Custom boxes
Custom Gable Boxes
- From 100 boxes
- 95 cents a box at volume
- Free design
One piece of board that folds into a box with a carry handle cut straight out of the top. No glue, no assembly line, and no bag needed. It is what people picture when they say takeaway box or party favour box.
Build your box
An estimate, not a quote
$1.17to$1.56a box
About $292 to $389 for 250 boxes, before shipping.
Size
Exact size, if you have measured
in
Board
How many
- From 100 boxes, free design, and a proof you sign off before anything prints.
- 3 to 5 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.
Why this box
When gable boxes are the right call
Buy a gable box when somebody has to carry it out of a room. The handle is the whole point: a takeaway order, a party favour, a welcome kit handed over at an event. It is also the cheapest way to make something feel like a gift without a rigid box. Do not buy one if it is going in the post, because the handle is a hole in the top and a courier will find it. Use a mailer for that.
How it is made
What happens on press
Cut and creased from a single sheet, with the handle punched out by the same die, so there is no glue and no separate part. That is why it is inexpensive and why it goes together by hand in seconds. The two roof panels lock over each other, which holds the shape without tape but also means it is not a sealed box: assume anybody can open it and put a sticker across the seam if that matters.
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 | 4 x 4 x 5 inA candle, a jar or a small favour | A candle, a jar or a small favour |
| Medium | 6 x 6 x 7 inA takeaway portion or a two item gift set | A takeaway portion or a two item gift set |
| Large | 10 x 8 x 8 inAn event welcome kit or a bakery bundle | An event welcome kit or a bakery bundle |
All dimensions are the inside of the box, in length by width by depth order. How to measure a box properly.
- Small 4 x 4 x 5 in
- Medium 6 x 6 x 7 in
- Large 10 x 8 x 8 in
Specification
What you can choose
- Minimum order
- 100 boxes, on every size
- Production
- 3 to 5 days from proof approval, plus transit
- From
- 95 cents a box at volume
- One colour, Full colour, Outside and in
- Finish
- Matte laminate, Gloss laminate
- Board color
- White (coated), Kraft (natural), Black (dyed through)
- Not on this format
- Soft touch, foil stamp
- Design
- Free artwork and a digital proof, on every order including reorders
Bulk and wholesale
What gable boxes cost in bulk
Every quantity we run, with the unit price at each. The discount is real and it is not endless, and the table says where it stops rather than implying that a bigger order is always the better deal.
Wholesale pricing
The same gable boxes at each quantity we run. Unit prices, so you can see where the bulk discount actually lands.
| Quantity | Per box | Off unit price | The run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100minimum | $1.84 to $2.46 | base price | about $205 |
| 250 | $1.17 to $1.56 | 37% | about $324 |
| 500 | 86¢ to $1.14 | 54% | about $475 |
| 1,000 | 86¢ to $1.14 | 54% | about $950 |
| 2,500 | 86¢ to $1.14 | 54% | about $2,375 |
Up to 54% off the unit price between 100 boxes and 2,500. It stops falling at around 500: setup spreads across a run and board, ink and freight do not, so past that point a bigger order costs proportionally more rather than less per box.
Ranges, not quotes, and before shipping and tax. Price your own size and finish for a closer number, or send it over and we come back with the real one.
What you get
What comes with gable boxes
- Handle die cut from the board, nothing added
- Ships flat, folds up in a couple of seconds
- Food safe stocks available
- Full colour printing, including inside the lid
Not sure this is the right box?
On a first order, the format usually matters more than the 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
Gable Boxes 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.
Example of our print workGable Boxes 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.
Example of our print workGable Boxes for Coffee & Beverage
Rich, punchy printing on kraft or coated board that makes a bag or bottle feel like a present.
Example of our print workGable Boxes for Subscription Boxes
Reorderable mailer runs with pricing that still works when you're shipping the same box over and over.
Example of our print workGable Boxes for Candles & Home
Rigid boxes and snug inserts that survive the courier, finished so the box works as gift wrap on its own.
Example of our print workGable Boxes 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 gable boxes 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 worth asking
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 gable boxes?
You can order from 100 boxes, so you get a proper, professional run without having to buy thousands at once.
Do you sell gable boxes wholesale, or in bulk?
Every order here is a trade order. There is no separate wholesale account and no minimum you have to hit to get trade pricing: the unit price falls as the run grows, from 100 boxes upward, and the table on this page shows what it does at each quantity. Worth knowing before you round a run up: the discount is not endless. Setup spreads across a run and board, ink and freight do not, so past roughly a thousand boxes the per unit price flattens out and a bigger order costs proportionally more rather than less.
What do gable boxes cost?
They start at 95 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 gable boxes runs 3 to 5 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 gable boxes 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
Example of our print workChoosing
Mailer box vs shipping box vs folding carton
A mailer is the box people picture first. For a product that lives on a shelf, a folding carton is often the better buy.
July 29, 2026 · 6 min
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Other boxes we make
Fourteen printed formats in total, from a 60 cent pillow box up to a rigid box with a magnetic lid.
IllustrationLet’s price your gable boxes.
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