British e-Commerce is flourishing. In 2020, more than five billion parcels were moved from and within Great Britain[i], a rise of 33 percent on the previous year. Answering calls by e-Commerce stakeholders for more efficient and transparent cross border labelling, Clearmark Solutions has unveiled the fully automated CN22 Dual Label ICE Vulcan Print and Direct Apply system.
Spurred by increased competition, lower prices and ease of access, e-Commerce is fast becoming the channel of choice for businesses and consumers. Now accounting for 12 percent of all global trade, on 1 January 2021 the UK custom declaration documentation rules changed. Now, when mailing goods throughout the world, items valued at less than £270 and shipped beyond the UK must be supplied with a CN22 label, affixed with the address label to the outside of the parcel. Mandated by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO), for higher value items, a CN23 form is used.
The compliance challenge when processing international consignments in such high volume is the physical logistics of automating the application of two labels simultaneously without slowing throughput.
Given that most packaging formats are often too small to accommodate two labels side by side, Clearmark’s CN22 Dual Label ICE Vulcan Print and Direct Apply system gives e-Commerce carriers an innovative all-in-one parcel labelling solution that prints and affixes the address label on the top and the corresponding CN22 label on the parcel’s underside without pausing and without the need for an applicator or compressed air. Other regulatory shipment classifications and declarations can also be accommodated, including labels for different classes of dangerous goods. For example perfumes, flammable substances, corrosives and paints.
Until now, this has been performed manually, making it laborious and prone to human errors. The system has the capacity to affix 30 address labels and CN22 or hazardous warning labels concurrently per minute. Without clear shipping labels, orders can be misplaced or hazardous items mishandled. These incidents can curate brand damaging customer experiences. The system guarantees doorstop deliveries reach consumers without delay. With a flexible range of communications protocols, including ZPL and SATO, it can interface seamlessly with the logistic company’s Order or Warehouse Management System.
See the CN22 Dual ICE Vulcan Print and Direct Apply system in action here: https://www.clearmark.uk/resources/videos/vulcan-lpa-cn22-dual-label-ecomm-solution
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