What Are Custom Shipping Boxes?
Custom shipping boxes are corrugated cartons with four flaps on the top and four on the bottom that close with tape. Packaging makers call this style a regular slotted container, and it ships more products than any other box.
Customized shipping boxes differ from a custom mailer box that folds from one piece and opens like a book. Choose the shipping box for heavier products and for orders that need the lowest cost per box.
The strength of that box comes from the board inside its walls, so the next question is which flute and rating your product needs.
Which Flute and Board Strength Does a Shipping Box Need?
Match the flute and the edge crush rating to the packed weight of the box, using the table below as your starting point.
| Board | Wall thickness | Edge crush rating | Packed weight up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| E flute single wall | About 1.6 mm | ECT 32 | 10 lb, light retail items |
| B flute single wall | About 3 mm | ECT 32 | 40 lb |
| C flute single wall | About 4 mm | ECT 44 | 65 lb |
| BC flute double wall | About 7 mm | ECT 48 | 80 lb |
Glass and liquids and stacked pallets need a stronger rating than the weight alone suggests, so tell us how the boxes travel. Once the board is set you can size the box around the product it carries.
How Do You Size a Custom Shipping Box?
Size a custom shipping box from the inside, as length by width by height, with the product plus the cushioning it needs on every side.
Our guide on how to measure a box shows the order to read each dimension. UPS and FedEx bill by dimensional weight, so a box cut close to the product lowers the cost of every label you print.
A right sized box also leaves a clean surface for your logo, which is where the print options come in.
How Do You Print a Logo on Personalized Shipping Boxes?
Print personalized shipping boxes in one or two flexo colors on kraft for the lowest price, or in full CMYK for photographs and gradients. Digital print suits short runs and orders that need several different designs at once.
Custom printed shipping boxes with your company logo cost less per box at 500 units and again at 1,000 units on one artwork. Branded shipping boxes can also carry a thank you message or a QR code on the inside flaps. Once the print is settled you can send your sizes and quantity, which is the last step before production starts.
How Do You Order Custom Shipping Boxes Wholesale?
Send the inside size and the packed weight and the quantity through our quote form and we return a dieline and a price for your custom boxes wholesale. Most printed shipping boxes run from $0.80 to $3.90 per box, and double wall boxes are quoted separately.
- Minimum order is 100 boxes per size and design and it comes down on rigid, corrugated and larger sizes
- Price breaks arrive at 500 and 1,000 units on one artwork and not across mixed designs
- Production takes 8 to 10 business days after dieline approval
- No setup or tooling fees apply because the die and the plates sit inside your unit price
- Shipping is free across the United States on every order
Pack a plain sample with your real product and drop test it before the printed run starts.
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