BoxCrisp
A plain kraft box with a folded top and a wire carry handle
  • From 100 boxes
  • 90 cents a box at volume
  • Free design

Custom boxes

Custom Kraft Boxes

Plain kraft boxes with that warm brown finish. They're the easy choice for food, bath and sustainable brands that want packaging to feel down to earth. Fully recyclable.

Build your box

An estimate, not a quote

$0.91to$1.21a box

About $228 to $304 for 250 boxes, before shipping.

Size
How many
Skip it, just quote me
  • 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

90 cents a box

Per box at volume. Small runs land higher.

Sizes

Made to fit

Available as mailers, tuck top boxes and folding cartons.

Design

Free

Artwork and a digital proof, on every order.

Why this box

When kraft boxes are the right call

Buy kraft when you want the material itself to say something and you are not printing photographs. Brown board with one or two ink colours looks deliberate and costs less than full colour on white. What it will not do is hold a pale colour cleanly, because the board stays brown underneath every ink you put on it.

How it is made

What happens on press

Unbleached kraft board, printed direct with no white base coat underneath, then die cut and folded like any other flat format. Skipping the bleaching and the coating is what makes it cheaper, and it is also why the finish reads warm rather than crisp.

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.

Common sizes for kraft boxes, with the dimensions and what each one typically holds
SizeDimensionsWhat it holds
Small4 x 4 x 2 inSoap bars, tea, small food items
Medium8 x 6 x 3 inA lidded candle or a coffee bag
Large12 x 9 x 4 inA gift set, or a shipper holding several items

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
90 cents a box at volume
Print
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 kraft boxes

  • Natural or bleached kraft board
  • One or two color eco friendly printing
  • Recyclable and biodegradable
  • Comes as mailers, tuck top boxes and cartons

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.

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 kraft boxes?

You can order from 100 boxes, so you get a proper, professional run without having to buy thousands at once.

What do kraft boxes cost?

They start at 90 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 kraft boxes 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 kraft 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.

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Let’s price your kraft 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