Above 10kg the shipping game changes — the parcel that was easy at 800g becomes a logistics problem at 40kg. The heavy-product playbook: when couriers still work, when freight takes over, and the packaging that survives weight.
The weight breakpoints
Under ~10kg: normal parcel shipping, no problem. 10–20kg: still courierable but per-piece limits approach — check the carrier's piece cap. 20–40kg: multi-piece shipping (MPS — one AWB, several boxes) or LTL freight. Above that: freight is the answer, not couriers.
The dead-weight advantage
Heavy products finally flip the volumetric problem — dense goods bill on actual weight, the per-kg rate drops at higher slabs, and the freight-math actually favours you. A 15kg dumbbell set costs less per-kg than a 15kg pillow.
The packaging that survives
Double-wall corrugated, weight-rated tape (the H-pattern on every seam), no reused soft boxes. The failure mode isn't crushing — it's the box splitting mid-route. Weight-rated packaging exists; use it.
The freight transition
Past ~10 cartons or 50kg, LTL freight beats parcel pricing significantly — a truck sharing space prices per-kg cheaper than fifteen separate AWBs. The transition point is around where 'many parcels' becomes 'one consignment'.
Pakka Parcel runs the whole stack described here — one place for every carrier.
See how →The playbook
Know the per-piece limits
Most carriers cap 15–30kg — check yours.
Split into MPS when needed
Multi-piece booking keeps the consignment together.
Use weight-rated packaging
Double-wall + H-tape on every seam.
Graduate to LTL at volume
Past ~10 cartons, freight beats parcels.
