Packing is art and science of protecting and covering the items or products for the purpose of storage, sale, transportation, distribution and use. The methods of evaluation, designing and manufacturing of packages are also included in the process of packing. Packing is an organized process of getting the goods ready for variety of purposes such as transport, sale, warehousing, storage, logistics and end user. The process of packing is also helpful for purposes of conservation, transportation, preservation and sale of goods.

Packing can be of many types such as consumer packing, distribution packing and transportation packing. Consumer packing is consumer oriented and distribution and transportation packing is done for the purpose of distribution and transportation of goods and products in safe and secure manner.

One important type of packing is product packing and this type of packing involves the packing of different types of products such as medical devices, chemicals, drugs, food items, military items, pharmaceutical products to keep them safe from all the wear and tear.

Broad Categories:

The process of packing can also be divided into three broad categories such as Primary packing, secondary packing and Tertiary packing.

Different types of packing material are used for different types of products and items and the important factors, which are kept in mind while choosing packing material for goods. Some important factors of products for deciding right material for packing are weight, strength, value and the nature of product whether it can be affected by moisture or unfair conditions. The common material, which is used for process of packing, is as follows: