Vendor Partnership Guide

Packing and Marking Requirements

 

Unnecessary Materials Guidelines

 

Beall’s recognizes the need to include certain packing or protective material on products.  However a considerable amount of waste and labor is incurred to remove materials considered “unnecessary”.

 

·         No safety pins, straight pins, or pins of any type, in any category of merchandise, for any reason, except Boy’s and Men’s folded dress shirts.

·         No tiebacks or clips of any type, in any category of merchandise.

·         No tissue or paper or other materials placed inside garments, in pockets or sleeves, or folds, or wrapped around hangers that will fall off while garment is on display on our selling floor or that requires removal at point of receipt.  Plastic and cardboard collar inserts in Boy’s and Men’s folding dress shirts are OK.

·         Use protective packing that can easily be removed in one motion.  Example: poly bags covering garments should easily pull away; plastic and cardboard protecting handbags or luggage etc. must not require scissors or knives to remove.  If protective plastic is necessary, wherever possible bundle multiple items NOT singles.

 

 

Store Cross-dock Packing/Label Requirements

 

Packing Requirements

  1. Store Cross-dock merchandise is to be packed by store with the quantity assortment, style, color, and size as stated in the PO.
  2. Pack each PO in separate cartons. Do not combine multiple POs in one carton.
  3. Pack each store assortment in separate cartons.
  4. Do not under pack cartons.  Ideally, each store’s assortment should be contained in the least number of cartons possible.
  5. Seal with distinctive tape, i.e. company name / logo or security tape.  Do not use clear tape.
  6. Do not use metal, plastic bands, or straps.  Cartons must be of a construction that will withstand transportation handling.
  7. Individual carton dimensions cannot be less than 9”L x 7”W or 4”H or exceed 351/2”L x 23”W x 22”H unless an individual item exceeds these dimensions.
  8. Individual cartons cannot weigh less than 2 lbs or more than 50 lbs unless an individual item exceeds this weight.
  9. Packing slips are not required for Store Cross-dock POs.

 

Label Requirements

  1. All Store Cross-dock shipments to Beall’s Distribution Centers require a UCC128 label (see UCC128 Label Samples in Appendix).
  2. UCC128 information must be included in the ASN.
  3. Do not cover your UCC-128 label with tape of any type. Covering the label with clear tape creates “reflection” which causes your label to be unreadable.
  4. UCC128 label must be placed on longest, shortest side of the carton, 1¼ inches from the natural bottom of the carton and 1¼ inches from the side of the carton.  No labels can be on the top of the carton (see UCC128 Label Placement in Appendix).

 

 

Complex Case-pack Packing/Label Requirements

 

Packing Requirements

  1. Complex Case-pack merchandise is to be packed by the style, color, size, and quantity assortment as stated in the PO.
  2. Pack each case-pack assortment in separate cartons.
  3. Pack each PO in separate cartons.  Do not combine POs in the same carton.
  4. Seal with distinctive tape, i.e. company name / logo or security tape.  Do not use clear tape.
  5. Do not use metal, plastic bands, or straps.  Cartons must be of a construction that will withstand transportation handling.
  6. Individual carton dimensions cannot be less than 9”L x 7”W or 4”H or exceed 351/2”L x 23”W x 22”H unless an individual item exceeds these dimensions.
  7. Individual cartons cannot weigh less than 2 lbs or more than 50 lbs unless an individual item exceeds this weight.

 

Carton Marking / Label Requirements

Label each carton on at least one side with the following (see Complex Case-pack Label Sample in Appendix):

  1. Vendor name and address
  2. Beall’s Company name
  3. PO number
  4. Department number
  5. Complex Case pack quantity (per carton)
  6. Complex Case-pack assortment type i.e. “A, B, C” as defined on the PO
  7. Carton count by assortment type, for example for Assortment Type A use A1 of 2, A2 of 2.
  8. Total cartons in shipment

 

 

Simple Case-pack Packing/Label Requirements

 

Packing Requirements

  1. Merchandise must be packed with only one style, one color per carton.
  2. If the carton is a Master Carton with inner-packs of one style/color, then each inner-pack must be bundled (banded or poly-bagged).
  3. Pack each PO in separate cartons.  Do not combine POs in the same carton.
  4. Seal with distinctive tape, i.e. company name / logo or security tape.  Do not use clear tape.
  5. Do not use metal, plastic bands, or straps.  Cartons must be of a construction that will withstand transportation handling.
  6. Individual carton dimensions cannot be less than 9”L x 7”W or 4”H or exceed 351/2”L x 23”W x 22”H unless an individual item exceeds these dimensions.
  7. Individual cartons cannot weigh less than 2 lbs or more than 50 lbs unless an individual item exceeds this weight.

