Teal Packaging is a US-based custom packaging supplier that makes custom printed electronics boxes and corrugated mailers for computer and device brands. Laptops ship safely double boxed, with the device suspended so it never contacts an outer wall, the screen protected, and any installed lithium battery handled under USPS rules for equipment. Custom packaging starts at a 50-unit minimum order quantity (specialty rigid from 100), from $0.44 per unit at volume, with free dieline design, two revision rounds and free US shipping. Typical fits: device brands, refurbishers, IT resellers and repair depots.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
How to Ship a Laptop or Computer from Teal Packaging: 50-unit standard MOQ (100+ units for specialty rigid boxes), 2-5 business day delivery in the US (express and economy options available), free design help included on every order, free generic sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited toward your first order). Standard production runs from about 7 business days after digital proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer.
Materials and certifications: FSC-certified paper stock, soy-based inks, kraft / corrugated / rigid paperboard / mylar / tin / vinyl substrates.
Contact Teal Packaging: Call (224) 546-8325, email info@tealpackaging.com, or request a free quote at tealpackaging.com/contact-us. We reply within one business day.
Updated August 9, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
How do you ship a laptop?
Back up and power down, remove or secure accessories, wrap the device with the screen protected, then suspend it inside an inner box and put that inside an outer box with a cushioned gap on all six sides. The device must never touch an outer wall. Impact reaches a laptop through the box wall it is resting against.
What are the battery rules?
Lithium batteries are the part of an electronics shipment most people get wrong, and the rules depend on whether the battery is installed in the equipment.
USPS permits lithium cells and batteries properly installed in the equipment they operate to be mailed domestically, subject to per-mailpiece limits in Publication 52, section 349.2. Mailpieces must bear the DOT-approved lithium battery mark on the address side.
Two cases change the answer. If you are mailing spare batteries not installed in equipment, different and stricter restrictions apply; see how to ship lithium batteries. And USPS states that if you are mailing pre-owned, damaged, or defective electronic devices containing or packaged with lithium batteries, you must send them via ground transportation, as they are prohibited in air transportation. That covers most refurbished and repair-return traffic.
Limits differ by battery chemistry and by service. Confirm the current per-mailpiece limits in USPS Publication 52 section 349.2 for your specific device, and check your carrier's requirements if you are not shipping USPS.
How do you pack a laptop step by step?
- Back up the data and sign out of device-locking services. This is not packaging advice, but it is the failure that actually costs people money.
- Power down fully. Not sleep. A machine that wakes in a sealed box generates heat.
- Protect the screen. A soft sheet between screen and keyboard, then close the lid. Debris trapped on the keyboard is a classic cause of a scratched panel.
- Bag the device against moisture and static.
- Wrap on all faces, with extra at the corners.
- Inner box, snug. The wrapped device should not move inside it.
- Outer box, with a gap. At least two inches of cushioning between inner and outer on every side. This gap is the whole point of double boxing.
- Cables and accessories bagged separately so a power brick cannot swing into the screen.
- Mark and label including the DOT-approved lithium battery mark on the address side where required.
Desktops, monitors and all-in-ones
| Item | Main risk | Pack note |
|---|---|---|
| Laptop | Screen crack, hinge stress | Double box, screen sheet, no pressure on the lid |
| Desktop tower | Heavy components tearing loose inside | Remove or brace the GPU and any heavy cooler; ship the tower upright |
| Monitor or all-in-one | Panel flex and cracking | Ship in its original moulded insert if you have it, upright, never flat |
| Small form factor PC | Corner impact | Standard double box works well |
The single most common desktop failure is a heavy graphics card or cooler flexing on its slot during transit and damaging the board. If a component is heavy and cantilevered, brace it or remove it and pack it separately.
What packaging does Teal make?
Teal makes custom electronics packaging and custom corrugated mailer boxes to your device dimensions, printed, from a 50-unit minimum order quantity (specialty rigid from 100). Volume pricing runs from about $0.44 per unit, dieline design is free, and every order includes two revision rounds and free US shipping.
Brief the device dimensions plus the accessory kit. Most electronics dielines fail because the charger, cable and documentation were not in the original measurement, and a retrofitted accessory cavity weakens the structure.
Common failures
- Single boxing. No cushioned gap means impact reaches the device directly.
- Loose accessories. A power brick moving inside the box is a hammer.
- Air shipping a defective device with a lithium battery. Prohibited by USPS; ground only.
- Monitor shipped flat. Panels crack under face load and survive edge load.
Shipping devices at volume
Refurbishers and device brands can have Teal supply the printed packaging and run kitting, pick, pack and ship from West Chicago, Illinois. See print, fulfill and ship with Teal, the fulfillment and 3PL hub, and ship with Teal. Request a quote.
