Custom Candle Shipping Boxes
Custom candle shipping boxes from 100 — E flute mailer boxes with die-cut inserts that hold one, two or three jar candles apart, printed outside for the doorstep and inside for the unboxing.
Glass, wax and a parcel network: the box has to win every time
- Board
- Corrugated E flute mailer, kraft or white outer; B flute for heavy three-jar sets
- Inserts
- Die-cut corrugated or folded card insert, one cavity per jar, with divider
- Builds
- Single jar mailer, two-jar box, three-jar discovery set, shallow tin mailer
Order online
Order candle shipping boxes
Starting from $2.50 per unit
Printed to your artwork or plain, sold in runs of 100 up to 5,000 units per product online. Freight to the US, UK, Canada and Australia is inside the price.
How an online order runs
- Add the units you needThen check out with your delivery address. Add other products to the same order on the way.
- A digital proof comes backLaid on the dieline, before anything prints. Change it as often as you need.
- Pay once you approve itPay by PayPal invoice or bank transfer after you approve your digital proof, or cash on delivery in the US and Canada.
- We make it and ship it deliveredYour delivery date is confirmed with the proof, against the spec and your fill date. Freight and customs are handled on the way to you.
Another size, board or finish, or more than 5,000 units? Send the spec for a price instead. Freight by market and our terms cover delivery and remakes.
Get a price for Candle Shipping Boxes
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.
One jar, a pair or a set of three
| Single jar mailer | Square E flute mailer with a ring insert; the most common order |
|---|---|
| Two-jar box | Side-by-side cavities with a divider so the glass never meets |
| Three-jar or discovery set | Long mailer with three cavities, often with a lid card describing each scent |
| Tins and travel candles | Shallow mailer with a die-cut card insert; tins need less protection than glass |
The insert matters more than the box
- Each jar sits in its own die-cut cavity so it cannot hit another jar or a wall of the box.
- Corrugated inserts give more cushion for heavy glass; folded card inserts suit tins and light jars.
- The insert should hold the jar around the body, not by the lid, because lids come loose in transit.
- Leave space above the lid for a scent card, matches or a wick trimmer if the set includes them.
- Test with your heaviest jar: if it moves when the closed box is shaken, the cavity is too big.
Heat, and why a candle needs a different mailer from a mug
Wax softens in a hot delivery van long before glass is at any risk. A candle that ships upright with its lid on keeps its top surface; one that ships on its side in a warm van can arrive with the wax slumped and the wick bent. We print a “this way up” mark on the box and design the insert so the jars ride upright. In summer, brands often pause shipping to the hottest regions or add a note to the order page, because no box keeps wax cool for long.
A mug box can use a tight crush-resistant fit. A candle box needs a little more care at the top of the jar, which is soft, and less at the base, which is solid glass.
Printing inside and out
The outside of a candle mailer is seen by the carrier and the doorstep, so many brands keep it to a one-color logo on kraft. The inside is where the brand opens up: a full-color print on the lid and flaps, a scent story, care instructions. Burn time, safety text and wick care belong on the jar label or a card inside rather than the mailer, which is often thrown away. Our mailer boxes with inserts cover the same build for other fragile products.
Sizing from the jar and the lid
We size the cavities from the jar’s widest point, which is often the lid, and its height with the lid on. Glass from one supplier can vary by a millimeter or two between deliveries, so the insert is drawn for the largest jar you have received. If the range uses two jar sizes, one box with a swappable insert is usually cheaper than two boxes. For retail shelves rather than the post, see our candle boxes for the shelf.
Send us your heaviest and widest jar with its lid. We draw the insert from that jar and test the fit before printing.
Candle Shipping Boxes — 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
- Board
- Corrugated E flute mailer, kraft or white outer; B flute for heavy three-jar sets
- Inserts
- Die-cut corrugated or folded card insert, one cavity per jar, with divider
- Builds
- Single jar mailer, two-jar box, three-jar discovery set, shallow tin mailer
- Sizing
- From the widest jar with its lid on, drawn for the largest delivery
- Outside one color or full color; inside full color on lid and flaps
- Minimum
- 100 candle shipping boxes per size
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. One side or both, with spot colors where a match has to hold.
- Color
- CMYK as standard. Uncoated and kraft stocks print lighter and warmer; a spot color is the only exact match.
- Tolerance
- Cutting plus or minus 1 mm, creasing plus or minus 0.5 mm, confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Tooling
- A cutting die per size, made once and kept. Foil and emboss dies per artwork, also kept.
- Food contact
- Food-grade board and inks where the carton touches food, with the interior left plain.
