Custom Rigid Boxes
Chipboard boxes wrapped in printed or specialty paper, with magnetic, lift-off or hinged lids. This is the tier for launch runs, gifting and anything where the box is part of the product.
- MOQ 500
- 1.5mm to 3mm greyboard
- Foil, emboss and soft touch
Eight rigid constructions
Construction decides the opening ritual and most of the cost. All eight can take an insert cut to your product.
Where the cost actually sits
Rigid boxes are expensive for two honest reasons. The board is four to eight times thicker than a folding carton, and the wrap is applied by hand — someone glues printed paper around a chipboard shell and turns the edges in. There is no press that does the whole job.
That is also why the finish options matter more here than anywhere else. Soft touch lamination, foil and emboss all land on the wrap paper, which is printed flat before assembly, so they are cheaper to add on a rigid box than on a carton of the same size.
Board thickness
1.5mm suits small jewellery and cosmetic boxes. 2mm is the general standard. 3mm reads substantial but adds weight and freight.
Inserts are not optional
A product that moves inside a rigid box undoes the whole effect. Budget for a board or foam insert cut to the product from the start.
Collapsible saves freight
Rigid boxes ship assembled and ship air. If the run is large or shipping far, a collapsible construction can pay for itself in freight alone.
Specification
- Board
- Greyboard 1.5mm, 2mm or 3mm
- Wrap
- Printed litho, kraft, or specialty paper
- Closures
- Magnet, ribbon, neck, none
- Offset on the wrap, up to 6 colours plus spot
- Finishes
- Matte or gloss lamination, soft touch, foil, emboss
- Inserts
- Board, corrugated, EVA or PU foam
- MOQ
- 500 boxes
- Lead time
- 18 to 25 business days
Options on this line
Rigid boxes questions
Anything else, a specialist answers it on the phone in a minute.
Ask about this lineThicker board and hand assembly. A rigid box uses four to eight times the board of a folding carton and someone wraps each one by hand. Expect several times the unit price, not a small premium.
No, but you can get most of the effect. A heavy caliper folding carton with soft touch lamination and a foil mark reads premium at a fraction of the cost. Ask us to quote both.
Eighteen to twenty-five business days, plus transit. Hand assembly is the slow part and it does not compress much for rush orders.
Only the collapsible construction. Everything else ships assembled, which means you are paying freight on volume — worth factoring into the landed cost.
Other lines we run
Hold the wrap paper before you commit.
We will send swatches of the specialty papers and finishes on your shortlist, plus a plain assembled box in your size.