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Custom Kraft Boxes for Subscription Boxes

  • From 100 boxes
  • $1.05 a box at volume
  • Free design

Subscription brands ship every single month, so the packaging has to stay consistent and easy on the budget.

Reorderable mailer runs with pricing that still works when you're shipping the same box over and over.

Build your box

An estimate, not a quote

$1.02to$1.36a box

About $254 to $339 for 250 boxes, before shipping.

Size
Exact size, if you have measured
in
How many
Or just ask for a quoteDesign it in 3D with your logo
  • 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 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
SizeDimensions
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.

Custom Kraft Boxes, the three common sizes drawn to one scale. Small: 4 x 4 x 2 in; Medium: 8 x 6 x 3 in; Large: 12 x 9 x 4 in.
  • Small 4 x 4 x 2 in
  • Medium 8 x 6 x 3 in
  • Large 12 x 9 x 4 in
Drawn to scale, inside dimensions. Every box is cut to your own measurements, so these are a starting point.

Specification

What you can choose

Minimum order
100 boxes, on every size
Production
3 to 5 days from proof approval, plus transit
From
$1.05 a box at volume
Print
One colour, Full colour
Finish
Matte laminate
Board color
Kraft (natural)
Not on this format
Outside and in, gloss laminate, soft touch, foil stamp, white board, black board
Design
Free artwork and a digital proof, on every order including reorders

What we'd suggest

What subscription boxes brands usually order

One mailer size, ordered over and over, and the economics live entirely in the reorder rather than the first run. Most subscription brands settle on a single format at 500 to 1,000 and leave the artwork with us, which is why their second order is a message rather than a new brief.

Worth knowing

A mistake worth avoiding

Printing the month on the box. It turns every reorder into a reprint and it makes a leftover March box worthless in April. Keep the box evergreen, put the dated part on a card inside it, and your unit price drops the first time you order a year's worth.

What you get

Why subscription boxes brands choose these

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

Worth comparing before you order

Kraft Boxes are not the only format that suits subscription box brands. These are the others we would put in front of you, and we will tell you if one of them is cheaper for what you actually ship.

Straight answers

Questions

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.

Ask us anything

Why custom kraft boxes for subscription box brands?

Subscription brands ship every single month, so the packaging has to stay consistent and easy on the budget. Reorderable mailer runs with pricing that still works when you're shipping the same box over and over.

What is the smallest order?

100 boxes, which is a realistic first run for a growing subscription boxes brand. You get a proper printed box without committing to thousands of them.

What does a run actually cost?

Kraft Boxes start at $1.05 a box at volume. A first run of 100 to 250 lands higher per box, because the setup costs the same whatever the quantity. Use the estimator on this page for a range, then ask for a real number.

Can you match our brand colors and finish?

Yes. We print in full color to match your brand, and offer finishes like matte, gloss, soft touch and foil. The design help is free. Colour on press is close to a screen rather than identical, so send a Pantone reference if you have one and we will hold to it as tightly as the process allows.

What artwork do you need?

A vector logo, so an AI, EPS or PDF file. If you only have a PNG, send it and we will tell you honestly whether it prints cleanly at that size. Redrawing a simple logo is part of the free design work, not an extra charge.

How long until they arrive?

Production on kraft boxes runs 3 to 5 days once you approve the digital proof, then a few days in transit anywhere in the lower 48. If you have a launch date, tell us the date and we will say honestly whether it is possible.

Will I get exactly the quantity I ordered?

Usually, and plan for up to 10 percent either way. Over and under runs are standard across printed packaging, because sheets get used up getting the press dialled in. Tell us the number you cannot go below and we will run to that instead.

Can we start small and reorder later?

That is the sensible way to do it. Order 100 to prove the size and the artwork, then order properly once you know the box is right. We keep your artwork and your dieline on file, so a reorder is one message and the same box turns up again at the same specification.

What goes wrong most often on a first order?

Ordering before measuring. A box a few millimetres too big lets the product rattle around, and a box a few millimetres too small is scrap. Print our free dieline at full size, fold it around the actual product, then order. It costs an afternoon and it can save the whole run.

Do kraft boxes ship flat or assembled?

Flat in almost every case, which is good news for your freight bill, because flat board packs tight and you are not paying to ship air. Rigid boxes are the exception: they cannot be knocked down, which is part of why they cost more to send.

Can we see one before we commit?

Yes, and you should. The sample pack is free, shipping is $9.95 flat and comes off your first order, and board thickness and finish are the two things a screen genuinely cannot show you. For a subscription boxes product the thing worth checking is how the board behaves at the size you actually need.

Other formats

Other boxes for subscription boxes

Other industries

Custom Kraft Boxes for other industries

Before you order

Worth reading first

Let’s price your kraft boxes.

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