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How to Print Flipkart Shipping Labels

Step-by-step guide to printing Flipkart shipping labels on A4 or thermal printers, including how to crop labels, save paper and avoid barcode scan failures.

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Why Flipkart Labels Need Cropping

Flipkart generates shipping labels inside the seller dashboard with generous white margins around the actual label. If you print those PDFs as-is on A4 paper, each label eats an entire sheet. Over hundreds of daily orders, that wastes a huge amount of paper, ink and money.

A smarter approach is to crop the label to its true content area before printing. Once cropped, a standard Flipkart label can be printed one per A4 sheet, four per sheet, or directly on a 4x6 thermal roll — whichever fits your fulfilment workflow.

Step 1: Download Your Labels from the Flipkart Seller Dashboard

Log in to the Flipkart seller hub, go to your orders and select the shipments you want to print. Use the bulk print option to download a single PDF containing all your shipping labels for that batch. Keeping everything in one PDF makes cropping and printing far more efficient.

Step 2: Crop the Labels with the Flipkart Label Crop Tool

Open the free Flipkart label crop tool and upload your PDF. The engine automatically detects every label boundary, trims the white margins and preserves the barcode, QR code and delivery address at full resolution.

You can also choose a 4-labels-per-A4 layout, which arranges four cropped labels on a single landscape page — the most paper-efficient way to print Flipkart labels on a regular printer.

Step 3: Choose A4 or Thermal

For a standard inkjet or laser printer, select the 4-up A4 layout and print at Actual Size (100% scale). If you own a thermal label printer such as a Zebra, Brother or TSC, export each label at the right size and set your printer to 4x6 inch (100x150 mm) media.

Thermal printing is ideal for high-volume sellers because it removes the cost of ink entirely — labels are burned onto heat-sensitive paper instead.

Keep Barcodes Scannable

Flipkart's delivery partners scan the barcode at pickup and at every hub. Never crop so aggressively that you cut into the barcode. The crop tool is built to detect label edges rather than content, so barcodes stay sharp and scannable.

Print at 100% scale, avoid 'Fit to Page' (which re-adds margins and can shrink the barcode), and use matte label paper for the best scan rates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I print 4 Flipkart labels on one A4 page?+

Yes. After cropping with the Flipkart label crop tool, choose the '4 Labels per A4' output layout. The tool arranges four cropped labels on a single landscape A4 page, saving up to 75% of your paper.

What size are Flipkart shipping labels?+

Flipkart shipping labels print comfortably on 4x6 inch (100x150 mm) thermal labels, or as one-to-four per A4 sheet on a regular printer after cropping.

Will cropping remove my Flipkart barcode?+

No. The crop engine detects the label boundary and preserves the barcode, QR code and address text at full resolution. The barcode scans normally after cropping.

Does the Flipkart label crop tool work for free?+

Yes. SellerPrints is completely free, requires no sign-up, and processes your PDF without storing or logging your file.