To improve packing characteristics for an image forming apparatus, while suppressing occurrence of packing failure.

The image forming apparatus 1 is packaged by a first packing member 110 provided with a grip part 112, and the image forming apparatus 1 packaged by the first packing member 110 is stored and packaged in a box-shaped second packing member 120. Even when a handle part 1C of the image forming apparatus 1 is provided at a bottom part 1A of the image forming apparatus 1, the occurrence of packing failure is suppressed by using the second box-shaped packing member 120, and packing characteristics of the image forming apparatus 1 can be improved.