What kind of packaging box is more suitable for your product?

Still struggling to find the right packaging box style? Still wondering which box style is the best fit for your product? If so, you’ve come to the right place today! When it comes to packaging design, you can’t do without the following regular box styles (with unfolded diagrams attached). Designers in need, be sure to save these! For more box styles, you can go to the homepage of the w website or leave a message to our email!

Double plug box

The double-insert box is one of the most common paper box packages on the market. It has the same insertion openings on both the top and bottom. It is finally formed through die-cutting, printing, pasting, and folding, with a relatively simple design structure. The double-insert box can be called the ancestor of paper packaging boxes and is the most primitive box type. It is suitable for small and light products (such as: toothpaste boxes, beauty products, medicines, flower tea and other product outer packaging boxes).
Advantages: Simple production process and low printing cost.
Disadvantages: It is relatively conventional with low differentiation; the bottom is not easy to carry heavy items.

Bottom-grabbing box

The hook-bottom box gets its name because its bottom is a structure that hooks and fastens. Its load-bearing capacity is better than that of the double-insert box. It looks no different from the double-insert box from the surface, but when you open the expanded view, you can see the difference in the bottom. The upper part of the hook-bottom box is made into a socket, and the bottom is made into a hook bottom, which has a good load-bearing effect.

Often, packaging boxes for some electrical appliances, agricultural products, food, etc., will choose the hook-bottom structure, which has a wide range of applications, and the box type is strong and durable.

custom shipping packaging

Mailing packaging boxes, as the name suggests, are named because their unfolded shape resembles an airplane. They achieve integral molding through structural design, eliminating the need for gluing, which can save processing costs. They are mainly used for packaging products that are not too large in size and easy to transport, such as clothing, peripherals, jewelry, small electrical appliances, etc.

Advantages: Good compression resistance and easy folding. This type of box is widely used in the market, from ordinary express packaging to high-end luxury packaging.

Disadvantages: Airplane boxes are non-precision printing products. During printing, too complex patterns or too many colors cannot be used. They are relatively heavy in weight and not too small in volume, resulting in high printing costs and freight charges.

The天地盖 (Tian Di Gai) consists of two parts: a lid box and a base box, which are separate. Generally, the upper part is larger and the lower part is smaller, and they are used by being fastened together. It is suitable for use as an exquisite gift box. Currently, products on the market that require exquisite packaging, such as mobile phone boxes, earphone boxes, beauty instruments, jewelry, and tea, usually choose this box type, which can enhance the packaging texture and product image.

Advantages: The 天地盖 (Tian Di Gai) box type can improve the quality of product packaging, and the action of opening and closing from top to bottom can enhance the sense of ceremony when opening the box. Disadvantages: It uses a lot of paper, and the cost is relatively high, so products using 天地盖 (Tian Di Gai) gift boxes are generally sold at a higher price.

book-shaped box

It gets its name because its packaging style resembles a book. The packaging box opens from one side and consists of two parts: a panel and a bottom box. Some book-shaped boxes require materials such as magnets and patches. Book-shaped boxes are more exquisite than ordinary packaging boxes, and are mostly used for high-end and light luxury products. They are one of the options for premium gift boxes on the market currently. (Brands like Lancôme often choose book-shaped boxes for their cosmetic packaging.)

The printing of book-shaped boxes places more emphasis on craftsmanship, with hot stamping and embossing being the most commonly used techniques. The application of special craftsmanship can further enhance the texture of the product, but the printing cost is relatively high.

Drawer box

The drawer box consists of two parts: an outer box and an inner box. It is opened by pulling, which is very convenient. The box body itself is also called the outer box, and it comes in two forms: one-side opening and two-side opening.

This box type, with its double-layer structure and the feature of the pull-out form, is relatively solid and firm.

Boxes with a pull-out design can often better contain the contents, and the products inside are not easy to fall off when opened. Therefore, most mooncake gift boxes are drawer boxes.