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Macaron Boxes
Macaron Boxes built to your specification — your dimensions, your board, your print.
- Minimum order
- 100 units
- Production
- 3–5 business days
- Construction
- folding carton
- Delivery
- US, UK, Canada, Australia
No obligation
Price this format
Name, email, phone and what you are packing and the volumes you run. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.
What macaron boxes have to cope with
Macaron Boxes hold macarons, which crack if they touch each other and bruise if they touch a wall. That is the starting point for the specification, because the cavity tolerance is the entire specification. Too tight breaks on insertion; too loose breaks in transit, and the window between them is small.
In service they are used for patisserie counters and gifting, where the box is often posted as well as carried.
Where macaron boxes are actually used
Macaron Boxes are specified for patisserie counters and gifting, where the box is often posted as well as carried. The cavity tolerance is the entire specification. Too tight breaks on insertion; too loose breaks in transit, and the window between them is small.
- Patisserie counters and gifting, where the box is often posted as well as carried
- Shelf display in specialty retail
- Subscription and gift sets
- E-commerce inner packaging
The substrate for macaron boxes
A rigid or heavy carton outer with a precisely cut cavity insert. Insert tolerance matters more than any other dimension on this product.
The options we would consider for this format are below; the cavity tolerance is the entire specification. Too tight breaks on insertion; too loose breaks in transit, and the window between them is small.
- 12pt SBS paperboard
- 14pt SBS paperboard
- 16pt SBS paperboard
- 18pt kraft board
- recycled CCNB board
Printing macaron boxes
Pastel grounds are standard in this category and show ink density variation badly. Offset holds them more evenly than digital.
Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography are all available for this format. Run length usually decides which is cheapest: digital removes the plate cost on short quantities, offset and flexo overtake it at volume.
Finishing macaron boxes
Pastel grounds are standard in this category and show ink density variation badly. Offset holds them more evenly than digital.
Finishes are costed one at a time because each is a separate operation — that way you can see which one is carrying the price.
- Gloss lamination
- Matte lamination
- Soft-touch lamination
- Spot UV
- Foil stamping
- Embossing
- Debossing
- Aqueous coating
Sizing macaron boxes
Small and precise: a 6-piece row around 7 × 2 × 2 in, a 12-piece grid around 7 × 5 × 2 in.
Send the contents rather than a box size. Buyers specify a fitted insert and then order it a millimetre generous "for tolerance", which is exactly the movement that cracks shells.
Holding macaron boxes before service
A shell cracks against a neighbouring shell in transit — the most fragile contents we package in this range.
Paperboard also absorbs moisture from the air until it equalises with its surroundings. If stock sits more than about six weeks in unconditioned space, a moisture-resistant coating is worth its small premium.
Preparing artwork
Supply artwork on the dieline we send you, with 3 mm bleed past every trim edge and all text held 4 mm inside the fold lines.
Supply a print-ready PDF or vector file with fonts outlined and images at 300 dpi. Our prepress team checks every file before a proof is issued. The check that catches most files is type sitting too close to a crease, which is easier to move at layout than at proof.
Ordering macaron boxes
Start with dimensions and quantity. If you already run something similar, a physical sample tells us more in a minute than a specification does in a page.
A dieline template follows, sized to your product. Prepress checks your artwork against it and issues a proof; nothing runs until you sign that off.
What buyers get wrong with macaron boxes
Buyers specify a fitted insert and then order it a millimetre generous "for tolerance", which is exactly the movement that cracks shells.
The rest of these come up often enough across the format to be worth stating plainly.
- Specifying board weight without saying how hot or greasy the contents are.
- Forgetting that a pack carried at an angle in a courier bag behaves differently to one on a counter.
- Choosing a vented lid for a dish that needs to stay hot, or a sealed one for a dish that needs to stay crisp.
- Ordering a year of stock that then sits through a humid summer.
Checking it before you commit
We can produce a plain unprinted sample so you can check the fit and structure of macaron boxes before committing.
Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.
