How do I format an Etsy shipping label for an address in India?

Hi! For India, the safest approach is to keep the address in the same “small-to-large” order (house/building → street/locality → city/town → district → state → PIN code → INDIA), and use Etsy’s separate City/State/ZIP fields for what they’re meant for—because the PIN code + State are what carriers rely on most for routing.

Here’s a formatting template that usually works well on an Etsy shipping label:

Name

• Buyer’s full name

Address Line 1 (most specific delivery info)

• Flat/House No, Building/Street/Road
  Examples: “Flat 4B, Sunshine Apartments, MG Road” / “H.No. 12/3, 2nd Cross”

Address Line 2 (area details that help the last-mile delivery)

• Locality/Neighborhood/Colony, Landmark (optional but helpful)
  Examples: “Indiranagar, Near Metro Station” / “Sector 18, Opp. City Mall”

City (Etsy “City” field)

• City/Town/Village name (the place the PIN belongs to)

State (Etsy “State/Province” field)

• Full state name (avoid abbreviations if you can)

ZIP/Postal Code (Etsy “ZIP” field)

• 6-digit PIN code (double-check this is correct)

Country

• India

Where to put “District”

• If the buyer’s “district” is basically the same as their city (common in bigger metros), you can often leave it off the label.
• If the district is different from the city/town (very common in smaller places), put the district in Address Line 2 (or append to the end of Line 2) so it prints, while keeping City as the actual city/town/village tied to the PIN.

A couple quick things worth confirming with the buyer before you ship (especially if anything looks unclear):

• PIN code (6 digits) and that it matches their city/state
• City/town/village name (some buyers put only a locality)
• A local phone number (many couriers require it for delivery attempts/customs; if Etsy asks for phone, it’s a good sign you should get it)
• Any landmark if they’re in a complex, rural area, or the address is long/ambiguous

One last tip: print the address in English (Latin characters) on the label, don’t over-abbreviate, and try not to “reformat” it so much that you accidentally remove the PIN/state—those two are the big ones for successful delivery in India.