Corrugated boxes are made from fluted board sandwiched between flat liners, which makes them the standard choice for shipping and storing products that need real crush and puncture protection. Ecommerce sellers, wholesalers, and manufacturers buy them printed with their brand. Every box is made to your inside dimensions with no minimum order, and TBPB beats a written quote for the same specs. The core product is custom corrugated boxes, available in sizes you specify. Send the length, width, and height of what goes inside, how heavy it is, and a quantity, even one, and we return a dieline and quote.
A folding carton is a single layer of paperboard. A corrugated box is a sandwich: a wavy medium called the flute glued between two flat liners. The air space in the flutes is what absorbs impact and resists crushing. That is why a corrugated box can ship a ceramic mug or a pair of boots, and a thin carton cannot. If your product will travel through a parcel carrier or sit stacked in a warehouse, corrugated is almost always the right starting point.
Flute is named by letter. E-flute is thin and prints well, so it suits retail-style mailers. B-flute is a bit thicker and is a common general-purpose choice. C-flute is thicker still and stacks better, so it is the usual default for shipping cartons. Double-wall board layers two flutes and is for heavy or fragile loads. Higher flute thickness means more protection and more weight, which can raise your shipping cost. Match the board to the product weight, not to your instincts. A 2 lb candle does not need what a 40 lb tool kit needs.
Corrugated can be printed on the outside liner and sometimes the inside. Print on the brown kraft liner looks natural and a little muted, while a white liner gives brighter color. Fine detail and photographic work print better on thinner flute with a smooth liner. For simple branding, a one- or two-color logo on kraft is economical and looks deliberate.
Corrugated sizes are quoted as inside length, width, and height, in that order. Measure your product, then add room for any padding. A box that is too big wastes freight and lets the product move. One that is too tight scuffs the product at the corners. Tell us the product and the padding you plan to use, and we can recommend an inside size.
If the box is part of the product experience, look at mailer boxes, which are corrugated but styled for opening. For plain shipping cartons in standard layouts, browse shipping boxes. For a lighter, printable folding style, see cardboard boxes.
Send inside dimensions, product weight, quantity, and artwork if you want it printed. One box is fine as a test. We return a dieline for approval before anything prints.
No. Order one box or ten thousand. Size and print are the same at any quantity.
For light, retail-style items, E-flute or B-flute. For standard shipping, C-flute. For heavy or fragile loads, double-wall. Tell us the product weight and the shipping method, and we recommend one.
Yes. Send vector artwork and we print it on the outer liner. Kraft liners give a natural look, and white liners give brighter color.
Use inside length, width, and height in inches, in that order. Measure the product and add room for padding. Do not measure the outside of an old box, because the board thickness changes the result.
Plain corrugated board is widely accepted in curbside paper recycling. Heavy coatings or laminates can complicate this, so ask if recyclability matters for your product.
Send a written quote for the same size, board, and quantity. We aim to beat it and will say so plainly if we cannot.
