Flipkart’s downloadable shipping label follows the same pattern as most marketplaces: an A4 PDF combining the actual label with a GST tax invoice underneath. For sellers printing directly onto A4, that is fine; for anyone using a 4x6 thermal printer, it needs separating first, or the print comes out at the wrong scale with the invoice text unnecessarily included.
Upload the file to Flipkart Label Crop, which locates the line between the label and the invoice on each page automatically.
Getting the label PDF
- Log in to Flipkart Seller Hub.
- Navigate to your orders and select the ones ready to ship.
- Download the shipping label — this produces the combined A4 PDF.
Steps to crop it
- Upload the downloaded PDF to Flipkart Label Crop.
- Each page is automatically cropped at the cut line, separating the label from the invoice section below it.
- Download the cropped file and print it on your thermal printer.
Print settings that avoid a bad print
Choose “Fit to page” or your printer software’s native scaling in the print dialog rather than letting a default setting decide — an incorrectly scaled label can print oversized off the edge of the roll, or undersized with wasted blank space around it. If your printer came with dedicated label printing software, use that rather than a generic browser print dialog for the most reliable, correctly sized result.
Handling a batch of orders
Flipkart allows downloading labels for multiple orders as one combined PDF. Upload the entire multi-page file at once rather than separating it into individual orders first — the crop applies independently to each page, so a bulk download of dozens of orders returns as the same number of individually cropped, ready-to-print labels.
What stays intact
The barcode, tracking number, recipient address, and any courier routing information printed on the label itself are always preserved fully — the crop only removes the tax invoice section, never any part of the actual shipping label content.
If a specific label looks unusually cropped
Occasionally a return label, an exchange, or an order with a non-standard invoice layout does not have the same cut line as a typical forward shipment. If one label in a batch looks tight or off compared to the rest, check for a size or margin adjustment option and apply it to that label specifically rather than assuming the whole batch needs it.
Fitting this into a packing workflow
For sellers packing and shipping several times a day, it helps to treat downloading and cropping as one fixed step that always happens before printing, rather than an optional extra you remember only when a label looks obviously wrong on the roll. Building it into the routine — download the batch, crop it, then print — means every label that reaches the printer is already correctly sized, rather than discovering a scaling problem mid-print and having to stop and reprint a batch.
If you print from a shared computer with more than one person handling orders, it is worth making sure everyone follows the same crop-then-print sequence, since an inconsistent process across different staff is a common, avoidable source of wasted labels.
Frequently asked questions
Do I still need the full invoice for my records?
Yes, keep the original downloaded PDF (with the invoice intact) for accounting and GST purposes — the cropped version is only for printing the physical label.
Can I crop labels for several orders in one go?
Yes, uploading a combined multi-page PDF processes every page independently in a single pass.
What size printer does this suit?
A standard 4x6 inch thermal label printer, the common size used for courier shipping labels.
Does this work for return labels too?
Generally yes, though return and exchange labels sometimes have a slightly different layout — check the result and use a size option if one looks tight.
Is it free and private?
Yes. No sign-up, no watermark, and files are removed from the server automatically about an hour after processing.