# Boxtal

> French shipping comparison site for Colissimo, Mondial Relay and Relais Colis labels.

- Shipping, Starter pick
- Platforms: eBay, Etsy, Vinted, TikTok Shop
- Orders a week: 0–2000
- Not yet checked by a person

Boxtal only covers sellers shipping from France, so it has no US carriers. If you ship from the US, ShipStation or a label tool that sells discounted USPS and UPS rates covers the same job.

## Who Boxtal suits

Boxtal compares French carriers such as Colissimo, Mondial Relay and Relais Colis, and sells labels for packages that leave France. It suits you only if your stock ships from a French address.

If you sell from the US, your labels come from USPS, UPS or FedEx. eBay, Mercari, Poshmark and Whatnot hand you a prepaid label for most orders, so you buy postage yourself mainly for Etsy, Shopify or direct sales.

## Carriers and fees

Boxtal charges per label with no subscription, at rates it has negotiated with each French carrier. Its pricing applies to French origin addresses.

US sellers get the closest equivalent from a label tool that resells commercial USPS and UPS rates, or from Click-N-Ship on usps.com. Compare the current rates on each provider's own site.

## Printing labels from the US

Whatever tool you use, enter the sealed weight in pounds and ounces and the box size in inches, then print a 4 × 6 in label on a thermal printer.

Weigh every package on a shipping scale before you buy the label, so the postage matches the package.

## ShipStation at higher volume

ShipStation suits you once you ship dozens of packages a day across several channels. It pulls orders from Etsy, eBay and Shopify into one queue and prints USPS, UPS and FedEx labels, for a monthly fee.

## Paying the right price

Carriers price on weight and dimensions. If USPS or UPS measures a heavier or larger package than you entered, they bill you the difference later.

Rates change each January and during the holiday season. Check current rates on the carrier or tool's site before each busy period.

## Common mistakes

- If you buy your own label for an eBay, Mercari or Poshmark sale, you pay twice, because the platform already supplies one.
- If you guess the weight, the carrier bills you an adjustment charge. Weigh every sealed package.
- Printing on letter paper wastes time when you have a thermal printer. Pick the 4 × 6 in format.
- A box over a service's size limit gets billed at a higher rate. Check each carrier's size rules before you pick a box.

## Questions

### Can I use Boxtal from the US?

No. Boxtal sells labels for packages that ship from France.

### What is the US equivalent?

A label tool that sells discounted USPS and UPS rates, USPS Click-N-Ship, or ShipStation at higher volume.

### Do I need it for Poshmark or Mercari?

No. Both platforms give you a prepaid label for each sale.

### Can I print 4 × 6 labels?

Yes. USPS, UPS and the main label tools all offer the 4 × 6 in format for thermal printers.

### Which shops connect to ShipStation?

ShipStation lists Etsy, eBay, Shopify, Amazon and many others. Its integrations page shows what each one supports.