Promotional Packaging

Presentation Boxes

Bespoke presentation boxes manufactured to order, with material and finish chosen around how the product ships.

Minimum order
100 units
Production
3–5 business days
Construction
rigid box
Delivery
Free shipping

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Starting from $0.30 per box

Free shipping to the US, UK, Canada and Australia

Pay by PayPal invoice or bank transfer after you approve your free proof, or cash on delivery in the US and Canada. The price covers our standard build. Special sizes, materials and finishes are priced by quote.

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Name, email, phone and what you are packing and the finish you have in mind. Attach artwork if you have it. We reply with a specification and a custom quote, usually within one business day.

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

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    The build detail that decides presentation boxes

    For anything heavy, the fitment has to transfer load into the walls rather than let it sit on the base. That is a structural decision, not a cosmetic one.

    Presentation Boxes are built from grayboard wrapped in a printed or specialty paper, assembled by hand so the walls stay rigid and the lid holds its shape.

    What presentation boxes have to cope with

    Presentation Boxes hold a sample set, an award, or a high-value single item that is handed over rather than shipped to a shelf. That is the starting point for the specification, because for anything heavy, the fitment has to transfer load into the walls rather than let it sit on the base. That is a structural decision, not a cosmetic one.

    In service they are used for client handovers, awards and sales sample sets, where the box is opened in front of the person it was made for.

    Where presentation boxes are actually used

    Presentation Boxes are specified for client handovers, awards and sales sample sets, where the box is opened in front of the person it was made for. For anything heavy, the fitment has to transfer load into the walls rather than let it sit on the base. That is a structural decision, not a cosmetic one.

    • Client handovers, awards and sales sample sets, where the box is opened in front of the person it was made for
    • Luxury retail and gifting
    • Jewelry and watch presentation
    • Premium electronics

    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.

    • Magnetic closure
    • Ribbon pull
    • Foam insert
    • Fabric lining
    • Grosgrain ribbon tie

    The substrate for presentation boxes

    Rigid board with a wrapped litho sheet and a foam or board fitment sized to the contents.

    The options we would consider for this format are below; for anything heavy, the fitment has to transfer load into the walls rather than let it sit on the base. That is a structural decision, not a cosmetic one.

    • 1200gsm grayboard with printed wrap
    • 1400gsm grayboard
    • Specialty textured wrap paper
    • Linen-finish wrap
    • Soft-touch laminated wrap

    Sizing presentation boxes

    Cut to the contents with deliberate clearance — a presentation piece needs visible space around it, unlike a retail carton where clearance reads as waste.

    Send the contents rather than a box size. Rigid construction is assumed to mean strong construction. Rigid is about finish; load still has to be carried by the fitment and the base board.

    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.

    Online orders on our standard build start from $0.30 per unit with free shipping. For anything beyond that build we quote, and if a cheaper route exists we say so at quoting rather than after the invoice.

    Finishing presentation boxes

    Each applied finish is a separate production step, which is why a short high-finish run can take longer than a long plain one.

    Each finish below is a separate pass on the press or the finishing line, which is why they are quoted individually rather than bundled.

    • Foil stamping
    • Embossing
    • Debossing
    • Soft-touch lamination
    • Spot UV
    • Edge painting

    Seeing the finish first

    Foil, soft-touch and deboss all read differently in person than on a screen, so we recommend a printed prototype rather than a digital proof alone for anything finish-led.

    Sample costs are normally credited against the production order.

    What we need from you

    Tell us what goes inside, how many you need and when. Those three answers are enough for us to specify and price the job properly.

    A dieline template follows, then a proof. For finish-led work we usually recommend a physical prototype at this point, because foil and soft-touch do not read accurately on screen.

