Why is Etsy shipping labels duplicating address line 2 (apartment/unit)?

Hi! Yes—this is a pretty common Etsy shipping label/address-verification quirk (especially with USPS) where the “suggested/standardized” address format tries to append the apartment/unit to Address Line 1, but Etsy still keeps it on Address Line 2 too, so the preview looks like it’s duplicated.

In most cases it won’t cause a delivery problem as long as the unit info is correct (carriers are used to seeing “APT 4B” in either line), but I would fix it if the final printed label truly shows the unit twice or if the street line gets so long that it wraps/weirds out on the label.

Here’s the safest way to handle it:

• Don’t remove the apartment/unit number entirely. Just make sure it appears once (either on line 1 or line 2).
• If Etsy is showing an address correction/suggestion that creates the duplicate, choose the option that keeps the address clean (often “use original” vs. “use suggested”), or edit the “Ship to” address right there on the label screen to remove the duplicate.
• Keep the edit as a formatting-only change (same address, same unit, same ZIP). That way you’re not “changing the address,” you’re just preventing a formatting glitch.

If you want a quick rule of thumb: If the buyer typed “Apt/Unit” on line 2, leave it on line 2 and delete the appended copy on line 1 (unless Etsy/carrier validation rejects it). And if Etsy won’t let you buy the label without the “suggested” format, then letting it print with the duplicate is usually still deliverable—just make sure it’s readable and not pushing anything important off the label.