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How to Crop a Shipping Label to 4x6 (UPS, FedEx, USPS PDF)
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Why crop a shipping label
Carrier and marketplace labels are often delivered on a letter or A4 page. Printed as is, the label uses a quarter of the sheet, and on a 4×6 thermal printer it comes out tiny or splits across pages.
Crop to 4×6 in four steps
- Download the label as a PDF from the carrier or marketplace.
- Open the shipping label crop tool and drop the PDF in.
- Keep 4 × 6 in output. For an unusual label shape choose Exact label size.
- Check the preview. If instructions sit next to the label, confirm they are not needed, then print at 100% scale.
Do you need a thermal printer?
A 4×6 in direct-thermal printer gives the cleanest result and uses no ink. Without one, print two or four cropped labels per A4 sheet. See 4×6 vs A4.
What this tool does not do
LabelCropKit crops labels you have already downloaded. It does not create shipping labels, buy postage or provide a shipping label template.
Frequently asked questions
How do I crop a multi-page shipping label PDF into 4×6 size?
Drag the PDF into the tool, keep 4×6 in output and download. Each label gets its own page.
What printer do I need for shipping labels?
A 4×6 in direct-thermal label printer is best. Otherwise use an A4 layout and cut labels apart.
Does it generate a shipping label template?
No. It crops existing label PDFs only.
Keep reading
- 4x6 vs A4 4-Up: Which Shipping Label Size Should You Print?Compare 4x6 inch thermal labels with A4 sheets that hold two or four labels, and choose by printer, volume and cost.
- Thermal Printer Settings for Shipping Labels (TSC, Zebra, Rollo, Munbyn)Paper size, scale, margins and darkness settings that print sharp 4x6 shipping labels on TSC, TVS, Zebra, Rollo, Munbyn and Xprinter thermal printers.
- Label Barcode Not Scanning After Crop? 7 FixesWhy a cropped shipping label barcode will not scan, and the checks that fix it: file quality, scale, printer darkness, paper and crop edges.