- Sustainability
- Mono-material board wherever the product allows; recycled-content and FSC stocks; no claim printed the pack does not earn.
- 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 candle shipping boxes on
A folding carton is one sheet of board, so the board is the product. These are the stocks we run for cartons, what each is good at, and where it lets you down.
Natural kraft
Unbleached folding board. Warm, hides marks, costs least. Mutes color — one or two flat colors print well, photographs do not.
250–350gsm sleeves; 14–24pt cartonsWhite SBS
Solid bleached sulfate: bright, coated, the retail carton standard. Takes accurate color and every finish. Shows scuffs sooner than kraft.
14–24ptWhite lined chipboard
A recycled gray core under a white printing face. Cheaper than SBS and slightly duller; the back of the sheet stays gray.
16–24ptKraft-look coated
A kraft face over a coated inner. The natural look with a barrier behind it — the answer where oil, grease or moisture would mark plain kraft.
14–20ptRecycled-content board
Post-consumer fiber with a gray-brown cast. Right for outers and inner components; poor for bright whites and photography.
16–22ptMicro-flute E and F
A fine corrugated layer where a carton needs structure it cannot get from board — a large panel, a heavy product, a box that ships alone.
E 1.5 mm; F 0.8 mmUncoated and textured
No clay coat, or a linen or laid grain. Print reads softer and warmer; a deboss goes deeper. Photographs do not sit well on it.
280–350gsmMetalized and pearlescent
A metallic or pearl face for a shelf that needs to catch light. Costly, and it fights a photograph — a mark or a pattern suits it better.
16–20ptNot 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.
Every finish here is a decision about light on a shelf, not about luxury.
Matte lamination
Reads considered, hides marks, takes a ballpoint.
Gloss lamination
Lifts color; glares under shop lighting.
Soft-touch
Velvet in the hand; shows fingerprints in a bag.
Hot foil
Real metal leaf — the most reliable premium signal.
Emboss / deboss
Shape with no ink; works in the dark.
Spot UV
Gloss shapes on a matte field.
Uncoated kraft
Warm, natural, mutes color.
Textured stock
Texture in the paper; cannot scuff off.
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 a folding carton so the die comes out right: candle shipping boxes
Measure the product, not the box it is in now. A carton is built around what has to fit inside it, assembled — cap on, lid fitted, folded if it folds — at its widest point in each direction. Send those three numbers and say which is which.
- Length x width x height
- Internal, always. External dimensions include the board and are what the carrier measures, not what the product needs.
- Clearance
- 2–3 mm a side for a snug fit; more where an insert or void fill goes in. A carton cut exactly to the product is slow to pack and transmits every knock.
- Board thickness
- Heavier board takes internal space from the product. It matters most on small boxes, where four walls of 24pt is a real share of the cavity.
- Varies between batches?
- Glass, textiles, molded parts and cured soap all do. Measure several and build to the largest.
- Cutting tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm on folding board. Confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Units
- Metric or imperial, as long as you say which. Mixing them in one spec is where mistakes happen.
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 Candle Shipping Boxes 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 candle shipping boxes? 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.
How do candle shipping boxes keep glass jars from breaking?
Each jar sits in its own die-cut cavity in an insert, so it cannot touch another jar or the box wall, and the E flute mailer resists crushing.
Can a candle shipping box hold three jar candles?
Yes. A long mailer with three cavities and dividers is a common build for discovery sets and gift trios.
Are corrugated or card inserts better for candle shipping boxes?
Corrugated inserts cushion heavy glass jars better. Folded card inserts are enough for tins and light travel candles.
Will the wax melt in a candle shipping box?
The box cannot keep wax cool in a hot van. Shipping the jar upright with its lid on and a “this way up” mark keeps the top surface intact.
Can a candle shipping box be printed on the inside?
Yes. Many brands keep the outside plain kraft with a logo and print the inside lid and flaps in full color.
How do you size the insert in a candle shipping box?
From the jar’s widest point, usually the lid, and its height with the lid on, using the largest jar from your supplier.
Can one candle shipping box fit two jar sizes?
Often, by changing only the insert. A swappable insert in one outer box is usually cheaper than two separate boxes.
Does a candle shipping box need an outer carton?
No. An E flute candle mailer with a fitted insert is built to travel on its own through parcel networks.
Where should safety text go if I use candle shipping boxes?
On the jar label or a card inside. The mailer is often thrown away, so burn time and wick care should stay with the candle.
Can candle shipping boxes hold matches or a wick trimmer too?
Yes. We leave space above the lids or add a small pocket in the insert for matches, a trimmer or a scent card.
What is the minimum order for candle shipping boxes?
One hundred boxes per size, with an insert made for each box.
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