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Folding Cartons

Versatile. Printable. Retail-ready.

The workhorse of retail packaging — engineered in-house, printed to your exact colour spec, and finished to feel anything but standard. From lipstick cartons to supplement boxes, this is where most brands start.

Suggested MOQ 5,000 pcs+iWhy we suggest a minimum. Most of a print job's cost is spent before the first piece exists — the cutting die, printing plates, press make-ready and colour matching, and setup on each finishing and gluing line. Those costs are the same whether you run 1,000 pieces or 50,000, so on a short run each piece carries a far larger share of them. Above the suggested quantity the setup is spread thinly enough that your unit price is driven by material and run speed instead. We do produce smaller runs — the price per piece is simply higher.Samples 14–17 daysProduction 17–21 daysDDP to your door

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What we can build

Structure, material, finish — your call.

Ten proven structures, or a custom dieline our engineers design from scratch.

Straight tuck end

The retail standard — clean face, fast assembly.

Reverse tuck end

Economical, opens front and back.

Snap lock bottom

1-2-3 bottom — folds and locks by hand, no glue, strong base.

Lock bottom

Glued auto-lock (crash lock) — pops open and holds weight, jars and bottles.

Built-in partition

Dividers folded from the same blank — multi-item sets without a separate insert.

Panel box

A slim carton with an extended display panel and a punched hang hole — a built-in billboard for peg-hook retail.

Door & window

A front door that opens to reveal the product, with die-cut window options.

Pull out

Sleeve and tray — the drawer-style carton.

Lid & base folding box

Two-piece folding carton — lid over base, ships flat.

Other shapes and custom structure

Hexagons, angled facets, anything not on this list — dieline engineered from scratch, CNC prototype in 3–7 days.

Material and coating

Coated board Matte lamination

White board with a smooth coated face. It takes every lamination, varnish and finish.A matte film over the print, with a flat, low-glare surface.

Material

Coating

Lamination

Varnish (AQ)

Coatings shown in grey are not used on that material. Board is typically 250–400gsm. FSC-certified stocks are available, and plastics are specified by gauge.

Folding carton in Coated board, Matte lamination

Materials

250–400gsm typical · FSC-certified stocks available · plastics specified by gauge

Preview

Coated boardC1S / C2S — the print workhorse, takes lamination and every finish

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Lamination

Varnish (AQ)

Highlights

Extras

Our work

Made for brands like yours.

5,000+

Suggested MOQ (pcs)iWhy we suggest a minimum. Most of a print job's cost is spent before the first piece exists — the cutting die, printing plates, press make-ready and colour matching, and setup on each finishing and gluing line. Those costs are the same whether you run 1,000 pieces or 50,000, so on a short run each piece carries a far larger share of them. Above the suggested quantity the setup is spread thinly enough that your unit price is driven by material and run speed instead. We do produce smaller runs — the price per piece is simply higher.

14–17

Days to printed sample

17–21

Days production

50M

Cartons a year

How it works

From spec to your door.

Spec, dieline & structure sample1–7 days

Share your product; we engineer the structure, with in-house lab testing.

Pre-production sample14–17 days

Printed samples for your approval — the same quality as the bulk run.

Production & quality control17–21 days

Produced in our own facilities, with quality control at every step.

Shipping

Any method — air or ocean — on any terms (EXW, FOB, DDP), to any location.

Nothing runs without your written approval. A printed sample is in your hands before production — colour, finish and structure verified, not promised.

Common questions

Before you ask.

What should my artwork look like?

Adobe Illustrator (.ai) with text outlined, colours in CMYK or Pantone (no RGB). Foil lines minimum 0.5 mm, spot UV minimum 0.75 mm. We preflight every file and send a digital proof before sampling.

Can you design the structure for me?

Yes — structural engineering is in-house. Send your product's dimensions (or the product itself) and we design the dieline, then CNC-cut a plain prototype in 3–7 days so you can hold the shape before anything prints.

What if I need fewer than the minimum?

Talk to us — smaller runs are possible for some specifications, and our development bundles are designed for brands starting out.

How is pricing quoted?

One transparent quote covering materials, printing, finishing and shipping on your chosen terms — typically with 3–6 quantity breaks so you can see how unit cost moves with volume.

Ready to spec your carton?

Send your inquiry — dimensions, quantity, and where it's going. We reply within one business day.

FSC · ISO 9001 · G7 Master · amfori BSCI