- From 100 boxes
- 45 cents a box at volume
- Free design
Custom boxes
Custom Folding Cartons
Slim printed paperboard cartons, the kind you see holding cosmetics, supplements and packaged goods on a shelf. They ship flat and fold up in seconds.
Build your box
An estimate, not a quote
$0.68to$0.91a box
About $171 to $228 for 250 boxes, before shipping.
Size
How many
- From 100 boxes, free design, and a proof you sign off before anything prints.
- 10 to 14 days on press once you approve the proof, then 1 to 7 days in transit.
- No card needed to build a list. We price it properly and send it back, usually the same working day.
Minimum
100 boxes
Low enough to test a design properly.
From
45 cents a box
Per box at volume. Small runs land higher.
Sizes
Made to fit
From tiny supplement cartons up to larger product boxes.
Design
Free
Artwork and a digital proof, on every order.
Why this box
When folding cartons are the right call
Buy a carton when the product sits on a shelf and travels inside something else. It is the cheapest way to look like a retail product and it is the construction a store buyer expects to see. It is not a shipper: put one in the post on its own and it arrives dented.
How it is made
What happens on press
A single sheet of paperboard, printed, coated, die cut, creased and glued along one seam. It ships flat and folds up in seconds at your end, which keeps the freight down and means a thousand of them take up a corner rather than a room.
Sizes
Will your product fit?
Three sizes that cover most orders. They are a starting point rather than a menu, because every box is cut to your own measurements, so if your product lands between two rows we make the one in between.
| Size | Dimensions | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
| Small | 2 x 2 x 4 in | A supplement bottle, a serum, a lip product |
| Medium | 3 x 3 x 6 in | A skincare tube or a candle jar |
| Large | 6 x 4 x 8 in | A boxed set or a larger retail unit |
All dimensions are the inside of the box, in length by width by depth order. How to measure a box properly.
Specification
What you can choose
- Minimum order
- 100 boxes, on every size
- Production
- 10 to 14 days from proof approval, plus transit
- From
- 45 cents a box at volume
- One colour, Full colour, Outside and in
- Finish
- Matte laminate, Gloss laminate, Soft touch, Foil stamp
- Design
- Free artwork and a digital proof, on every order including reorders
What you get
What comes with folding cartons
- Smooth paperboard that shows off fine detail
- Ships flat so it barely takes up space
- Tuck end, auto lock or seal end styles
- Add windows, foil or a coating if you like
Not sure this is the right box?
Most of the money wasted on a first packaging order goes on picking the wrong format, not the wrong supplier. Tell us what you ship and roughly how many go out a month, and we will say so if a cheaper format does the job.
By industry
Folding Cartons for your industry
The same box, set up for what you actually sell. Each page covers the sizes, finishes and quantities that industry tends to order.
Folding Cartons for Cosmetics & Beauty
You get premium touches like soft touch coating, foil and embossing, at quantities a growing brand can actually order.
Folding Cartons for 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.
Folding Cartons for Supplements & Wellness
Clean cartons with room for your ingredients and claims, finished so they look premium instead of clinical.
Folding Cartons for CBD & Cannabis
Cartons with room for your compliance panel, batch codes and QR codes, printed so the brand still comes first. We'll lay it out with you.
Folding Cartons for Soap & Bath
Coated and kraft stocks that hold up around oils, in small formats like pillow boxes and window cartons that suit a bar or a bath bomb.
We print folding cartons for these too. They are not the first format we would suggest for every one of them, and each page says which one we would.
Straight answers
Questions people ask us
If yours is not here, just ask. A real person reads every message and you will not get signed up to a mailing list for it.
What is the smallest order I can place for custom folding cartons?
You can order from 100 boxes, so you get a proper, professional run without having to buy thousands at once.
What do folding cartons cost?
They start at 45 cents a box at volume, and a small run lands higher because the setup costs the same whether we print a hundred or five thousand. The estimator on this page will get you within range for your own size and quantity, and a real quote comes back the same working day.
Do you help with the design?
Yes, and it's free. Send us your logo and brand, and we'll send back a print ready proof before anything gets made.
What artwork do you need from me?
A vector logo is ideal, so an AI, EPS or PDF file. If all you have is a PNG off your website, send it anyway and we'll tell you honestly whether it will print cleanly at that size. Redrawing a simple logo is part of the free design work, not an extra.
How long does it take?
Production on custom folding cartons runs 10 to 14 days once you approve the digital proof, then a few days in transit. If you have a launch date, tell us the date and we will say honestly whether it works.
Will the colour match my brand exactly?
Close, not identical. A screen makes colour with light and a press makes it with ink, so there is a tolerance on every print job in the industry, ours included. Give us a Pantone reference and we will hold to it as tightly as the process allows, and the free sample pack is the cheapest way to see how our print looks before you commit.
Will I get exactly the number I ordered?
Usually, and you should plan for up to 10 percent either way. Over and under runs are normal on printed packaging because setup sheets get used up dialling the press in. If you need a firm floor, tell us the number you cannot go below and we will run to that.
Do you ship across the US, and can I reorder later?
Nationwide, and we can quote Canada and international shipping too. We keep your artwork and dieline on file, so a reorder is one message and the same box turns up again at the same spec.
Do custom folding cartons arrive flat or assembled?
Flat, unless the format physically cannot be knocked down. That keeps your freight bill down, because flat board packs tight and you are not paying to ship air. Rigid and wrapped formats are the exception, and it is most of the reason they cost more to send.
Can I change the size after I have ordered?
Before you approve the proof, easily. After that it is a new dieline and a new press setup, which makes it a fresh run rather than an edit. That is exactly why we check the sizing before quoting, and why the dieline tool is free: print the flat layout at full size and fold it around the real product first.
Before you order
Worth reading first
Sizing
How to measure a box (and why your first one is usually wrong)
Box dimensions are always inside measurements, and always in the same order. Get either wrong and your product does not fit.
August 12, 2026 · 6 min
Artwork
What a dieline is, and how to send artwork that actually prints
A dieline is the flat map of your box before it gets folded. Everything that goes wrong in printing goes wrong here first.
August 5, 2026 · 7 min
Choosing
Mailer box vs shipping box vs folding carton
Most brands ask for a mailer because they have seen one. About a third of them should be buying a folding carton instead.
July 29, 2026 · 6 min
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Other boxes we make
Twelve printed formats in total, from a 35 cent pillow box up to a rigid box with a magnetic lid.
Illustration
Let’s price your folding cartons.
Send the rough size and how many you need. We will come back with a price and a free design mockup, usually the same working day.
Rather just email? hello@boxcrisp.com