Custom Kraft Boxes
See Custom Kraft Boxes in action
Custom kraft boxes on video, 1 minute 51 seconds: 14pt uncoated or 18pt gloss board, 5" x 7" x 1.7" or 5.5" x 5.5" x 2.625", full color on the front, 250 for $711.78.
- From $711.78 for 250 units, with the per-unit price sliding from about $2.85 down to roughly $0.37 as the run climbs to 25,000.
- 2 sizes, a 5" x 7" x 1.7" box and a deeper 5.5" x 5.5" x 2.625", with custom dimensions up to 6" x 7" made to order.
- 2 kraft stocks: a 14pt Uncoated Cover for a natural look and a heavier 18pt Cover with gloss on one side.
- Full color printed across the outside front in 4/0, with a blank back and a clean Standard Finish.
- 7 business day standard production, a Free Online Proof before anything prints, rated 4.6 out of 5 across 25 reviews.
Package a Product People Slow Down to Open
A plain brown shipping carton says nothing, and a custom kraft box does the work that one cannot. Your logo, colors, and artwork print full color across the front, so the package itself becomes part of the product. Stocking a shelf, shipping an online order, or building an unboxing moment for a subscription, a kraft box puts your brand in a customer's hands the second it arrives. Custom kraft boxes start at $711.78 for 250 units, rated 4.6 out of 5 across 25 reviews.
The natural kraft board reads handmade and eco-minded, the full-color front carries your design, and the box ships flat, so a run of 250 fits on a stockroom shelf until you build it. Mailers, tuck ends and cube boxes are on custom box printing when a product needs another shape.
The first run is 250 boxes, about $2.85 each, a sensible first run for a small candle or soap line. At 1,000 boxes the order is $797.02, under 80 cents a box, so a brand that knows its sales pays much less per box by ordering a year's worth.
What Are Custom Kraft Boxes
Custom kraft boxes are printed paperboard packaging boxes made to your own dimensions, printed full color across the front on kraft board. Businesses reach for them when a plain carton would undersell the product: retail shelf boxes, subscription and unboxing kits, ecommerce shipping, gift and hamper packaging, and branded product boxes. Because the board looks natural and the front carries your artwork, the package feels handled with care instead of mass-produced. For a curved-end packaging shape on the same press, the Pillow Boxes sit right beside these as another small-run option.
What Size Should Your Kraft Box Be
Match the box to what goes inside it. The 5" x 7" x 1.7" box is the shallow default, a good fit for flat or slim products like apparel, prints or accessories. The deeper 5.5" x 5.5" x 2.625" near-square gives taller items like a candle, a jar or a bundled set room to sit without crushing. Need a size between or beyond those? A custom box up to 6" x 7" is made to order for your exact contents. Every dimension and spec is listed below as you will pick it.
Kraft Box Styles
Kraft is a material, not a shape, so the word covers several very different boxes. Here is what separates them, and where this page sits.
| Style | How it closes | What it protects best |
|---|---|---|
| Folding carton, the box printed on this page | Folds flat for shipping and sets up by hand, closing on its own flaps with no tape needed on the retail face | Retail product that has to stand on a shelf with a clean printed front. Comes in 5 x 7 x 1.7 in and 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.625 in, with custom sizing up to 6 x 7 in |
| Tuck end | A flap tucks into a slot at one or both ends | Light product that gets opened and reclosed, cosmetics, supplements, small hardware |
| Mailer | A hinged lid that folds over and locks into the wall of the box | Anything shipped direct to a customer, because the same box survives the courier and becomes the unboxing. Printed as its own product, see custom mailer boxes |
| Sleeve | A printed band that slides over a tray or an inner box | Kits and sets where the inner tray does the holding and the sleeve does the branding, and where the same tray serves several products |
| Lidded, base and lid | A separate lid that lifts straight off | Gift and premium presentation, where the reveal matters more than the shipping |
If your product does not fit the two stock sizes or the custom range on this page, the wider custom box printing range covers the other formats.
Industries That Ship in Kraft
- Coffee and tea. Retail bags, sample sets and gift packs. The natural board reads as small-batch, and the 5 x 7 x 1.7 in size suits a bag plus a card without leaving the product rattling.
- Soap and skincare. Bar soap, balms, small jars. The deeper 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.625 in size takes a jar upright with room for tissue or a wrap around it.
- Candles. A single vessel with packing material around it. Depth is the dimension to check first here, so measure the vessel including its lid before you choose between the two sizes.
- Food gifting. Cookies, chocolate, spice sets and hampers. Use a food-safe liner or bag inside, because the box is the outer pack and the liner is what meets the product.
- Subscription boxes. A monthly set where the box is part of the experience. Print the outside full color for the shelf or the reveal, and keep a consistent size across months so the fulfilment side stays simple.
How Much Do Custom Kraft Boxes Cost
Custom kraft boxes start at $711.78 per 250 units, about $2.85 a box, and the per-unit price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs across 9 tiers toward 25,000, where each box lands near $0.37. A 1,000 unit run is $797.02 and 5,000 run $2,231.42. Count the products you will ship before the next reorder, set the slider below to that number, and read the order total and the per-box cost.
Wally boxes your brand, not just your product
Why a natural kraft box gets kept, opened slowly, and remembered.
Custom kraft boxes start at $711.78 for 250 units, printed full color across the front on natural kraft board. Pick a size, choose 14pt or 18pt stock, check a free online proof, and Wally turns a plain carton into packaging your customers actually notice.
