fragile goods
Handle with care
Fragile goods are items that break, crack, or shatter easily during handling or transport.
The term appears most often in shipping and logistics contexts, where such items require special packaging and careful treatment: The box was marked "fragile goods—handle with care".
Glassware, ceramics, electronics, and artwork are typical examples.
- breakableCapable of shattering
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- handle with careInstruction for delicate items
- this side upCarton positioning directive
- special handlingExtra attention for delicates
porcelain · fine china · glass · blown glass · china · ceramics · shatter · crack · thin ice · bubble wrap · packaging · shipping · in transit · crystal · vase · figurine · eggs · antiques
- Air Cargoair cargo, air freight, cargo plane, freighter, cargo hold
- special cargohazardous materials, perishables, live animals, oversized cargo, refrigerated cargo
- cargocargo, freight, shipment, payload, general cargo
- freight transportfreight train, freight car, cargo ship, container, cargo plane
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