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Boxes for cosmetics and gifts

A box that opens as well as it ships.

Get an instant quoteWhich box, what size

Cosmetics, candles, skincare and gift sets mostly go in a mailer: a box that folds up by hand, closes with a tuck-in lid and looks finished without tape. People open it on a bench or on camera, so the way it opens matters as much as the way it travels.

The style

The box we usually make for this is the die-cut mailer.

It is one piece of board. You fold it up, the side flaps tuck in and the lid closes over the front, so the customer sees a clean box with no tape on it. It holds its shape in the post and sits flat on a shelf before it is used.

If the product is heavy, or it ships by the pallet rather than one at a time, a regular carton is the better box. Describe what goes in it on the phone and we will tell you in a minute.

FEFCO 0427 · Die-cut mailerinternal 320 x 240 x 120 mm
Getting it right

The size, the number and the board, in that order.

The sizeMeasure the product, then add a little.

Measure the item or the tray it sits in, and add 5 to 10 mm each way for tissue, a card and room to lift it out. The sizes you type are internal sizes, so what you measure is what you get.

How manyStart with one, then order the launch.

Order one first and check the fit and the print in your hands. Then order the number you need for the launch, which for most people is somewhere between twenty five and a hundred, and reorder when it sells. It is the same box every time, because we keep your size on file.

The boardWhite for print, kraft for plain.

Most mailers go in our white single wall, so a printed logo sits clean on the lid and the box feels finished. Brown kraft single wall is the same box in a plainer coat, and some brands prefer that look.

A common starting point

A mailer at 320 x 240 x 120 mm internal fits most skincare sets, a pair of candles or a boxed gift with tissue around it. Open it in the calculator with these numbers already in, change anything you like, and the price is on the screen.

25 mailers, 320 x 240 x 120 mm
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Premium single wall (1CS), 4 mm. Kraft both sides with the heavier liners. Seriously strong for a single wall, you feel it the moment you pick one up. Our everyday box.
Standard single wall (1C), 4 mm. Same flute, standard liners. For contents that are not heavy.
Light single wall (3CS), 4 mm. The lighter of the 4 mm boards. Fine for things that carry their own weight.
Standard fine flute (1B), 3 mm. Thinner board, folds crisp and takes print well. Mailers and retail boxes.
Premium fine flute (1BS), 3 mm. The 3 mm board with heavier liners.
White fine flute (1BDW), 3 mm. White inside and out. The cleanest face for print.
White single wall (1CW), 4 mm. White outside, kraft inside.
Double wall, light (3BC), 7 mm. Two flutes together. Heavy contents, long trips, removals.
Double wall, heavy (1BC), 7 mm. The strongest board we run. Furniture, machinery, anything that must not crush.

Check your sizes before you order. Boxes are made to the internal sizes you type, so the sizes are your responsibility.

Add print, creases or hand holesoptional

Full colour print, no set-up fee.

print

A code, a warning or your name, printed on the box. Priced into your quote. See it on the box

Any design goes: 1-colour, multi-colour, or full photo blend, no extra charge. Keep it inside the box: just make sure your artwork stays within the printable panel shown. Vector file (SVG, PDF, AI or EPS), text outlined. No white ink: white in your file comes out as the board; for white, choose the white board (1BDW).

Internal 500 × 300 × 150 mm · Regular slotted carton · 0201Prices include GST
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Custom styles

Nine ways to make a box.
Nine billion possible sizes.

Every one made to your internal size.

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Regular carton

FEFCO 0201

The standard shipping box. Flaps meet in the middle.

Half slotted

FEFCO 0200

Flaps one end, open the other. Sleeves, covers and bins.

Full-flap slotted

FEFCO 0203

Flaps overlap the full width. Double thickness top and bottom.

Five-panel folder

FEFCO 0409

Wraps flat items with a full overlap, taped shut.

Five-panel, centre join

FEFCO 0410

Glued down the centre seam, no tape. Arrives flat, folds up stronger.

Corner-cut folder

FEFCO 0401

One-piece folder that closes over the top.

Tray

FEFCO 0452 · 0453

Open-top tray, folds up in seconds. Add a lid for a two-piece box.

Die-cut mailer

FEFCO 0427

Tuck-in front flap, no tape. Retail and subscription packs.

Pads and sheets

0100 / 0110

Flat board, plain or creased. Layer pads and dividers.
Questions people ask

Before you order.

Can I order one box to check the fit?

Yes. One box is our minimum and we treat it like any other order. Most people do this before the launch run, so the size and the print are right before they commit.

Can you print our logo on it?

Yes. It is a digital print, so one colour or full colour costs the same and there are no plates or setup. Send the logo as an SVG, PDF, AI or EPS file with the text outlined, and keep in mind that white in your file comes out as the colour of the board.

How long does it take?

A short run is ready in seven working days. We tell you the date when you order, and you can pick the boxes up from the factory or we send them to you.

Got a product that needs its own box?

Start with the size and the price is on the screen. If you would rather talk it through first, call the factory on 03 9793 3520 and you will get someone who makes the boxes.

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