Custom Eco-Friendly Boxes Made From Kraft Corrugated Board

Printing on Kraft Board

Brown kraft takes ink differently from white board. Colours sit a shade darker and warmer, blacks are rich, whites print as a soft cream unless a white underprint is laid first. Most brands lean into this: one or two colours, bold shapes, and plenty of unprinted board showing. The result is cheap to print and looks like what it is.

If your artwork needs accurate brand colours or a photograph, we switch to a white top liner. The board underneath is still kraft, the ink is still water-based, but the surface is bright and the print is sharp. A litho-laminated liner gives the finest detail of all for premium retail cartons.

Print on the inside of the lid is included in the same pass, and a short message or pattern there is the single most effective finish for a mailer. Embossing a logo on the lid adds texture with no additional material. For a comparison of these options with pictures, see the print and finish options compared guide.

Inserts and Protection Without Foam

Protection comes from fit first and from paper-based inserts second. Measure the product in its packed state and allow a few millimetres so it slides in. Then choose an insert if the item is fragile or if several items share one box.

Folded card platforms hold a bottle or a jar upright and are die-cut from the same board as the box, so they arrive flat and pop into place. Corrugated dividers split a box into cells for sets. Moulded pulp trays cradle glass and ceramics and are the right choice for candles and skincare in heavy jars.

Paper void fill, kraft tissue and crinkle paper fill any remaining space and are all available with the order. Our corrugated inserts cut to your product page shows the common platform and divider styles with the measurements we need to make them.

Closures, Tape and Labels

Most mailers in this range need no tape at all because the flaps lock. Where a seal is required, water-activated paper tape bonds to the kraft liner and tears with it rather than peeling away. We print it with your logo on a roll if you want the outside of the parcel branded.

Address labels and seal labels are paper stock with a paper-friendly adhesive, so they go with the box rather than needing to be peeled off. Where you want the box reopened for a return, a second tear strip or a tuck-and-fold design handles that without any plastic.

If you ship through a courier that insists on a particular closure, tell us and we will match it. The branded paper packing tape rolls we supply are made to the standard dispenser widths.

Who Buys These Boxes

Online clothing brands that have moved from poly bags to paper. Skincare and candle makers shipping heavy jars with a pulp insert. Subscription businesses that want an unboxing moment without a laminated lid. Independent bookshops and print sellers using letterbox mailers so nothing has to be collected from a depot.

Food producers order the slotted carton version as an outer case for jars and bottles, printed one colour. Furniture and homeware makers use the larger B flute shippers with corrugated dividers. Craft kit and toy sellers use the apparel-sized mailer because the shallow footprint shows the contents laid out when the lid opens.

Many of these buyers also stock a plain version for wholesale and a printed version for direct orders. The plain unprinted mailer boxes share the same dielines, so the two can be ordered together and used interchangeably.

Ordering, Lead Time and Delivery

Send the internal dimensions, the style, the flute and the number of print colours, plus a logo or finished artwork. We send a custom quote by email within one working day, listing the board, ink, closure and any insert. Minimums are low and set per job; one-colour mailers start from £0.25 on larger runs.

After you approve the free design proof, production takes 4–7 working days. Delivery is free and tracked to UK mainland addresses in 2–3 working days, with the boxes flat-packed in outer cases. Misprints or transit damage reported within 10 days are reprinted or refunded. If you are deciding between two sizes, the guide to measuring your product walks through the internal size calculation.