Shipping Bench Scales

Shipping bench scales sit on a packing table and weigh boxes before they leave the warehouse. This MNM Scales collection is for parcel, postal, and warehouse shipping work—not kitchen scales and not pallet floor scales.

Most packing stations use shipping bench scales in the 150 lb class on a 12 × 15 in platter. Step up to 300 lb when cartons are larger. If you charge customers by weight, use an NTEP legal-for-trade model. Internal UPS, FedEx, or USPS labels for your own freight can use a high-resolution A&D FG bench.

How to choose a shipping bench scale

• Capacity: stay above the heaviest box plus packing material. 150 lb covers most small-business parcels.
• Platform: about 12 × 15 in for cartons; about 15 × 21 in for oversized boxes.
• Column vs no column: a column display (A models) stays readable when the box is on the platter. Flat B models sit under a packing bench.
• Legal for trade: required when you sell by weight. Look for the N suffix, such as FG-60KAMN, not the high-resolution FG-60KAM.
• Pallets: a shipping bench scale is not a pallet scale. Use a floor scale for pallet freight.

A kitchen scale is not a shipping scale. Kitchen capacities are too low for cartons, and they are not built for a packing line.

Start with the A&D FG-60KAM 150 lb shipping bench scale. Compare other bench scales or NTEP bench scales when the sale is legal for trade. Official FG-K series information is published by A&D Weighing.

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