Custom 90mm Paper Cups
Custom 90 mm paper cups — the 12, 16 and 20 oz sizes that all take the same lid — printed with your brand, single or double wall, from 100 sleeves. Artwork proofed on the cup template and priced the same working day.
One lid for three cups is why the 90 mm rim exists
- Stock
- Cupstock 260–300 gsm; single, double or ripple wall
- Formats
- 12, 16 and 20 oz on a 90 mm rim; matching sip lids
- Lining
- PE standard; aqueous or PLA on request
Get a price for 90mm Paper Cups
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
The three sizes on one rim
All three take the same 90 mm sip lid, which is the whole point. An 8 oz cup on an 80 mm rim needs its own lid and is a separate line.
| 12 oz (355 ml) | The flat white and the small latte; height about 110 mm |
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| 16 oz (473 ml) | The standard latte and Americano; about 135 mm |
| 20 oz (591 ml) | The large; about 160 mm |
Single wall, double wall, or a sleeve
- Single wall — cheapest; hot drinks need a sleeve; prints well.
- Double wall — an air gap in a second layer; no sleeve needed; costs more and prints on the outer wall.
- Ripple wall — an embossed outer layer; the most insulating; print is limited to the ripple face.
- Single wall plus a printed sleeve — two print surfaces, and the sleeve can change seasonally.
Linings and what they mean for recycling
A paper cup is lined to hold liquid. PE lining is the standard and is recycled only where cup-specific collection exists. An aqueous (water-based) lining lets the cup be repulped in ordinary paper recycling in more places and composts more readily. PLA lining is plant-based and industrially compostable. The lining is a line on the quote, and it decides what can be printed on the cup about disposal. Our paper cups in every size and wall cover the smaller rims.
Print on a cone
A cup is printed flat as a curved blank and rolled, so straight lines curve and a centered logo appears once, facing the drinker or the street depending on how the cup is held. Flexo in up to six colors on the outer wall, full coverage or a mark. Keep critical artwork out of the seam and 10 mm below the rim where the lid sits. Food-safe inks throughout.
The proof is shown on the cup template with the seam and the rim marked. Approve it there, not on a flat rectangle.
Quantities for a café
Cups ship in sleeves of 50 in cases of 500 or 1,000. A hundred sleeves is a small café's month; a print run pays for its plates in a few thousand cups and reorders from the same file. Lids are quoted alongside, in the fitting 90 mm size.
90mm Paper Cups — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Stock
- Cupstock 260–300 gsm; single, double or ripple wall
- Formats
- 12, 16 and 20 oz on a 90 mm rim; matching sip lids
- Lining
- PE standard; aqueous or PLA on request
- Flexo up to 6 colors, food-safe; proofed on the cup template
- Packing
- Sleeves of 50; cases of 500 or 1,000
- Options
- Printed sleeves for single wall; lid color
- Minimum
- 100 sleeves
On every job
- Print process
- Flexo in one to six colors, printed on the outer face only and before any lining goes on.
- Color
- Food-safe inks throughout. Kraft mutes color; a white board or liner is needed for anything photographic.
- Tolerance
- Cutting plus or minus 1 mm, and fit confirmed by filling a plain sample from your own kitchen or line.
- Tooling
- A cutting die per size, kept. Molded pulp needs a tool per shape, which is a longer lead and a larger one-off.
- Food contact
- Every board food-contact grade, with grease resistance built into the sheet and never a PFAS treatment.
- Sustainability
- Aqueous linings and unlined boards repulp with ordinary paper. PE-lined cups need cup collection, and we say which you have.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build 90mm paper cups on
Food packaging is chosen for what the food does to it: grease, steam, heat and time. Every board here is food-contact grade, and none of them uses a PFAS treatment for grease resistance.
Food-grade virgin board
Bleached board made for direct food contact. Clean, bright, no recycled fiber and no mineral-oil risk from recovered paper.
14–24ptGrease-resistant board
Resistance built into the sheet rather than sprayed on. Holds fries, pastry and butter without darkening. PFAS-free.
