{"id":27532,"date":"2020-09-24T14:21:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suprefreshprod.wpengine.com\/\/?page_id=27532"},"modified":"2025-06-02T15:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:36:11","slug":"kitting-vs-split-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/ordering-shipping\/kitting-vs-split-shipping","title":{"rendered":"Kitting vs. Split Shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0032_2022-02-02-Production.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&s=53b5fcaadc57a2c9f7fa05de5ceb1fb9\" alt=\"Two people wearing Smartpress T-shirts packing print products in cardboard boxes in a production facility. \" class=\"wp-image-29569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0032_2022-02-02-Production-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=683&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1024&amp;s=5433c3d8fa8fe02317f99d243bc52e53 1024w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0032_2022-02-02-Production-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=200&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=300&amp;s=37365cc5dec534d5171954512992ae5a 300w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0032_2022-02-02-Production-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=512&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=768&amp;s=457c2ef7bf575550a6471e492eefd9ab 768w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0032_2022-02-02-Production-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=1024&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1536&amp;s=febd651048fc09ffdc7a218411385f80 1536w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0032_2022-02-02-Production-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=1365&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=2048&amp;s=5e7242bc5b7d880f06da218601e41674 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After you\u2019ve used Smartpress\u2019 online printing services to create and order your customized products, you may wonder how those products will get to where they need to go. Once your products are produced, our team determines whether kitting or split shipping is the best way to send them on their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"waypoint t-sink s-sink\" id=\"kitting-vs-split-shipping\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kitting vs. Split Shipping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/ordering-shipping\/kitting-services\">Kitting<\/a> involves grouping, packaging and supplying your items together in one unit and is employed when there are 10 or more shipments and\/or when distribution lists are complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A split shipment is when a single order containing multiple products is sent in separate shipments. We use split shipping when there are fewer than 10 shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"waypoint t-sink s-sink\" id=\"distribution-lists\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distribution Lists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key advantage of shipping with an online printer like Smartpress is our use of <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Distro-List-Client-Template.xls\">distribution lists<\/a>. If your products need to ship to multiple locations, you can provide us with a distribution list so the right products end up in the right locations with the right recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just indicate the product, the quantity of that product and where it needs to be sent on your list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Benefits for You<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Because we ship out of our location, we don\u2019t need to send all the products to your home or business.<\/li><li>You don\u2019t need to own various shipping products (boxes, tape, bubble wrap, etc.) because we have it all at our location.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"waypoint t-sink s-sink\" id=\"the-shipping-process\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0064_2022-07-14-Shipping-High-Res-1.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=473&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=710&s=859c1f118417b6d87da4416336517d49\" alt=\"A Smartpress product box on a black cart with packing supplies in a production facility.\" class=\"wp-image-29570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0064_2022-07-14-Shipping-High-Res-1-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=683&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1024&amp;s=0820d871dfd9a76125bf70722288d53e 1024w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0064_2022-07-14-Shipping-High-Res-1-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=200&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=300&amp;s=57742c20d08faaabf06c5e426ed64004 300w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0064_2022-07-14-Shipping-High-Res-1-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=512&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=768&amp;s=f35523b80a10ffc10be8f25de7c52618 768w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0064_2022-07-14-Shipping-High-Res-1-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=1024&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=1536&amp;s=98ead57bd4f93aee0cd7a3283be0c448 1536w, https:\/\/smartpresssupport.imgix.net\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/0064_2022-07-14-Shipping-High-Res-1-scaled.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=1365&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a3451db626b82cf52c6ec42490e9976f 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Shipping Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Design and <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/ordering-shipping\/how-to-order-at-smartpress\">order your online printing products<\/a>.<\/li><li>Send us a distribution list of all the locations and the number of each product going to each location.<\/li><li>Once the products are produced, our kitting team packages them according to your list.<\/li><li>Everything ships out of our location.<\/li><li>You receive a notification that your packages are on their way, along with tracking numbers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"badges\">\n            <div class=\"badges__type\">\n            <h3 class=\"badges__title\">Tips &amp; 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