What is Packing List Generator?
A packing list (also called a shipping list or packing slip) is the document that tells customs, the freight forwarder and the receiver exactly what is in a consignment, package by package. It carries the shipper and consignee, the document number, item descriptions, quantities, unit weights and total net weight, and it travels with the commercial invoice. Search results for 'packing list generator' are dominated by holiday checklists, which is why most of these tools produce the wrong document entirely. This one is built for freight: weights and quantities are totalled automatically, the layout prints cleanly to A4 or Letter, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
Common Uses for Packing List Generator
- Document a carton-level consignment for a freight forwarder
- Attach a packing list to a commercial invoice for customs
- Show a receiver which carton contains which product
- Record net and gross weights for a shipment declaration
- Produce a packing list for an Amazon FBA or 3PL inbound shipment
Why the document matters more than it looks
A packing list with the wrong net weight or a missing package count can hold a shipment at the port for days, and storage charges accrue hourly. The cheap insurance is a document whose line items agree with the invoice, the carton labels and the bill of lading — which is exactly what consistent line items give you.
Weights, quantities and totals
Enter quantity and unit weight per line; the generator computes the line's net weight, the shipment total and the total unit count. That is the arithmetic customs officers check first, and it is the part hand-written packing lists most often get wrong.
Printing to PDF
Click Print / Save as PDF and choose your system's PDF printer to keep a signed copy for your records. The layout is set to a document width with borders so it reads correctly on A4 and Letter, and no headers or footers from the rest of the page are included.