Commonly used brands and printers
Most customers of Starshipit use printers from Zebra, SATO, DYMO and TSC. Brother may also have compatible label printers.
Popular models include the Zebra GK420d, SATO WS4 and DYMO LabelWriter 4XL.
What to consider when buying a printer
When buying a printer, consider these factors:
- Label size requirements - Most couriers only allow printing labels in a 100x150mm (A6) size, including Australia Post, Fastway, and CouriersPlease. DHL Express supports 100x150mm, 100x200mm, or A4 sizes. Contact the printer manufacturer for recommendations.
- Thermal Transfer support - Ensure your printer and labels support Thermal Transfer. Learn more about Direct Thermal vs Thermal Transfer printing.
- Operating system compatibility - Make sure the printer works with Windows 10 and/or macOS.
- Connection type - USB connection is standard. Networked printers are also supported but require additional networking setup.
Label Sizes
| Courier | Size(s) |
|---|---|
| Australia Post Domestic | 100x150mm (All Services) A4, 4 per sheet (Standard eParcel, and MyPost Domestic) A4, 3 per sheet (eParcel Express) |
| Australia Post International | 100x150mm A6 (CN22, eParcel only) A4 (CN23) |
| Australia Post On Demand | 100x150mm |
| Aramex | 100x150mm |
| Castle Parcels | 110x120 100x174 A4 |
| CourierPost | 100x175mm |
| CouriersPlease | 100x150mm |
| Deutsche Post International | 100x150mm |
| DHL eCommerce Asia Pacific | 100x150mm |
| DHL Express | 100x150mm (Labels) 100x200mm (Labels) A4 (Labels and commercial invoices if non-paperless) |
| DHL Parcel Europe | 100x150mm A4 |
| DHL Parcel UK | 100x150mm 199x103mm |
| DPD Local UK | 102x105mm |
| DPD NL | 102x105mm |
| DPD UK | 102x105mm |
| Fastway FastLabel | 100x150mm |
| Fastway MyFastway | 100x150mm |
| FedEx | 100x150mm |
| Hermes | 100x150mm |
| Hunter Express | 100X150mm (Labels) A4 (Labels) |
| NZ Post | 100x150mm 100x174mm A4 A5 *Sizes vary across services |
| Pace | 100x175mm |
| Pack & Send | 100x150mm |
| Pickup In Store | 100x150mm |
| Plain Label | 100x150mm 100x34mm A4 |
| Quantium Solutions AU | 100x175mm A4 (Commercial invoices) |
| Quantium Solutions NZ | 100x175mm A4 (Commercial invoices) |
| Royal Mail | 100x150mm |
| Seko Logistics | 100x150mm A4 (Commercial invoices) |
| Sendle | 100x150mm |
| Singapore Post | 100x175mm A4 (Commercial invoices) |
| StarTrack | 100x150mm |
| TNT Australia | 100x150mm |
| Team Global Express IPEC | 100x200mm |
| Team Global Express NZ | 100x200mm |
| Team Global Express Priority | 100x150mm |
| UPS | 100x150mm A4 (Labels and commercial invoices if non-paperless) |
| Zoom2u | 100x150mm |