16–24ptPE-lined cupstock
Board with a polyethylene film for hot and cold liquid. Microwave-safe for reheating; recycled only where cup collection exists.
260–350gsmAqueous-lined cupstock
A water-based lining instead of PE. Repulpable in ordinary paper recycling in more places, and compostable; a slightly shorter hold time.
260–320gsmGreaseproof and glassine
Dense, calendered paper that resists fat through the fiber. Wraps, liners and interleaves; breathable, so pastry stays crisp.
30–55gsmFood-grade corrugated
E and B flute with a food-contact liner, vented where steam has to leave. Pizza, catering and anything hot and heavy.
E and B fluteMolded pulp and bagasse
Fiber pressed into a shape. Holds heat, resists grease with no lining, composts, and takes only an embossed or one-color mark.
Molded to shapeRecycled board
Post-consumer fiber. Used for outers, sleeves and anything that does not touch food directly — not for direct contact.
Non-contact onlyNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
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We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Food finishes are limited by what may touch food, and that is the point.
Food-safe inks
Printed on the outer face only. Every food pack we make uses them, laminated or not.
Uncoated kraft
No coating at all. Breathable, so pastry stays crisp, and it takes one or two colors.
Aqueous varnish
Scuff resistance without a plastic film, so the pack still repulps.
Molded emboss
A logo pressed into pulp or bagasse. No ink, nothing to rub off, and it survives grease.
Grease-resistant face
Not a finish you can see. It is in the sheet, it is PFAS-free, and it is why the print stays clean.
Matte lamination
Available on outers and sleeves that never touch food — a cake box lid, a carrier, a gift sleeve.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing food packaging around a portion, hot: 90mm paper cups
Food is sized by serving, not by dimensions, and it is served hot, heaped and in a hurry. Send us the portion — or better, the box you use now with the food in it — and we size to how it is actually filled.
- Portion, heaped
- Fries, popcorn and salad are served above the rim. A box sized to a level fill looks mean and spills in a bag.
- Lid clearance
- Enough that a loaded burger or a topped cake does not touch the lid. This is the single most common complaint about a food box.
- Venting
- Hot food steams. Vents in the lid keep pastry and fries crisp; a sealed box is right only for cold food.
- Grease path
- Where the fat sits decides the board. Say if the food is fried, buttered or sauced, and whether it is held for minutes or an hour.
- Stacking in a bag
- Delivery boxes are stacked five high on a bike. The lid has to hold the box above it off the food below.
- Sample fill
- A plain box filled from your kitchen settles the size in one try, and we send one before the run.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Build your 90mm Paper Cups in 3D
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a board and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about 90mm paper cups? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
Why 90 mm?
Because the 12, 16 and 20 oz cups on that rim share one lid, which simplifies stock and the counter. It is the coffee-shop standard.
Single or double wall?
Single wall with a sleeve is cheapest and gives two print surfaces. Double wall needs no sleeve and costs more per cup.
Are the cups recyclable?
PE-lined cups only where cup collection exists. An aqueous lining is repulpable in ordinary paper recycling in more places, and the quote states which lining the cup has.
Can I print full color?
Up to six flexo colors, full coverage or a mark, on the outer wall. Photographs are limited; logos, patterns and type print well.
What is the minimum order?
100 sleeves of 50 cups.
Do you supply lids?
Yes, 90 mm sip lids in black, white or clear, quoted with the cups.
Are the inks food safe?
Yes, throughout.
Can I have an 8 oz cup on the same lid?
No — 8 oz is an 80 mm rim with its own lid. It is a separate line.
Where should the logo go?
Out of the seam and 10 mm below the rim. The proof on the cup template shows both.
Can I have a compostable cup?
With a PLA or aqueous lining and compostable inks, yes, to the standard the quote names.
How are they packed?
In sleeves of 50, in cases of 500 or 1,000.
Do you ship outside the US?
Yes, to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, quoted in the delivery currency.
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