E-Commerce Packaging Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2023 - 2028)

E-Commerce Packaging Market Analysis

The e-commerce packaging market was valued at USD 27.04 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 61.55 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 14.59% over the forecast period 2021 - 2026. E-commerce has emerged as a prominent choice for purchasing goods since the turn of the century, demanding robust packaging solutions to sustain handling and long logistics for the varied product dimensions. Each increase in the varieties of product presence online is making the demand for its packaging solution.

• The market for e-commerce goods has evolved drastically during the last decade. The global e-commerce sales grew by over 18% in the year 2018. Hence, the demand for e-commerce packaging solutions has grown consequently, and the trend is expected to continue during the forecast period.
• Rising internet penetration and growing access to the internet for a majority of the population in the developing economies across the globe have created huge potential market opportunities for the e-commerce and packaging providers to venture into untapped markets and gain substantial market share during the process.
• The awareness about the plastic wastes is growing, and companies are focusing towards minimizing it and offering products which are 100% recyclable and biodegradable.
• Manufacturing companies are adopting the Omni-channels distribution strategies for their products also includes online purchasing is also fueling the market growth for the e-commerce packaging market. However, the lack of growth in the underdeveloped countries is restricting the market from tapping into these regions due to fewer demands.

E-Commerce Packaging Industry Segments

The e-commerce packaging consists of primary and secondary packaging made of differenet material and shapes made for several products. The scope of the report for e-commerce packaging market is limited to the solutions offered by vendors of different material and their respective applications for a wide range of e-commerce products. 

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E-Commerce Packaging Market Trends

This section covers the major market trends shaping the E-Commerce Packaging Market according to our research experts:

Consumer Electronics Segment to Witness Significant Growth

• Consumers electronics are shaping consumers lifestyle in terms of security, communications, and entertainment. Over 1.92 billion people estimated to shop online in the year 2019. Consumer electronics is the segments which have shorter changeover period. Also, the adoption of consumer electronics is reaching the new high every month; resulting in increasing number of shipments year on year.
• E-Commerce has gained the trust of consumers in terms of quality deliverables and aftersales support, which is encouraging them for multiple orders online. In response to this, packaging solution providers are offering robust packaging solutions to sustain damages during handling and logistics.
• The mobile market is the refreshed category of consumer electronics which have the highest penetration, and with continuous development by the technologies, the mobile market growth is multiplying. Also, in response to this growth, e-commerce companies are partnering for their launches and distribution, resulting in the growing demand for the e-commerce packaging market.
• Many e-commerce companies are focusing on sustainable packaging solutions in order to reduce plastic wastes and moving towards paper-based packaging. The trend is also expected to hit the consumer electronics segment, which is sensitive to external impacts with better designing to make packaging more robust. For instance, e-commerce giant Amazon introduced Frustration-Free Packaging solution for eliminating the additional shipping boxes. By December 2017, the company has avoided 360 million shipping boxes.

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