Reference
Macaron Boxes at a specification level
| Product | Macaron Boxes |
|---|---|
| Category | Custom Food Packaging |
| Construction | Die-cut, creased and seam-glued |
| Board thickness | 12pt – 18pt depending on product weight |
| Ships as | Flat-packed, glued one seam |
| Materials | 12pt SBS paperboard, 14pt SBS paperboard, 16pt SBS paperboard, 18pt kraft board |
| Printing | Offset lithography, Digital press, Flexography |
| Finishes | Gloss lamination, Matte lamination, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV, Foil stamping |
| Minimum order | Minimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises. |
| Lead time | 3 to 5 business days after artwork approval |
| Shipping | Across the US, UK, Canada and Australia |
Specification builder
Specify Macaron Boxes in under a minute
Set what you know, leave the rest. Everything here travels with your request, so nothing gets retyped.
- 100-unit minimum
- 3–5 day production
- Free dieline
- No obligation
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What you get
Where this holds up on a line
Fitted to what goes in it
Small and precise: a 6-piece row around 7 × 2 × 2 in, a 12-piece grid around 7 × 5 × 2 in.
The failure we design out
A shell cracks against a neighbouring shell in transit — the most fragile contents we package in this range.
Where it has to work
Specified for patisserie counters and gifting, where the box is often posted as well as carried.
What decides the job
The cavity tolerance is the entire specification. Too tight breaks on insertion; too loose breaks in transit, and the window between them is small.
This format sits in our custom food packaging range, alongside 33 other made-to-order formats.
Answers
Macaron Boxes: service and food safety
Specification, minimums and lead times for macaron boxes.
Can macarons be posted safely?
Yes, with a fitted cavity insert and a protective outer. The failure is always shell-to-shell contact rather than crushing, so the insert tolerance matters far more than the strength of the outer box.
Are these food-contact compliant?
We specify food-contact compliant boards and inks where the pack touches food directly. Tell us whether contact is direct or through a liner for macaron boxes, because it changes which stocks are available to you.
How do you stop grease showing through?
A grease-resistant coating or a greaseproof liner. Untreated board will always strike through eventually with hot, oily food — that is a property of the material rather than a quality fault, and it is inexpensive to design out.
Do macaron boxes arrive flat or assembled?
Flat and glued along one seam, so they pop open on your packing line. That keeps freight cost down considerably compared with a pre-assembled structure.
How long do macaron boxes take to produce?
3 to 5 business days after artwork approval, plus freight. Folding carton runs with applied finishes can take longer because each finish is a separate pass, and we confirm a firm date in writing with the quote.
What do macaron boxes cost?
Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. For this format the biggest levers are quantity, print route, board grade and how many finishing passes are involved. We quote each element separately so you can see where the money is going. Finishing passes are the lever buyers most often underestimate: each one is a separate run through the line.
Can I see a sample first?
Yes. We can send a plain unprinted sample so you can check the fit and structure, or a printed prototype for colour and finish. Sample costs are normally credited against the production order. Worth running a few through your actual line rather than checking them by hand: fill speed and hot contents find fit problems that a desk check does not.
Can you match packaging we already use?
Send the current specification or a physical sample and we will quote to match it rather than proposing an alternative you would then have to re-approve internally. Tell us the coating on the pack you are matching too. Grease and moisture resistance are not visible in a sample and they change which stocks we can quote.
Where do you deliver?
All 50 US states, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, on the same timeline everywhere: 3 to 5 business days of production after artwork approval, then 5 to 7 business days in transit. Every run is made to order and shipped directly to your address rather than pulled from stock, so you receive current production rather than whatever has been sitting in a warehouse. Freight is costed separately by weight, volume and destination. If stock is going into a kitchen or a service counter rather than a warehouse, tell us — case sizes that a single person can lift and store matter more there than pallet efficiency.
Can I order macaron boxes in a custom size?
Every run is cut to your dimensions — there are no stock sizes here. Send the product measurements rather than a box size and we will build the folding carton around them, then send a dieline template you can design onto.
What happens after I approve the quote?
We issue a dieline template sized to your product, prepress checks your artwork against it, and a proof comes back for sign-off. Nothing runs until you approve that proof, and folding cartons then take 3 to 5 business days.
Can you hold the specification for repeat orders?
Yes. Once a first run is approved we hold the board, structure, dimensions, print method and finishes against your account, so a reorder references the same specification exactly rather than being re-derived. The board and coating are held together, so a reorder cannot quietly arrive on a stock with different grease resistance.
Next step
Get a price for Macaron Boxes
Send the fill size and the volumes you run. We reply with a full specification and a written price, usually within one business day.