Custom Computer Mouse Boxes
Custom mouse boxes with a cradle shaped to the mouse, a well for the cable or dongle, and a window or a lid that opens like a launch — sized to your model from 100. Dieline and price the same working day.
A curved object in a square box
- Board
- 20–24pt boxboard cartons; E flute lidded boxes; B flute shippers
- Builds
- Window carton with hang tab, tray and lid, mailer with insert
- Cradle
- Molded pulp, EVA foam or board platform; tilted 15–20°
Get a price for Computer Mouse 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.
Window carton or lidded box
Gaming brands lead with the lidded box; office and value lines use the window carton.
| Window carton | Mouse on a raised platform behind a front window; hang tab; the retail shelf |
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| Lidded box, tray and lid | Mouse in a molded cradle under a lift-off lid; the gaming and premium unboxing |
| Mailer with insert | For direct-to-consumer; ships without an outer at small sizes |
The cradle that fits a curve
- Molded pulp — shaped to the mouse underside, plastic-free, the current standard for premium lines.
- Die-cut EVA foam — a cut-out in the outline; holds firmly; heavier.
- Board platform with a shaped cut-out — the budget option; the mouse sits in a hole with the base supported.
- A separate well for the dongle, cable and any extra feet or weights.
Sizing and the tilted presentation
Most mouse boxes present the mouse tilted 15–20 degrees toward the window or the opener, which shows the shape and the side buttons. The cradle sets the angle; the box height allows for the mouse at that tilt plus clearance. Send the mouse; a drawing rarely captures the curve well enough to cut a cradle from.
A wireless mouse ships with the battery installed and a pull-tab isolator. The cradle leaves the tab reachable.
Print for a shelf that is all black boxes
Gaming boxes are black with one accent color, so the accent and the product photograph do the work. Office mice sell on a white box with the feature list. Either way the front shows the mouse, the DPI or sensor claim, and wired or wireless; the back carries the specifications and the regulatory marks on a reserved panel. Our keyboard boxes for the matching set share the same cradle-first construction.
Shipping and the outer
A window carton ships inside a shipper of 6 or 12 with a divider, so the windows are not pressed. A lidded box for direct sale goes in a mailer with 15 mm of clearance. Both outers are quoted with the box.
Computer Mouse 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
- 20–24pt boxboard cartons; E flute lidded boxes; B flute shippers
- Builds
- Window carton with hang tab, tray and lid, mailer with insert
- Cradle
- Molded pulp, EVA foam or board platform; tilted 15–20°
- Wells
- Dongle, cable, spare feet and weights
- Full color, matte or soft-touch laminate; spot UV accent
- Outer
- Divided shipper of 6 or 12; mailer for direct
- 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 computer mouse 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: computer mouse 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 Computer Mouse 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 computer mouse 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 you hold a mouse still in a box?
With a cradle shaped to its underside — molded pulp, foam or a board platform — that also tilts it toward the window or the opener.
Can the box be plastic-free?
Yes, with a molded pulp cradle and a paper-based window film or no window.
Where does the dongle go?
In a small well in the cradle beside the mouse, with the cable coiled in its own cut-out.
Window or lid?
A window carton for a retail shelf; a lidded box for a premium or gaming unboxing.
What is the minimum order?
100 boxes.
Can it hang on a peg?
Yes, window cartons take a hang tab or a Euro-slot.
Do I need to send the mouse?
It is much better to. A cradle cut from a drawing rarely fits a curved shell well.
Does the battery tab stay reachable?
Yes, the cradle is cut so the isolator tab is visible and can be pulled.
Does it ship flat?
The carton does; pulp and foam cradles ship as they are and are fitted at packing.
Do you supply the shipper?
Yes, divided for 6 or 12 window cartons, or a mailer for a lidded box sold direct.
Can I have soft-touch?
Yes, a soft-touch laminate with a spot UV accent is the gaming standard.
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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