Why Do Candle and Honey Brands Choose a Hexagon Box?
Candle and honey brands choose a hexagon box because the shape links the product to bees and nature without a single word of copy.
The shape helps in a store too, because hexagons nest side by side on a shelf like cells in a comb. A row of your boxes then reads as one large display and not as a pile of cartons.
That visual pull only works when the product sits right inside the box, so the next step is matching the box to what you sell.
What Fits Inside a Hexagonal Box?
Most products that sell in a hexagonal box fall into five groups, and each one needs a slightly different inside size and build.
| Product | Typical inside size | Build that works |
|---|---|---|
| Candle jar of 80 mm across | 86 mm between flats, 100 mm tall | Paperboard with a lift off lid and a card insert |
| Honey jar of 340 grams | 78 mm between flats, 110 mm tall | Paperboard with a window in the lid |
| Loose leaf tea tin | 70 mm between flats, 120 mm tall | Tuck end carton in kraft board |
| Nine piece chocolate set | 150 mm between flats, 35 mm tall | Rigid box with a divided insert |
| Bath bomb or soap round | 75 mm between flats, 75 mm tall | Tuck end carton with a window |
The distance between two opposite flat sides is the number that matters, and it should be your product width plus 6 mm. Our candle boxes page goes deeper on wick counts and jar sizes if candles are your main line. With the size known the next choice is how the box opens in the hands of your customer.
Should a Hexagon Box Have a Lid or a Tuck End?
Pick a lift off lid when the box is a gift and a tuck end when it sits on a retail shelf at a lower price.
A lid turns the opening into a small moment, because the top rises away and the product appears in its insert. A tuck end folds shut from one flat sheet, ships flat in the carton and keeps the price per box close to the bottom of our range.
For a lid that customers keep on a dresser, our rigid boxes use 1.5 to 2 mm grayboard wrapped in printed paper. Either way the six panels change how your artwork has to be laid out.
How Do Six Panels Change Your Hexagon Gift Box Artwork?
A shopper sees only two or three faces at once, so your logo and product name belong on the panel that faces out.
The glue flap sits behind one panel, which makes that face the best spot for barcodes and ingredient lists. A pattern that crosses every fold looks continuous only when the artwork follows the dieline, so we send a proof that shows each crease.
If you search for a hexagon box template before you start, our free dieline generator builds the flat in your exact size and exports it ready for print.
How Does an Order of Hexagon Boxes Wholesale Work?
An order of hexagon boxes moves through four steps, and you can start the first one today through our quote form for custom packaging boxes.
- Send the product size, the style you want and the quantity, and we reply with a dieline and a price between $0.50 and $3.50 per box
- Approve a plain sample that reaches you within 3 to 5 business days, or a printed one within 7 to 10
- Production runs 8 to 10 business days after dieline approval with no setup or tooling fee on any run
- Boxes ship free across the United States, with the price per box falling at 500 and again at 1,000 units on one artwork
The minimum is 100 boxes per size and design, and it comes down on rigid and larger builds. Hexagons are one of several shapes we cut, and the rest sit on our custom shaped boxes page.
The Customized Boxes