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Custom boxes for New York brands

New York brands tend to arrive with the branding already sorted and a clear idea of the finish they want. Small apparel labels, jewelry makers and specialty food, often ordering small runs to test before a wholesale push.
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  • From 100 boxes
  • Free design
  • About 2 to 4 days to New York

Minimum

100 boxes

Low enough to test a design properly.

Design

Free

Artwork and a digital proof, every order.

In transit

About 2 to 4 days

Ground, to New York, once your run is printed.

Printed in

The US

Vetted US partners. No customs.

On the ground

What shipping to New York is actually like

Written for New York rather than swapped in. If none of it matches the situation you are actually in, say so and we will price the job you have rather than the one described here.

Getting boxes into New York

New York deliveries are the ones most likely to need a specific window, because plenty of the addresses are buildings a truck cannot simply pull up to. If yours has a freight elevator, a booked loading bay or a doorman who signs for nothing, tell us at quote stage and we will book it that way.

What we’d order here

Small runs to test before a wholesale push is the right instinct. Order 100 to 250, put the real product inside, and take it to the buyer meeting. A physical box on the table beats a render, and at that quantity it costs less than most brands spend on presentation.

Worth knowing

What catches people out

Storage. A studio here has nowhere to put a thousand boxes, so the cheapest unit price is often the wrong order. Work out where the boxes will physically live before you pick a quantity, because floor space in Manhattan costs more per month than the discount you would have earned.

Popular here

What New York brands order most

Three formats cover most of what leaves for New York. If none of them is obviously right for what you sell, say what you ship and we will pick one for you.

A blue rigid box with its lid off, lined with white satin and holding a printed card

Custom Rigid Boxes

The heavy, premium box that feels like a gift.

From 100 boxes · $3.50 a box

Mockup of a white mailer box printed with the BoxCrisp logo, photographed from above

Custom Mailer Boxes

The box people actually enjoy opening.

From 100 boxes · $1.40 a box

A navy sleeve box slid part way open to show the tray and its contrasting lining

Custom Sleeve Boxes

Two pieces, so the reveal is slower.

From 100 boxes · $2.60 a box

Industries

Industries we make boxes for in New York

These are the categories that over-index here. Each page covers the sizes, finishes and quantities that industry actually orders.

Two navy carrier bags with white ribbon handles and kraft swing tags, standing on a wooden surfaceExample of our print work

Apparel & Accessories

Branded mailers and rigid boxes that turn a first order into something customers actually want to show off.

A navy drawer box beside a matching navy carrier bag, both with pale pink linings and ribbon handlesExample of our print work

Jewelry & Watches

Rigid boxes with foam or fabric inserts that hold a piece properly, at quantities an independent maker can actually order.

A small kraft box with a clear film window in its lid, open, filled with shortbread biscuitsExample of our print work

Food & Bakery

We use food safe materials and finishes, with kraft and full color options that make your product look homemade or high end, whichever you're going for.

Straight answers

Questions from New York

Including the one nobody else answers honestly, which is whether we are actually in your city. We are not, and the page says so.

Ask us anything

How long does delivery to New York take?

Production runs 5 working days from artwork approval, with 3 to 5 of those on press, then roughly 2 to 4 days in transit to New York. If you have a hard launch date, tell us the date and we will tell you honestly whether it is possible.

Do you have an office in New York?

No, and we would rather say so plainly. BoxCrisp is a US company that works with vetted US manufacturing partners, so your boxes are made and shipped domestically. Everything happens by email and phone, which is how most packaging gets bought anyway.

What is the smallest order you will take?

A hundred boxes, on every format we make. That is deliberately low so a New York brand can test a design properly without committing to thousands.

Can you help with the design?

Yes, and it is free. Send your logo and a rough idea, and we will send back a print ready proof before anything is made.

Are the boxes printed in New York?

Not usually. They are printed at whichever US partner plant suits the format and then shipped to you, which is roughly 2 to 4 days on the ground. Picking the plant by format rather than by postcode is what keeps the price sensible; a nearer press that is wrong for the job costs more than the freight it saves.

Can you deliver straight to a fulfilment centre?

Yes, and it is the normal arrangement for anyone shipping from New York. Give us the warehouse address, any inbound reference or ASN they need on the label, and how they want the pallet built. Tell us early rather than at proof stage, because a 3PL that rejects a delivery will charge you for the privilege.

Does shipping to New York cost more than anywhere else?

A little, and the format matters more than the map. Flat formats pack tight and ship cheaply. Assembled rigid boxes are mostly air, so freight on those is a real line on the quote rather than a rounding error. Freight is always quoted separately so you can see which one you are paying for.

What do New York brands usually order?

Custom Rigid Boxes are a good fit for a lot of brands here, and apparel & accessories is a strong category in the city. That is a starting point rather than a rule: the right format is decided by what goes inside the box, not by the city it ships from.

Can I get a sample pack sent to New York first?

Please do, and do it before you commit to a run. The pack is free, shipping is $9.95 flat and comes off your first order, and asking for one takes no card. Board thickness and print finish are the two things a screen cannot show you, and they are also the two things people most regret guessing at.

What happens if a delivery turns up damaged?

Photograph the pallet before you unwrap it and send us the pictures the same day. Transit damage is a claim we make, not one you chase, and a photograph taken at the door settles it in a morning. If the boxes are unusable, they get remade.

Where we ship

We also ship to

BoxCrisp ships anywhere in the lower 48. These are the cities we send the most boxes to, and the cost guide applies to all of them.

Before you order

Let’s make your New York box.

Tell us what you ship and roughly how many. We will come back with a price and a free design mockup, usually the same working day.
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