Custom Cardboard Boxes with Lids
Custom cardboard boxes with lids from 100 — two-piece boxes with a separate lid over a base, in corrugated or chipboard, full or partial depth, for apparel, gift sets, storage and kits, shipped flat and set up by hand.
A lid that lifts straight off
- Board
- E or B flute corrugated; chipboard or SBS boxboard for light builds
- Styles
- Full telescope, partial telescope, thumb notches, window lid
- Corners
- Locking tabs or glued corners; no tape
Get a price for Cardboard Boxes with Lid
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.
Full or partial telescope
| Full telescope | Lid as deep as the base; stacks strongly, the storage-box build |
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| Partial telescope | Shallow lid; easier to open, the apparel and gift build |
| Lid with thumb notches | Cut-outs on the base so the lid lifts without a struggle |
| Lid with window | A film window in the lid to show the product |
Corrugated or chipboard
Corrugated lid-and-base boxes stack and ship; they suit storage, heavier kits and anything that travels. Chipboard or folding boxboard gives a thinner, crisper box for apparel and gifts that ride inside a shipper. Both fold up from flat, with locking corners or glued corners so no tape is needed. For the premium wrapped version, see our rigid telescoping lid boxes.
Getting the lid fit right
- A lid slightly larger than the base on each side lifts cleanly.
- Too tight and it drags the base up; too loose and it slides off in handling.
- Board thickness decides the allowance, so it is set on a sample.
- Thumb notches help a tight full-telescope lid come off.
Print on the lid
The lid is the face of the box and the natural place for a logo, a pattern or a full-color print. The base is usually plain or a single color. A printed inside of the lid adds a message the customer sees on opening.
Cardboard Boxes with Lid — 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
- E or B flute corrugated; chipboard or SBS boxboard for light builds
- Styles
- Full telescope, partial telescope, thumb notches, window lid
- Corners
- Locking tabs or glued corners; no tape
- Lid outside and inside; base plain or one color
- Sizes
- Apparel, gift, shoe, storage and custom sizes
- Delivery
- Flat, lid and base bundled separately
- Minimum
- 100 boxes
On every job
- Print process
- Flexo in one to four colors straight onto the liner; litho-lamination where the box needs full color or a photograph.
- Color
- Flat colors on kraft. Full color needs a white top liner or a laminated sheet, because brown shifts every color warm.
- Tolerance
- Cutting plus or minus 1.5 mm. The flute compresses, so corrugated runs wider than folding board.
- Tooling
- No die on a regular slotted box, which is cut on a slotter. Die-cut mailers and trays need one, made once and kept.
- Food contact
- Food-grade liners and a vented build where the box carries hot food.
- Sustainability
- High recycled content through liners and flute as standard, and the box recycles whole if it is sealed with paper tape.
- 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 cardboard boxes with lid on
Corrugated is a fluted sheet glued between two liners, and the flute decides nearly everything: how it prints, how it dents, how high it stacks. These are the grades we run.
E flute
About 1.5 mm. Prints well and folds crisply; dents under a stack. Retail boxes, mailers and light shippers.
1.5 mm, single wallB flute
About 3 mm. The working default for parcels — takes print reasonably and stacks reasonably. Most shipping boxes are B.
3 mm, single wallC flute
About 4 mm. More cushioning than B, slightly less stacking strength per weight. Common on grocery and produce cases.
4 mm, single wallBC double wall
B and C glued together, about 7 mm. Heavy or fragile goods, pallet stacking, anything over roughly 15 kg.
7 mm, double wallKraft liner
Brown, strong, absorbent. One or two flat colors flexo print well on it; photographs drink into the brown and go muddy.
Outer and inner linerWhite top liner
A bleached outer liner for full-color print on corrugated. Costs more and marks more easily than kraft.
Outer liner onlyRecycled-content corrugated
High post-consumer fiber through liners and flute. The default for shippers; a slightly grayer brown and no loss of strength at grade.
All flutesCoated and water-resistant
A coating or a wax-free barrier liner for damp stores and cold chains. Check the recycling stream before printing a claim on it.
B and C fluteNot 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.
Corrugated takes fewer finishes than folding board, and the ones it takes it takes well.
Flexo on kraft
One or two flat colors straight onto brown. Cheap, fast, honest.
Litho-lamination
An offset sheet glued to the flute: full color and photographs on a shipper.
Aqueous varnish
Scuff resistance with no film, so the box still recycles whole.
White top print
Full color flexo on a bleached liner; brighter, and it marks more easily.
Inside print
A second pass on the inner liner — the panel a customer sees first.
Printed tape seal
The brand applied at the last moment, on paper tape that recycles with the box.
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 corrugated box against the carrier, not the catalog: cardboard boxes with lid
Corrugated is cut to your internal size, so the box goes round the product rather than the product going into a stock size. That is where the money is: a box 20 mm smaller each way is often a whole postage band cheaper.
- Internal dimensions
- Length, width and depth of the space you need. Board thickness is added outside that, and the flute is thicker than people expect.
- Clearance and void fill
- 5–10 mm a side for a rigid product. Size it properly and you need no void fill at all, which is cheaper and better received.
- Stacking
- Tell us how high the boxes stack on a pallet or a shelf. Edge crush grade is specified from that, not guessed.
- Weight
- The contents weight sets the flute and the liner grade. Over about 15 kg we move to double wall.
- Score allowance
- Corrugated needs more room at the folds than boxboard. The dieline accounts for it; a box drawn from flat dimensions comes out tight.
- Cutting tolerance
- Plus or minus 1.5 mm on corrugated, wider than folding board because the flute compresses.
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 Cardboard Boxes with Lid 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 cardboard boxes with lid? 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.
What is a two-piece box?
A box with a separate lid that fits over a base, rather than flaps.
What is the difference between full and partial telescope?
A full telescope lid is as deep as the base and stacks strongly. A partial one is shallow and easier to open.
Corrugated or chipboard?
Corrugated for shipping and storage; chipboard for apparel and gifts inside a shipper.
Will the lid fit well?
We set the lid allowance on a sample for your board so it lifts cleanly.
Can the lid have a window?
Yes, a film window to show the product.
Do the boxes need tape?
No, the corners lock or are glued.
Can you print inside the lid?
Yes, a message or pattern seen on opening.
Are these the same as rigid boxes?
No. These fold flat and cost much less; rigid boxes are wrapped and ship assembled.
Can I use them for storage?
Yes, full-telescope corrugated boxes are the storage-box build.
Are lids and bases delivered together?
Both arrive flat and bundled separately, so extra bases or lids can be stocked if needed.
What is the minimum order for lid and base boxes?
100 boxes per size, counted as complete sets of lid and base.
How long do two-piece boxes take?
Window lids and printed insides add steps. We give a date with the quote.
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