What Stock and Printing Can You Choose
Two kraft boards are on offer. Start with the 14pt Uncoated Cover when you want the natural, matte kraft look that reads handmade and eco-minded. Step up to the 18pt Cover with gloss on one side when you want a heavier board and a bit of sheen on the printed face, so colors and photos sit brighter. Either way, printing is 4/0, full color across the outside front with the back left blank, finished with a clean Standard Finish. The price follows the stock you pick.
Kraft Material and Finish Options
| Stock | Caliper and surface | Choose it when |
|---|---|---|
| 14pt Uncoated Cover | Lighter board with a natural, matte, unbleached-looking face. Ink sits into the fiber rather than on top of it | The brand is craft, natural or minimal, and the box should feel like paper. It also takes a stamp, a pen or a hand-written note |
| 18pt Cover, Gloss 1 Side | Heavier board, noticeably stiffer, with a gloss face on the printed outside | The artwork is saturated or photographic, or the box gets handled a lot before it sells, since the coated face resists scuffing and fingerprints |
How ink behaves on an unbleached surface. Printing on kraft is not printing on white. The board's own brown is the lightest tone in the finished piece, so every ink laid on it sits over that base: pale colors go warm and quieter, pastels lose their crispness, and there is no true white unless you leave the artwork to the board itself. Designs that lean into it work best, dark inks, single-color line work, big knockouts where the brown becomes the highlight. Colors that must match a brand swatch exactly are safer on the 18pt gloss face than on the uncoated. Every box prints full color 4/0 across the outside front with a blank interior, so plan the design for the panel that faces the customer.
Why Kraft Is the Sustainable Choice
Kraft earns its reputation on what it is not: unbleached fiber, no plastic window, no laminate, and on the 14pt no coating at all, which is why the box goes into the ordinary paper stream at curbside in most programs rather than needing a special route. Check your local rules, since a food-soiled box is treated differently from a clean one everywhere.
Two honest limits. We do not publish a recycled-content percentage or an ink certification for these two stocks, so this page does not claim one. If your buyer or your program needs a certified recycled figure, a fiber source or a soy-based ink statement in writing, ask us before you order and we will confirm what the mill and the press can document.
Can You See a Proof First
Packaging is a bigger commitment than a single sheet, so it pays to check before you print. Choose the Free Online Proof and you get a digital proof of your artwork on the box layout, a chance to confirm the logo sits right, the color reads true, and nothing crowds the edge before the run prints. In a hurry with print-ready files you trust? Send the job Straight To Production instead and skip the step. Either path is free, and the choice is yours at checkout, backed by the 4OVER4 satisfaction guarantee.
How Do Custom Kraft Boxes Compare to the Rest of the Range
Custom kraft boxes are the pick for natural board and a printed front. If you are weighing a specialized shape or a different packaging style, the chart below lines up custom kraft boxes against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.
How Fast Can You Get Custom Kraft Boxes
Custom kraft boxes print on a 7 business day standard production window. Because each box is made to your spec, plan a launch, a restock or a seasonal drop around that timeline, and add a day for the Free Online Proof if you choose to approve your artwork before production starts. Order early enough and your packaging is ready when the product is.
See the Rest of Our Packaging
Custom kraft boxes are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a specialized shape like the Golf Ball Boxes or a compliance-ready Cannabis Packaging box would serve you better, each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page.
More From Custom Box Printing - Professional Quality
For a box that ships direct to a customer and survives the courier, look at custom mailer boxes. For a deeper cube shape for bulkier product, see cube boxes. Every other format and size sits in the full custom box printing range.
Print Your Custom Kraft Boxes Today
At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by five guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever size and stock you pick, these kraft boxes are built to make a product feel considered from the outside in. Check a free proof, choose your run, and print your custom kraft boxes today.
Custom Kraft Boxes: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I print my logo on custom kraft boxes?
Yes. Every box prints full color in 4/0 across the outside front, so a logo, a pattern or a photo runs edge to edge on the face the customer sees, with the back left blank. The board is brown, so dark inks and single color line work read best, and a color that must match a brand swatch is safer on the 18pt Cover with gloss on one side than on the 14pt Uncoated. A run of 250 starts at $711.78.
Do custom kraft boxes come with lids?
The box on this page is a folding carton that ships flat and closes on its own flaps, so there is no separate lid. If you need a base and lid set for a gift or a presentation piece, or a mailer with a hinged lid for shipping, those print as their own products in the custom box printing range. The two stock sizes here are a 5" x 7" x 1.7" and a 5.5" x 5.5" x 2.625", with custom dimensions up to 6" x 7".
What is the wholesale price of custom kraft boxes?
The price is set by the run across 9 quantity tiers. A set of 250 is $711.78, about $2.85 a box, 1,000 boxes run $797.02, 5,000 run $2,231.42, and at 25,000 each box lands near $0.37. There is no separate wholesale account, the tier pricing does the same job and the configurator shows the total before you order.
What sizes can I order a custom kraft box in?
Two stock sizes and a custom option. The 5" x 7" x 1.7" is the shallow box for flat or slim products, the 5.5" x 5.5" x 2.625" is the deeper near square for a candle, a jar or a bundled set, and a custom box up to 6" x 7" is made to order for anything in between. Both stocks, the 14pt Uncoated Cover and the 18pt Cover with gloss on one side, come in every size.
