, and carbon style tags have carbon between the parts. Number ranges differ by listing, so check the range when you reorder.

Buying by the case

Paper shipping tags in sizes #1 to #8 come 1,000 to a case, and the jumbo sizes 500 to a case. Tyvek tags come in cases of 100 or 1,000, plastic and vinyl tags in cases of 100, and 2-part and 3-part inventory tags in cases of 500. Manila tags also come in packs of 100, 250 and 500. Per tag, a full case costs less than a pack in the same size.

Orders of 3 or more items get 3% off at checkout, and 6 or more get 5% off. Each case or pack counts as one item. Orders of one or two items with a product subtotal of $500 or more ship free when the checkout freight rate is $45 or less, or $90 or less on orders of $1,000 or more. Orders of three or more items get the volume discount instead of free shipping. Packrift ships to street addresses in the contiguous United States.

For mixed sizes, pallet quantities or a standing order, request a bulk quote with the sizes, case counts and delivery ZIP. The quote gives one delivered price with freight included.

Request a bulk quote

Common questions

Related

• Shipping tag size chart
• Inventory Labels
• Shipping Labels
• Markers & Stencils
• Labels & Tags

Price per tag is the case price divided by the tags in the case.