Engineered to meet marketplace transportation, handling, and delivery requirements across international fulfilment networks.
At Artisan Furniture, all products supplied through our global dropship program are packed using a uniform, transit-tested packaging standard designed to protect solid wood furniture throughout international transportation, warehousing, and last-mile delivery.
This packaging framework is applied consistently across all fulfilment centres in North America, Europe, and Australia, ensuring a reliable and repeatable delivery experience for marketplace partners and end customers alike.
Purpose of the Transit Testing Framework
Furniture shipped via dropship channels is exposed to multiple handling stages, carrier transfers, and transport modes. To address this, our packaging system is validated against real-world transportation stresses, ensuring products can travel safely from origin to final destination.
The framework is designed to align with marketplace packaging and transit performance expectations, including those applied by large online furniture and homewares platforms.
Transportation and Handling Parameters Covered
The packaging is evaluated against a combination of transportation conditions commonly experienced in marketplace fulfilment environments, including but not limited to the following:
Impact Resistance
Packaging is designed to absorb shock resulting from accidental drops, manual handling, and courier interactions that may occur during loading, unloading, or residential delivery.
This testing helps protect structural components, solid wood panels, joints, legs, and finished surfaces from sudden impact forces.
Vibration Exposure
The packaging system accounts for continuous vibration generated during:
- Road freight transportation
- Sea freight container movement
- Automated conveyor and sortation systems
This reduces the risk of joint loosening, internal movement, surface abrasion, or long-term stress fatigue during extended transit.
Compression and Stacking Loads
Packaging strength is assessed to withstand vertical and lateral pressure encountered during:
- Warehouse stacking
- Line-haul transportation
- Temporary storage during peak trading periods
This ensures packaging integrity is maintained even when products are stacked or stored for extended durations.
Edge and Corner Protection
High-risk structural zones such as edges and corners are reinforced using dedicated protective elements.
These protections are designed to absorb kinetic energy and reduce damage caused by knocks, tipping, stacking pressure, or directional impacts during handling.
Designed Specifically for Dropship Distribution
Unlike palletised wholesale freight, dropship furniture travels as individual parcels through complex carrier networks.
The packaging system is therefore engineered specifically for:
- Single-unit handling
- Mixed-parcel vehicle loading
- Residential last-mile delivery
This allows products to move safely through marketplace fulfilment channels without the need for additional repacking or special handling requirements.
Global Standard Across All Fulfilment Centres
The same packaging and transit-testing methodology is applied uniformly across all Artisan Furniture fulfilment locations, ensuring consistency regardless of shipping origin or destination.
North America
United States – New Jersey and California
Canada – Brampton
Europe
United Kingdom – Ipswich
Germany – Magdeburg
Spain – Madrid
Australia
Melbourne
This unified approach allows marketplace partners to rely on one consistent packaging standard across all regions.
Sustainability and Material Responsibility
The packaging system has been developed to balance robust transit protection with environmental responsibility.
- Over 97 percent of packaging materials used are recyclable
- Excess and non-recoverable materials are minimised
- Protective elements are engineered for efficiency without compromising transit safety
This approach supports marketplace sustainability expectations while maintaining product integrity throughout the supply chain.
Ongoing Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
Packaging performance is continuously reviewed using:
- Carrier feedback
- Damage and returns analysis
- Route-specific and regional performance data
Where required, packaging specifications are refined to maintain alignment with evolving logistics conditions and marketplace requirements.
What This Means for Marketplace Partners
- Reduced transit-related damage
- Consistent delivery quality across regions
- Fewer replacements and returns
- Confidence in long-distance dropship fulfilment
- Packaging aligned with large-scale marketplace compliance standards