in order to produce a packaging for a sink which has particularly good absorption properties and a low rate of transportation damage there is proposed a packaging for a sink which comprises at least one supporting body that is formed at least partly from a foamed plastic material and comprises at least one seating element incorporating a seating channel for an edge section of the sink , and an outer packaging whose interior accommodates the sink and the at least one supporting body , wherein the at least one supporting body extends over substantially the entire internal height of the interior of the outer packaging .