{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Return label","description":"Unlike a standard outbound label where the sender addresses and pays for shipment, a return label has the destination address and tracking number pre-filled by the retailer or logistics provider, who also bears the carriage costs. The customer receives it either enclosed in the original delivery or digitally via email or a self-service returns portal. In e-commerce, QR-code-based digital return labels have become the norm, allowing customers to drop off parcels at carrier points without printing","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/return-label","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T13:37:52.440183","citation":"https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24372/return-label","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/return-label","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Return label · Unlike a standard outbound label where the sender addresses and pays for shipment, a return label has the destination address and tracking number pre-filled by the retailer or logistics provider, who also bears the carriage costs. · Quelle: https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24372/return-label"}