Custom Clamshell Perfume Boxes
Custom clamshell perfume boxes — a hinged rigid case that opens to the bottle held in a flocked insert and closes on a magnet — foil-stamped and sized to your bottle from 100. Dieline and price the same working day.
The box opens like a jewel case, and the bottle is the jewel
- Board
- Wrapped grayboard 2–2.5 mm; reinforced spine
- Builds
- Hinged clamshell with magnetic or ribbon close; discovery clamshell
- Insert
- Flocked die-cut board, foam or satin platform; base and shoulder hold
Get a price for Clamshell Perfume 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.
How it is built
| Base half | Wrapped grayboard with a flocked or satin insert cut to the bottle |
|---|---|
| Lid half | Wrapped grayboard, lined; a printed liner or a mirror card |
| Hinge | The wrap paper at the spine, reinforced; opens flat or to 110° |
| Closure | Magnets in the lid and base front; or a ribbon tie |
Holding a bottle that is heavy, tall and glass
The insert holds the bottle by the base and the shoulder, so it stands upright when the lid opens and cannot tip in transit. A flocked die-cut board or a foam cavity for a standard bottle; a satin-covered platform for a flagship. The cap is clear of the lid liner, and the atomiser is not pressed by anything. Send the bottle with the cap on. Our perfume boxes in every construction cover the folding and lift-off versions.
Finish that reads as fragrance
- A soft-touch, leather-grain or textured wrap in one color.
- Foil or a blind deboss on the lid; the name on the spine.
- A satin or flocked liner in the base; a printed or mirrored liner in the lid.
- A ribbon pull under the bottle, so it lifts out without gripping the cap.
Sizes and the discovery case
A 50 ml bottle case is about 120 × 90 × 70 mm; a 100 ml case about 140 × 110 × 80 mm. A discovery clamshell holds three to five vials in a row in a slotted insert and is the format for a sample set. Each is sized from the bottles, and the plain sample confirms the cavity before wrapping.
The hinge is the wrap paper at the spine. On a deep case it is reinforced with a cloth strip so it opens a thousand times.
Regulatory panel and the outer
The required ingredient and volume text goes on the base of the case or on a printed card inside; a cellophane overwrap or a sleeve carries the barcode for retail. The case ships assembled in a plain shipper with 20 mm of clearance and a divider for multiples.
Clamshell Perfume 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
- Wrapped grayboard 2–2.5 mm; reinforced spine
- Builds
- Hinged clamshell with magnetic or ribbon close; discovery clamshell
- Insert
- Flocked die-cut board, foam or satin platform; base and shoulder hold
- Finish
- Soft-touch, leather-grain, textured wrap; foil, deboss; satin or mirrored liner
- Regulatory
- Panel on base or card inside; barcode on sleeve or overwrap
- Supply
- Assembled, in a plain divided shipper
- Minimum
- 100 boxes
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 clamshell perfume 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.
280–350gsmMetallised 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: clamshell perfume 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 Clamshell Perfume 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 clamshell perfume 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 does a clamshell perfume box open?
Two rigid halves on a hinge; the lid lifts to the bottle standing in its insert and closes on magnets.
Will the bottle stay upright when opened?
Yes, held by the base and the shoulder in a flocked, foam or satin insert.
Can the lid be mirrored?
Yes, a mirror card liner in the lid, or a printed liner.
Does the hinge last?
Yes, with a reinforced spine on deep cases. It is built to open many times.
What is the minimum order?
100 boxes.
Does it ship flat?
No, rigid clamshells ship assembled in a divided shipper.
Can I have foil on the lid and spine?
Yes, and the die is kept across the range.
Where does the ingredient text go?
On the base of the case or on a card inside, with the barcode on a sleeve or overwrap for retail.
Can you make a discovery set clamshell?
Yes, three to five vials in a slotted insert in a slim clamshell.
Can the bottle be lifted out without touching the cap?
Yes, with a ribbon pull under the bottle.
Do I need to send the bottle?
Yes, with the cap on. The insert is cut from it and confirmed on a plain sample.
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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