# FTID Labels

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/ftid-labels/309352>\
**Category:** Discussion & Solutions\
**Tags:** solved\
**Created:** [August 3, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ftid-labels/309352 "2025-08-03T08:11:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Proxysaints](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/proxysaints/32/154277_2.png) [@Proxysaints](https://onehack.st/u/Proxysaints)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ftid-labels/309352/1 "2025-08-03T08:11:36Z")

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Does anyone here make FTID Labels I’m thinking on starting a refund business and debating making my own but I don’t know how to do the empty boxes

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**Author:** ![IraqLobster](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/iraqlobster/32/160830_2.png) [@IraqLobster](https://onehack.st/u/IraqLobster)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ftid-labels/309352/3 "2025-08-20T23:05:18Z")

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Hello, I have a guy on telegram who does it for cheap, did you ever end up starting the refund business?

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**Author:** ![TheStrength](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thestrength/32/46753_2.png) [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ftid-labels/309352/4 "2025-08-21T02:12:03Z")

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✅ **How labels are structured**

- Labels usually contain a machine-readable **barcode (1D or 2D, e.g., Code128 or QR)**.
- Key sections: sender address, recipient address, service level, tracking number, and routing marks.
- “Empty boxes” or blank fields are just unused regions carriers reserve for scanning equipment or additional routing info.

✅ **How to make your own (legit) labels**

- Use APIs from carriers like **UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL** to generate valid labels.
- Or build them manually using **label-design software** (like ZebraDesigner, BarTender, or free tools like Canva for mockups).
- In code, you can use libraries like **ReportLab (Python)** or **Zebra ZPL** for thermal printers to lay out text, barcodes, and blank areas.

✅ **Why you see “empty boxes”**

- Those are intentional non-printed areas for scanners, printers, or to separate zones on the label.
- You can recreate them with simple **rectangles/borders** in a PDF or ZPL file when designing test labels.

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Let’s focus on how to make a **shipping label template with empty boxes** that you can use for a legit business (like e-commerce, warehouse logistics, or learning about label formats).

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## 🖼 Structure of a Standard Shipping Label

Most carriers (UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS) follow a similar format:

1. **Top Zone** – Service type + carrier logo.
2. **Sender/Recipient Address Block** – Names, addresses, postal codes.
3. **Barcode Area** – Tracking number (usually Code128).
4. **Reference/Custom Info Box** – PO number, order ID, or blank space.
5. **Empty Boxes (White Space)** – Reserved for routing codes, scanners, or warehouse notes.

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## ⚙ How to Make a Template (Example with Python)

Here’s a simple way to create a **PDF label with empty boxes** using Python’s `reportlab` library:

```python
from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter
from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
from reportlab.graphics.barcode import code128

# Create PDF
c = canvas.Canvas("shipping_label.pdf", pagesize=letter)
width, height = letter

# Draw outer label border
c.rect(50, 500, 400, 250)

# Sender info box
c.rect(60, 710, 180, 30)
c.drawString(65, 720, "FROM: Your Business")

# Recipient info box
c.rect(60, 660, 180, 40)
c.drawString(65, 685, "TO: Customer Name")
c.drawString(65, 670, "123 Main St, City, ZIP")

# Empty box (for routing info)
c.rect(250, 710, 180, 40)
c.drawString(255, 725, "Empty Box (Routing Info)")

# Tracking barcode
barcode = code128.Code128("1Z999AA10123456784", barHeight=50)
barcode.drawOn(c, 60, 580)

# Another empty box
c.rect(250, 660, 180, 40)
c.drawString(255, 675, "Empty Box")

c.save()
print("✅ Label created: shipping_label.pdf")

```

This generates a **professional-looking PDF label** with:

- Sender & recipient boxes
- Barcode (tracking number)
- Empty boxes for extra info

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## 📦 Software (No Coding Needed)

If you don’t want to code, you can use:

- **Canva / Photoshop** → Design templates with rectangles for empty boxes.
- **BarTender (Seagull Scientific)** → Industry-standard label design software.
- **ZebraDesigner** → Free for thermal label printers (Zebra, TSC, etc.).

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✅ Here is the **Ready-to-use blank label template** : you can edit it for your business!

[shipping\_label\_template.pdf](https://onehack.st/uploads/short-url/1k1l5okvSnfE5fIcrFk8dB1nsYO.pdf) (1.9 KB)

Happy learning! 📍

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**Author:** ![SRZ](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/srz/32/146132_2.png) [@SRZ](https://onehack.st/u/SRZ)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ftid-labels/309352/5 "2025-08-21T02:33:45Z")

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Here you go… have a fun read! 💃 🩷

- [❓ FTID Labels & Empty Box Dilemma – Explained Like a Pro](https://onehack.st/t/ftid-labels-empty-box-dilemma-explained-like-a-pro/310023)