 

Carton Marking / Label Requirements

Label each carton on at least one side with the following information:

  1. Beall’s Distribution Center address
  2. PO number
  3. Department number
  4. Beall’s Style number or Manufacturer’s Style number
  5. Color
  6. Pack size breakdown, for example 1sm, 2med, 2lge, 1xl
  7. If a Master Carton is applicable (i.e. inner-packs within an outer Master Carton), you must indicate on the carton label.
    1. “MASTERCARTON”
    2. Number of inner-packs per carton
    3. Any carton with a pack quantity that is inconsistent with the rest of the cartons for that style or pack type must be labeled as “ODD CARTON”.
  8. Carton count by PO, for example PO# 123456 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3.
  9. If shipped from outside the USA, “Made in:” (Country of Origin of Merchandise).
  10. Attach packing slip to outside of lead carton for each PO.

 

 

Bulk Packing/Label Requirements

 

Packing Requirements

  1. Merchandise must be packed with only one style, one color, and one size per carton. (Exception: less than 24 units per color by style.)
  2. Pack each PO in separate cartons.  Do not combine POs in the same carton.
  3. Seal with distinctive tape, i.e. company name / logo or security tape.  Do not use clear tape.
  4. Do not use metal, plastic bands, or straps.  Cartons must be of a construction that will withstand transportation handling.
  5. Individual carton dimensions cannot be less than 9”L x 7”W or 4”H or exceed 351/2”L x 23”W x 22”H unless an individual item exceeds these dimensions.
  6. Individual cartons cannot weigh less than 2 lbs or more than 50 lbs unless an individual item exceeds this weight.

 

Carton Marking / Label Requirements

Label each carton on at least one side with the following information:

  1. Beall’s Distribution Center address
  2. PO number
  3. Department number
  4. Beall’s Style number or Manufacturer’s Style number
  5. Color
  6. Size
  7. Carton count by PO, for example PO# 123456 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3.
  8. If shipped from outside the USA, “Made in:” (Country of Origin of Merchandise).
  9. Attach packing slip to outside of lead carton for each PO.
  10. Attach packing slip to outside of lead carton for each PO and include the following information:
    1. PO number
    2. Department number
    3. Carton count
    4. Style number and description
    5. Carton count per style
    6. Total quantity of units per style / color / size.

 

 

Direct to Store Packing/Label Requirements

 

Packing Requirements

  1. Pack each PO in separate cartons.  Do not combine POs in the same carton.
  2. Carton must not exceed 50 pounds gross weight unless one individual item exceeds 50 lbs.
  3. Seal with distinctive tape, i.e. company name / logo or security tape.  Do not use clear tape.

 

 

 

Carton Marking / Label Requirements

Label each carton on at least one (1) side with the following information:

  1. “Beall’s Department Stores” Store Name, Address and Store number
  2. PO number
  3. Department number
  4. Carton count by PO, for example PO# 123456 1of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3

 

 

Beall’s Import Inc. PO Packing/Label Requirements

 

Note:  This supersedes all other carton marking instructions

 

Carton Marking / Label Requirements

Shipping Mark:

  • Inner Carton:  Color/Size assortment to be printed on front side of box.

  • Export Carton:  Carton Mark Front side/Back side

Beall’s Imports Inc.

PO #________________

Release #_____ of______

Dept #______________

Style #______________

Color_______________

Inner Pack Size Scale ________________

_______________________=____

Units Per Master Carton ___________

Master Carton #_________of_________

Country of Origin_______________

Destination: Beall’s Bradenton, Florida USA 34208

 

Release # only applies to Li & Fung orders so mark “Release # 1 of 1” when not a Li & Fung order.

If goods are not sized, mark “Inner Pack Size Scale N/A”.

 

  • Side Mark: (one side only)

G.W._________

N.W._________

Measurement:____________