3-D printed packaging

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a first entity, an instruction to package an item;
• determining, by the first entity, a three dimensional (3-D) printer from among multiple available 3-D printers to use to package the item;
• causing the 3-D printer to print a package at least partially around the item;
• sending data about the package and the item to a second entity, wherein the second entity is a different company or organization than the first entity;
• and
• recording the data about the package and the item to a distributed ledger,
• wherein the data about the package comprises an identifier of the 3-D printer used to package the item, an identifier of the first entity, and a date on which the item was packaged.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory storing instructions that, when executed, configure the system to perform operations comprising:
• supporting an item in a printing area of a three dimensional (3-D) printer of a first entity;
• printing a package at least partially around the item in the printing area of the 3-D printer;
• sending data about the package and the item to a second entity, wherein the second entity is a different company or organization than the first entity;
• and
• recording the data about the package and the item to a distributed ledger,
• wherein the second entity is an aggregator which is communicatively coupled to multiple different manufacturing entities and multiple different shipping entities, the aggregator being configured to determine a shipping company from among the multiple different shipping entities to use to deliver the package.