Clone Shipper – 12 Site Plant Shipping Container — Post Within Large Letter Rates
Best for: Growers and nurseries shipping propagated plants regularly without paying parcel rates
Our thoughts
If you're shipping plugs or small plants and currently wrestling with parcel costs, this changes the game. The 12-site Clone Shipper fits a Large Letter pack, which means you can move decent quantities at a fraction of the price. It's reusable, it does the job properly, and it's made from recycled plastic. One we recommend a lot for growers who've outgrown DIY posting methods.
The Clone Shipper – 12 Site is a reusable plant shipping container designed to safely transport up to 12 propagated plants through the postal system at Large Letter pack rates. Built from 450-micron recycled PET plastic with a custom foam insert, it secures each plant without soil displacement, leakage, or damage in transit. For UK growers and nurseries shipping regularly, this removes the cost barrier that usually forces a choice between expensive parcel rates and risky DIY packaging.
How it compares
Plant shipping packaging comes in three broad flavours. Here's where this sits:
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DIY wrapping methods — Cheapest upfront, unreliable, soil and moisture issues common
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Clone Shipper – 12 Site — Postal-rate friendly, reusable (hundreds of cycles), proper protection built in
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Professional corrugated solutions — More durable at scale, costs more per unit, overkill for regular small shipments
For growers shipping 10–15+ plants weekly, this pays for itself in postage savings alone within a month or two.
Usage guidance
Setup and shipping are straightforward:
Preparation
Plants fit up to 120mm foliage height. Pack each plug into its foam cell with minimal movement. No tools needed—assembly takes minutes.
Packing for post
Close the lid, seal with tape or a parcel label, and drop into Royal Mail. Fits Large Letter pack envelope dimensions (264mm × 247mm × 23.5mm when closed), which means you're paying letter rates, not parcel rates.
Recipient unboxing
Plants arrive secure and undamaged. Straight into pots, no replanting delay or material loss.
Reuse
Rinse, dry, and store flat. The design is built for repeated use—you'll get hundreds of cycles before wear becomes an issue.
Technical specifications
- Capacity: 12 plug cells
- Cell dimensions: 33mm W × 40mm L × 24mm D
- Maximum plant height: 120mm foliage
- Closed dimensions: 264mm L × 247mm W × 23.5mm D
- Material: 450 micron Jazz R-PET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate)
- Insert: Custom foam securing mechanism
- Recyclability: 100% recyclable via kerbside collection or council recycling centres
- Assembly: No tools required
Who this is for
- Growers scaling from DIY shipping to regular distribution
- Online plant sellers looking to cut postage costs
- Nurseries and propagation specialists shipping within the UK
- Anyone shipping 12 plants per week or more where parcel rates hurt margins
- Environmentally-minded growers (recycled plastic, 100% reusable, zero single-use packaging per cycle)
Works best when you're shipping regularly enough that reusability becomes a genuine cost saving rather than a nice-to-have.
Our take
This is genuinely smart design for a real problem. You want to move plants, you don't want to lose a tenner to Royal Mail per box. The Clone Shipper solves that by fitting letter rates and lasting long enough to justify the investment.
If you're currently posting plugs or small plants and watching postage eat into your margin, worth picking up while stock lasts. Does exactly what it should, ships clean, and pays for itself quickly.
