10 Things to Consider When Buying Paper Box Manufacturers

With its hinged lid, our Shoe Box is a more efficient and economical solution versus a traditional shoebox design.

The attached lid offers maximum brand presentation and an enhanced unboxing experience for your customer.

Watch our helpful tutorial on how to fold this box style.

Our custom boxes are great for:

•   Shoe subscriptions boxes

•    Ecommerce order fulfillment

•    Retail boxes and mailers

•    Gift box, file cabinet or recipie storage

Size restrictions:

• Depth (D) must be less than or equal to Width (W).
• Minimum dimensions: 8.5” (L) x 6” (W) x 3” (D)
• Standard Size Shoeboxes:
• • Women's: 13" (L) x 7.5" (W) x 4" (D)
• • Men's: 13.25" (L) x 10" (W) x 5" (D)
• • Children's: 8.5" (L) x 6" (W) x 3" (D)

Why choose Fantastapack's custom boxes?

• • Perfect protection for shipping
• • Quick and easy box assembly
• • Made in the USA
• • Available in a variety of material options

• • Instant quotes & no minimum quantity
• • Highest-quality digital printing
• • Custom sizes to fit your gifts
• • 100% Recyclable Boxes

Corrugated, also known as corrugated fiberboard or more commonly as "cardboard" or "carton", is a strong and durable material for retail or shipping. Our boxes are 100% curbside recyclable and made from approximately 30% to 50% recycled material. Whenever possible, we source from local mills with the highest available post-consumer recycled content.

We have a wide range of packaging materials and finishes to suit the look of your brand. Explore our offerings: 

PurePrint Materials Collection

1. PurePrint Premium™ combines our brightest white material with our best print quality to deliver vivid, full-color impact and high-end results, using environmentally safe True Water-Based Inks.
2. PurePrint Premium™ with Kraft combines our brightest white material on the outside with Kraft brown on the inside for a unique unboxing experience. You still get the full-color impact and high-end results, using environmentally safe True Water-Based Inks.
3. PurePrint Matte™ is understated yet impactful, pairing a bright white material with our best print quality to deliver a luxurious shine-free look using environmentally safe True Water-Based Inks.
4. PurePrint Matte™ with Kraft pairs a bright white material on the outside with Kraft brown on the inside for a unique unboxing experience. You get our best print quality to deliver a luxurious shine-free look using environmentally safe True Water-Based Inks.
5. Kraft with PurePrint Premium™ is a fantastic material option to offer discreet packaging for customers, while delivering high-end presentation value. It combines the natural look of Kraft on the outside with our brightest white material on the inside. 

Standard Material Options

1. Standard White is the everyday white corrugated material used for custom packaging. Standard White has a slight variation in the whiteness if you look closely. This standard grade has white outside liners and kraft flute.
2. Premium White is made with a clay-coated heavy outer liner paper for a more high-end look compared to Standard White. Our Premium paper option is white, both inside and out. You can expect fantastic results with either grade. However, Premium White subtly enhances the end result.
3. Premium White with a Gloss Ink Finish is a process where ink is cured to appear glossier than a traditional matte finish. It is only available on Premium White. Make your artwork pop with this material option. Please note that there will be no gloss effect in any place that does not have ink in your artwork.
4. Kraft material brings a natural and organic look to your custom packaging, making it a popular option for sustainable-focused brands. Color printed on kraft board looks different than color printed on regular white or premium white board.

As Fantastapack digitally prints each design, if you have white in your artwork, please select Standard or Premium White for your material finish. Please review our Art Guidelines to ensure you format your artwork file correct before submission.

Ready to place a custom box order? Here’s how:

1. Enter your desired box dimensions
2. Choose your material from the dropdown menu
3. Check the print option you require
4. Enter your quantity

Want to get a sample of this box style before committing to a large order? Fantastapack expedites sample orders in quantities of 1 to 4 boxes.

CLICK TO REVIEW OUR CURRENT PRODUCTION LEAD TIMES

Adding Artwork to Your Custom Boxes

You have two options for adding artwork to your custom boxes: using our online editor tool, Art Studio, or adding your artwork via dieline using Adobe Illustrator.

Art Studio: If you do not have artwork for your order or design experience, you can use our free editor tool, Art Studio, to create your design online. To use Art Studio, click DESIGN ONLINE and then follow the checkout process from there.

CLICK TO WATCH ART STUDIO TUTORIAL

Adobe Illustrator: If you plan on adding your artwork via dieline using Adobe Illustrator, click the Add to Cart from the product page, and proceed with checkout. You will receive your unique PDF dieline by email within 10 minutes after your order is placed.

Apply artwork on this dieline offline using Adobe Illustrator and create your artwork in CMYK layers. Upload it to your order in your Fantastapack Admin panel, and you're good to go. 

CLICK TO WATCH ILLUSTRATOR DIELINE TUTORIAL

NOTE: Please review our Art Guidelines to ensure your artwork file is correctly formatted. 

A sample order is an order with a quantity of 1 to 4. Sample orders are produced in 3-5 business days which is much faster than a production order, or even a rush order.

Getting a sample order is a great way to confirm that your dimensions are correct, your product truly fits, or to ensure your custom artwork is pixel-perfect before placing a full production order.

To place a custom packaging sample order, simply follow the same steps as placing a full production order, but limit your order quantity to 4 boxes or less:

1. Enter your desired box dimensions
2. Choose your material from the dropdown menu
3. Check the print option you require
4. Enter your quantity of 1-4 boxes
5. Proceed with the checkout process

Manufacturers

If your paper or packaging products use FSC-certified or controlled forest-based materials, you can obtain a chain-of-custody certification. 

Chain-of-custody certification shows your customers and supply chain that you’re committed to sustainable sourcing. It verifies that you’ve put processes in place to produce and trade FSC-certified products. 

When you receive chain of custody certification, you will also be able to use the FSC trademarks, letting customers know your product is a responsible, sustainable choice. 

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