Custom Mailers

Mailer Boxes

Mailer Boxes built to your specification — your dimensions, your board, your print.

Minimum order
100 units
Production
3–5 business days
Construction
mailer box
Delivery
US, UK, Canada, Australia

No obligation

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Name, email, phone and what you are packing and how it ships. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a written price, usually within one business day.

The more detail you give, the more accurate the quote.

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    How mailer boxes fail, and what prevents it

    The tuck front works loose in a carrier network and the box arrives half open, which reads as damage even when the contents are fine.

    A roll-end tuck needs a locking tab or a tape strip if it travels through more than one carrier hand-off.

    What mailer boxes have to cope with

    Mailer Boxes hold a rigid or semi-rigid product that the customer will open deliberately rather than tear into. That is the starting point for the specification, because a roll-end tuck needs a locking tab or a tape strip if it travels through more than one carrier hand-off.

    In service they are used for direct-to-consumer despatch where the box is the first physical contact a customer has with the brand.

    Holding the contents in place

    Where a product needs to be held still, a fitted insert cut to its profile does more for damage rates than a heavier outer board. It usually costs less too, because you can drop a grade on the outer.

    • Interior print
    • Tear strip
    • Double-sided tape strip
    • Custom insert
    • Branded tissue

    The substrate for mailer boxes

    E-flute corrugated is the standard here — enough crush resistance for a carrier network with a printable surface. B-flute only when contents are heavy.

    The options we would consider for this format are below; a roll-end tuck needs a locking tab or a tape strip if it travels through more than one carrier hand-off.

    • E-flute corrugated
    • F-flute corrugated
    • White-top E-flute
    • Kraft E-flute

    Sizing mailer boxes

    Roll-end tuck-front construction from about 6 × 4 × 2 in up to 16 × 12 × 4 in before corrugated shippers make more sense.

    Send the contents rather than a box size. Buyers pick a size from a stock chart and then fill the gap with void fill, paying dimensional weight on air for the life of the product.

    Getting them to you, and onward

    Mailers arrive flat and score-folded, ready to assemble by hand in a few seconds each.

    Delivery windows are confirmed in writing when your order moves into production, and we flag any risk to the date before you approve rather than after.

    What moves the price

    Four things drive a quote more than anything else: the quantity, the print route, the board grade and the number of finishing passes. Dimensions matter too, but usually through how efficiently the shape nests on the press sheet.

    Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. If a cheaper route exists we say so at quoting rather than after the invoice.

    Ordering mailer boxes

    Send the product dimensions, the quantity and your deadline. What comes back is a board grade, a structure, a print method, a lead time and a written price — not a number on its own.

    We send a dieline sized to your product, check your artwork and issue a proof. For shipping formats we will also flag it if the pack looks a size larger than it needs to be.

    Proving it before the run

    A plain structural sample is the cheapest way to find a fit problem — far cheaper than finding it across a full run.

    Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.

    Reference

    Mailer Boxes at a specification level

    ProductMailer Boxes
    CategoryCustom Mailers
    ConstructionRoll-end tuck-front, tape-free assembly
    Board gradeE-flute or F-flute corrugated
    Ships asFlat with pre-scored folds
    MaterialsE-flute corrugated, F-flute corrugated, White-top E-flute, Kraft E-flute
    PrintingDigital press, Flexography, Litho-lamination
    FinishesMatte lamination, Gloss lamination, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV, Interior flood print
    Minimum orderMinimum order is 100 units on any format, and unit cost falls sharply as the quantity rises.
    Lead time3 to 5 business days after artwork approval
    ShippingAcross the US, UK, Canada and Australia

    Specification builder

    Specify Mailer 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
    Approximation only — proportions, colour family and finish character. Not a colour proof, and the panel shown is a placeholder, not your artwork.
    Packaging type
    Box style
    Quantity
    Colour
    Material
    Printing
    Finish

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      Prices start from $0.30 per piece for large-volume orders. Final pricing depends on size, material, printing, finishes, and quantity.

      In transit

      Where the construction earns its cost

      Sized to the contents

      Roll-end tuck-front construction from about 6 × 4 × 2 in up to 16 × 12 × 4 in before corrugated shippers make more sense.

      What goes wrong in transit

      The tuck front works loose in a carrier network and the box arrives half open, which reads as damage even when the contents are fine.

      Where it is used

      Specified for direct-to-consumer despatch where the box is the first physical contact a customer has with the brand.

      What decides the job

      A roll-end tuck needs a locking tab or a tape strip if it travels through more than one carrier hand-off.

      This format sits in our custom mailers range, alongside 31 other made-to-order formats.

      Answers

      Mailer Boxes in transit: what buyers ask

      Specification, minimums and lead times for mailer boxes.

      Will a mailer box stay closed in transit?

      A plain roll-end tuck can work loose over several hand-offs. Add a locking tab or a tape strip if the parcel passes through more than one carrier network — it is a dieline change rather than a cost.

      How do I reduce dimensional weight?

      Measure the product rather than the box currently in use. Most operations we quote are running at least one size too large with void fill compensating, and dropping a band saves on every parcel mailer boxes carry.

      Should the outside be printed?

      That is a brand decision, not a cost or protection one. For direct-to-consumer parcels where the customer opens it, print can be worth it. For business deliveries it usually is not.

      Will a heavier board reduce my damage rate?

      Only if boxes are arriving crushed. If they arrive intact with damaged contents, the product is moving inside and a heavier outer changes nothing. A fitted insert solves that case, usually at lower cost.

      Do you supply inserts with the outer?

      Yes, and for mailer boxes we prefer to specify both together. A cavity that holds the contents still often lets us drop a grade on the outer, so the pair can cost less than an over-specified box alone.

      What do mailer 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. An insert often lowers the total rather than raising it, because holding the contents still lets us drop a grade on the outer.

      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. On mailer boxes the thing to check is whether the contents still sit tight once the pack is closed, because movement inside is what causes damage rather than the board grade.

      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. A physical sample tells us more than a specification sheet — board caliper and coating are usually described loosely and measured exactly.

      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 you are shipping to a fulfilment centre rather than your own address, send their receiving requirements with the order — pallet height and labelling rules are usually fixed and refusals are expensive.

      Can I order mailer 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 mailer box 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 mailer boxes 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. It also means a reorder can be priced against a larger quantity without re-opening the specification.

      Next step

      Get a price for Mailer Boxes

      Send the dimensions, the quantity and how it ships. We reply with a full specification and a written price, usually within one business day.