Retail Boxes
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- From $711.78 for 250 retail boxes, with the per-box price dropping across 9 tiers to 25,000, landing near $0.37 each.
- 2 stock sizes, 5" x 7" x 1.7" and 5.5" x 5.5" x 2.625", plus a custom size made to order up to 6" x 7".
- 2 materials: 14pt uncoated cover and 18pt cover with gloss on one side, printed in-house to spec.
- Full color on the front with a blank back, a standard finish, and a free online proof before anything runs.
- 4.8 out of 5 across 17 reviews, backed by 4OVER4's Gold Standard guarantees on every order.
Package Your Product in a Box That Sells
This is where your product meets a buyer, protecting what is inside and selling from the shelf at the same time. Whether you are boxing a candle, a serum, a snack, or a gift set, the printed exterior carries your logo, your colors, and your product story into a shopper's hands. A run of 250 retail boxes starts at $711.78, rated 4.8 out of 5 across 17 reviews, produced in-house in New York for a shop that has served more than 150,000 companies.
These boxes print in-house on 2 sturdy materials, so the box keeps its shape and takes a clean, full-color print on the front. You set the size, the material, and your artwork, and the price updates as you go. Want to see where retail boxes sit in the full lineup? Browse the range on custom box printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.
The price rewards a bigger run. A 250-unit order starts at $711.78, about $2.85 per box, and the per-box cost keeps sliding as the count climbs toward 25,000, where it lands near $0.37 each. A full production run for a retail launch costs far less per box than a small test batch. Tap any tier below to see the live total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.
What Are Retail Boxes?
Retail boxes are custom printed product boxes made to hold and display merchandise at the point of sale. At 4OVER4 they print on 2 materials, 14pt uncoated cover or 18pt cover with gloss on one side, in 2 stock sizes plus a custom size up to 6" x 7", with full color on the front and a blank back.
A retail box does double duty. It protects what is inside, and its printed exterior does the selling, wrapping your brand around the item a shopper picks up. Businesses reach for them when plain packaging would waste the moment: cosmetics, candles, specialty food, apparel, electronics accessories, and gift sets all ship in a branded box. Because the front prints in full color, the same box carries your logo, your ingredient list, and your product story at once.
What Size Should a Retail Box Be?
The right size comes down to what you are packing. The 5" x 7" x 1.7" box is the shallow default, good for flatter items like a folded garment, a booklet, or a set of accessories. The 5.5" x 5.5" x 2.625" box is a deeper near-square that suits bottles, jars, candles, or bundled goods. Need something in between or a touch larger? A custom size is made to order up to 6" x 7", so you match the box to the product instead of forcing the product into the box. If your item is smaller or rounder, the Golf Ball Boxes and Pillow Boxes are two more shapes in the same family.
Both stock sizes, the material choices, and the finish are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it.
Ready to design? Start from a press-ready dieline built at the real box size, with the fold lines, bleed, and safe margins already drawn in, so your artwork wraps the box correctly and never crowds a cut. Grab the blank retail box template that matches your order, drop your art in, and upload.
What Materials Are Retail Boxes Printed On?
4OVER4 prints retail boxes on 2 materials: 14pt uncoated cover and 18pt cover with gloss on one side. Ink prints 4/0, full color on the front with a blank back, under a standard finish. Both materials are printed in-house to your box spec.
The material sets how the box feels and reads. The 14pt uncoated cover has a natural, matte surface that takes pen and stamps well and reads clean and understated. The 18pt cover with gloss on one side is heavier and sharper, with a glossy face that makes color and photography pop on a shelf. Both print full color on the front with a blank back, which keeps the outside vivid and the inside clean for your product.
How Much Do Retail Boxes Cost?
Retail boxes start at $711.78 for 250 units, and the per-box price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 25,000, so a cheaper box really comes down to how big a run you order. A 1,000-box run is $797.02, 5,000 come to $2,231.42, near $0.45 each, and 25,000 land at $9,146.26, roughly $0.37 per box. Every order also earns 4OVER4 loyalty coins you can apply at checkout for up to 13% off. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the total and the true per-box cost update live.
Wally boxes it up so it sells itself
Why a $711.78 run of custom retail boxes earns its shelf space.
Retail boxes start at $711.78 for 250, and the per-box cost keeps dropping toward $0.37 as you scale to 25,000. Pick a stock size or go custom up to 6 by 7 inch, choose your material, and print full color on the front. Wally gets your product into a box that sells from the shelf.
How Do Retail Boxes Compare to Other Packaging?
Retail boxes are the flexible pick when you want a printed box sized to your product, but they are not your only option. If you are weighing a rounder shape, a pillow cut, or a compliance-ready package, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up retail boxes against their closest siblings, including Cannabis Packaging, so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.
How Are Retail Boxes Proofed and Produced?
Before a single box prints, you decide how careful you want to be. Choose a free online proof and you review a digital version of your box and sign off before it goes to press, which catches a typo or a color surprise while it still costs nothing to fix. Confident in your file and short on time? Send it straight to production instead. Standard production for retail boxes is 7 business days, and you upload print-ready art as a PDF, JPG, or PNG.
See How a Finished Retail Box Lands
Words only go so far. Want to see how material, color, and size come together on a real retail box? The gallery below collects work printed in-house, across different sizes and materials, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually reads on a finished box. Tap any print to see it larger.
What Do Businesses Use Retail Boxes For?
A retail box is where a product meets a buyer, so businesses use it to make that meeting count. Beauty brands box serums and creams. Chandlers pack candles in the deeper square. Food makers sleeve teas, chocolates, and specialty snacks. Boutiques and online shops turn a plain shipment into an unboxing with a branded box. Order 250 to test a launch, or scale to 25,000 once the product proves itself. You can also scan the full print product range to see the rest of the packaging family.
Print Your Retail Boxes Today
At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by our Gold Standard guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever size and material you pick, these retail boxes are built to protect your product and earn its place on a shelf. Print your retail boxes today.
