E-commerce application
E-commerce Paper Security Tape
A 100% paper carton seal that shows, in plain sight, whether a parcel has been opened before the customer received it.
Paper security tape seals outbound e-commerce cartons and leaves a permanent tamper message if it is lifted or removed. It gives fulfilment, delivery and customer service teams a shared piece of physical evidence when a "not as described" or "arrived empty" claim is raised.
Tamper behaviour
A paper seal that cannot be put back
The tape bonds to corrugated board. Any attempt to lift, peel or re-lay it separates the construction and leaves a visible message behind on both the tape and the carton, so the evidence travels with the parcel.
01
Applied at pack-out
Run across the carton seam by hand or from a tape gun as the parcel is closed.
02
Removal attempted
Lifting or peeling the tape splits the paper layers, so it cannot be re-laid cleanly.
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Evidence revealed
A permanent VOID or custom message is left on the tape and the carton for the receiving team to see.
▶VideoPaper tamper evident tape: application and tamper behaviour
Short demonstration of paper security tape being applied to a carton and the message revealed when it is removed. No sound required.
Watch on YouTube ↗Tamper behaviour
Intact, interfered with, evidence
The same tape at three points in its life. This is the sequence your receiving teams, drivers and customers are asked to recognise.
Why paper
What the paper construction gives you
Fibre-based seal
A 100% paper tape for businesses moving to fibre-based, recyclable outer packaging.
Visible deterrent
A marked security seal signals that the parcel is monitored before anyone attempts to open it.
Evidence for claims
When a claim is raised, the voided seal is a physical record that the pack was opened in transit.
Kerbside disposal
The seal stays with the carton rather than adding a separate plastic component to be removed.
Custom messaging
Surface and sub-surface text, colours and your own wording on the revealed message.
Traceability options
Sequential numbering, barcodes and QR codes for parcel-level reconciliation.
Where it is used
Points in the e-commerce journey
Fulfilment and pack-out
Sealing outbound cartons at the point of packing, before the parcel leaves your control.
Third-party fulfilment
Evidencing handover between your brand, a 3PL and the final carrier.
High-value and small parcels
Apparel, electronics, cosmetics and collectables where a single item loss is material.
Returns and reverse logistics
Sealing returns so the condition of the pack on arrival can be assessed.
Customer service investigations
Giving agents a defined question to ask: was the seal intact and was there a message on the carton?
Wider retail operations
Store transfers, click and collect handover and inbound goods checks.
Application and integration
Fitting it into an existing packing line
Hand or tape gun
Applied like standard carton tape, with no change to the packing bench layout.
Machine application
For higher-throughput lines, tell us your applicator and line speed and we will confirm suitability.
Training the check
The value comes from the receiving check. We will help you define what teams look for and record.
Also sealing polythene mailing bags? See tamper evident bag tape. Sealing pallets as well as cartons? See pallet security tape.
Related reading
- Tamper evident paper tape: what changes when you move to fibre →Why fulfilment operations are replacing plastic security tape with paper constructions.
Next step
Specify your e-commerce seal
Need samples or a quotation?
Tell us your carton type, parcel volume and packing method and we will send samples and a quotation.
Not sure what will work on your pack?
Put it through the Security Lab. Send us the pack and the problem and our technical team will work the specification with you.