Custom E-commerce and Subscription Box Packaging

What e-commerce packaging covers

For an online store, the box is the first physical contact a customer has with the brand. It has to survive carriers and sorting centers, fit products closely to keep shipping costs sensible, and make a good impression when opened. Subscription brands also need a box that works month after month with changing contents.

Styles that suit online orders

• Mailer boxes: the roll-end, tuck-front corrugated box most subscription brands use.
• Shipping boxes: regular slotted cartons for larger or heavier orders.
• Double wall boxes for heavy or fragile shipments.
• Inserts and dividers to hold products in place.
• Printed bags and mailers for soft goods.

Materials and finishes

Corrugated board is the standard for shipping. E-flute is thin, prints well and suits most mailer boxes; B-flute and double wall give more strength. Kraft outer liners look natural and hide scuffs, while white liners show bright color. Inside printing adds a message or pattern for the unboxing moment, and coated finishes help print resist scuffs in transit.

Design tips

Pick box sizes around your most common orders, since dimensional weight pricing from carriers makes empty space expensive. A few standard sizes usually beat many custom ones for fulfillment. Keep the outside design simple and leave room for the shipping label, then save the bigger reveal for the inside. Subscription brands often add a printed card or insert that changes each month while the box stays the same.

How ordering works

Tell us your products, typical order contents, preferred style and quantity. We reply with pricing and suggest sizes and board. Our designers can place your artwork on the dieline, and you approve a digital proof before print. Our production partner makes your boxes and ships them flat anywhere in the USA and Canada. If you use a third-party fulfillment center, we can ship to them directly.