    Reference

    Presentation Boxes at a specification level

    ProductPresentation Boxes
    CategoryPromotional Packaging
    ConstructionHand-wrapped rigid grayboard
    Board thickness1.5 mm – 2 mm grayboard
    Ships asPre-assembled, nested where possible
    Materials1200gsm grayboard with printed wrap, 1400gsm grayboard, Specialty textured wrap paper, Linen-finish wrap
    PrintingOffset-printed wrap, Digital-printed wrap, Screen printing on wrap
    FinishesFoil stamping, Embossing, Debossing, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV
    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
    PriceStarting from $0.30 per box on the standard build
    ShippingFree to the US, UK, Canada and Australia

    Specification builder

    Design Your Custom Presentation Boxes

    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, color family and finish character. Not a color proof, and the panel shown is a placeholder, not your artwork.
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      Order online starting from $0.30 per unit on our standard build, with free shipping to the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Special sizes, materials, finishes and large runs are priced by quote.

      What you get

      What this format does for the brand

      Fitted to what goes in it

      Cut to the contents with deliberate clearance — a presentation piece needs visible space around it, unlike a retail carton where clearance reads as waste.

      The failure worth avoiding

      The base bows under a heavy item because a rigid box looks strong and a wrapped chipboard base is not, on its own, structural.

      Where it has to work

      Specified for client handovers, awards and sales sample sets, where the box is opened in front of the person it was made for.

      The detail that decides it

      For anything heavy, the fitment has to transfer load into the walls rather than let it sit on the base. That is a structural decision, not a cosmetic one.

      This format sits in our promotional packaging range, alongside 4 other made-to-order formats.

      Answers

      Presentation Boxes: finish and presentation

      Specification, minimums and lead times for presentation boxes.

      How heavy can a rigid presentation box go?

      Rigid handles real weight, but the fitment has to carry it into the walls rather than resting it on the base — that is what stops the bottom bowing. Tell us the weight at quoting and we will specify the base board and the fitment together.

      Will presentation boxes work as a shipper as well as a gift box?

      Rarely without compromise. A box built to present is not built to survive a carrier network alone. A presentation box inside a plain protective outer usually costs less overall than one box trying to do both.

      Can you produce a small press or seeding run for presentation boxes?

      Yes. Minimum is 100 units on any format, which suits a seeding wave well. Give us the send date rather than asking for a lead time and we will work backwards to the latest artwork approval that still lands.

      Why do presentation boxes cost more than folding cartons?

      Because they are hand-assembled rather than machine-glued, and because the wrap, corner finish and interior lining are each separate operations. They also ship assembled rather than flat, which raises freight. The trade is a structure that feels substantially different in the hand.

      Which finishes are worth the money at low quantity for presentation boxes?

      Ones that read from arm’s length. Soft-touch lamination and deboss change how the whole pack reads; a small foil detail often does not survive the distance between shelf and eye. We quote each pass separately so you can judge.

      How exactly can you match our brand color for presentation boxes?

      On offset and flexo we hold the ink formulation, which gives a tight match run to run. Digital has a wider tolerance. If exact consistency across repeat runs matters more than short-run economics, we will quote the litho route.

      Do presentation boxes ship assembled?

      Yes, which is part of why their freight cost is higher than a folding carton. Collapsible rigid constructions exist and ship flatter, at some cost to the feel of the finished box.

      Can you match the presentation boxes 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. Send the physical box rather than a photograph. Wrap stock, corner finish and interior lining are what make a rigid box feel the way it does, and none of them photograph.

      Where do you deliver presentation boxes?

      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 fulfillment center rather than your own address, send their receiving requirements with the order — pallet height and labeling rules are usually fixed and refusals are expensive.

      Can I order presentation 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 rigid box around them, then send a dieline template you can design onto.

      What happens after I approve a quote for presentation boxes?

      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 rigid boxes then take 3 to 5 business days.

      Can you hold our presentation boxes 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. That includes the ink formulation, which is what keeps a brand color consistent between runs rather than drifting a shade each time.

      Next step

      Get a price for Presentation Boxes

      Send the dimensions, the quantity and the finish you want. We reply with a full specification and a custom quote, usually within one business day.