Custom Rigid Business Card Boxes
Custom rigid business card boxes — a wrapped case for 50 to 100 premium cards with a foil mark that matches them and a cut-out to slide one out — made to your card from 100. Dieline and price the same working day.
The case that sits on the desk longer than the cards last
- Board
- Wrapped grayboard 1.2–1.5 mm
- Builds
- Lift-off lid, hinged magnetic, drawer and sleeve; thumb cut-out
- Sizing
- Card plus 1.5 mm a side; depth from the measured stack
Get a price for Rigid Business Card 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.
Sized to the card, exactly
A rigid case is cut to the stack plus 1.5 mm a side. Any more and the cards slide and dent at the corners; the fit is confirmed on a plain sample with your cards in it.
| 85 × 55 mm / 3.5 × 2 in, 50 cards on 400 gsm | Internal about 88 × 58 × 24 mm |
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| 100 cards | Internal about 88 × 58 × 46 mm |
| Square or mini cards | Sized to the card plus 1.5 mm a side |
| Thick cotton or duplex | Depth from the measured stack |
Lift-off, hinged or drawer
- Lift-off lid — two pieces, the slow cushioned lift; the classic.
- Hinged magnetic lid — one piece, opens with a thumb, closes with a click; the everyday case.
- Drawer in a sleeve — the stack slides out; a ribbon pull; the most tactile.
- A thumb cut-out on any of them, so one card slides out without opening the case.
Wrap and foil that match the card
The case is wrapped in a single-color paper — soft-touch, linen, leather-grain — with a foil or blind-debossed mark on the lid. Where we print the cards, the same foil die and color run on both, so the case and the card are one object. A colored liner inside shows when the lid lifts. Our business card packaging for every run size covers the tuck boxes the case is refilled from.
Board and the feel of a small rigid box
1.2–1.5 mm grayboard gives a case that is heavy for its size without being clumsy. Thicker board on a box this small makes the walls thick relative to the cards. Corners are turned cleanly and the wrap is mitred, which on a small case is visible at arm's length and is where a cheap case shows itself.
A magnetic lid needs a lid wide enough for the magnet. On a 58 mm case it fits; on a mini-card case it may not, and a lift-off lid is used.
Who orders rigid card cases
Law and finance firms, agencies and studios, luxury brands, and executives who print thick cards. Runs are 100 to 500 cases, one per person, refilled from tuck boxes of cards. The dies and the wrap are kept, so a new joiner gets a case that matches the rest.
Rigid Business Card 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 1.2–1.5 mm
- Builds
- Lift-off lid, hinged magnetic, drawer and sleeve; thumb cut-out
- Sizing
- Card plus 1.5 mm a side; depth from the measured stack
- Finish
- Soft-touch, linen or leather-grain wrap; foil or deboss; colored liner
- Match
- Foil die and color shared with the cards
- Supply
- Assembled
- Minimum
- 100 cases
On every job
- Print process
- The wrap is printed offset as a flat sheet and applied to the board, so the print quality is that of a sheet rather than a box.
- Color
- CMYK on the wrap with spot colors for a brand match. A textured or soft-touch wrap mutes a solid color slightly.
- Tolerance
- Board cut plus or minus 0.5 mm. Lid fit is set on a sample and held on the run, with an allowance for the delivery climate.
- Tooling
- No cutting die on the box itself. The tooling is the wrap print and any foil or emboss die, made once and kept.
- Food contact
- A food-grade liner or an inner tray where a rigid box holds unwrapped food.
- Sustainability
- Board and paper recycle together. Magnets, ribbon and foam come out first, and the spec says which the box has.
- 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 rigid business card boxes on
A rigid box is two materials: the grayboard that holds the shape and the paper wrapped around it. The board decides the feel; the wrap decides everything a customer sees and touches.
Grayboard 1.2–1.5 mm
The light rigid box: jewelry, small cases, card boxes. Heavy in the hand for its size without thick walls on a small cavity.
1.2–1.5 mmGrayboard 2–3 mm
The full rigid box. Resists crushing, bends poorly — thickness is chosen from box size so a wide lid does not sag.
2–3 mmArt paper wrap
Printed coated paper, matte or gloss laminated. Full color, photographs, any design. The most flexible wrap and the least tactile.
128–157gsmSoft-touch wrap
A velvet-feel laminate over printed paper. Reads expensive, shows fingerprints on white, and scuffs at the corners before anywhere else.
128–157gsm laminatedLinen and textured wrap
Texture woven into the paper, so it cannot scuff off. Takes foil and deboss beautifully; breaks up a solid print.
120–140gsmLeather-grain and specialty
Embossed grain papers, metallics and colored stocks. One color and a foil mark, not a photograph.
120–160gsmFlocked and velvet liners
A short-fiber or woven pile for the interior and the insert. Holds a product without marking it and sets the color the piece is seen against.
Applied to board or foamMagnets and hardware
Neodymium magnets under the wrap, ribbon pulls, and hinges built from the wrap itself. Each is a line on the quote.
Per closureNot 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.
On a rigid box the wrap is the finish, and the corners are where it is judged.
Soft-touch wrap
Velvet in the hand. The category default, and it scuffs at the corners first.
Linen and laid
Texture woven into the paper; hides marks and cannot rub off.
Hot foil
Stamped into the wrap. Small block, cheap die, large effect on a lid.
Blind deboss
Shape with no ink. On a textured wrap it is the quietest premium mark there is.
Spot UV on matte
A gloss shape on a matte field; a pattern that only shows at an angle.
Colored liner
A wrap on the inside face, seen for a second as the lid lifts. The cheapest thing that changes an opening.
Leather-grain
Embossed grain paper. One color and a foil mark, never a photograph.
Ribbon and hardware
A pull under the product, magnets under the wrap, a hinge built from the paper.
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 rigid box, where the wrap is part of the wall: rigid business card boxes
A rigid box is built up rather than folded, so the internal size is set first and the board and wrap are added outside it. The lid is then made to fit the base, and that fit is the thing people judge.
- Internal dimensions
- The product plus its insert, at the widest point. Everything else is built outward from this number.
- Wall build-up
- Each wall is the grayboard plus the wrap on both faces — roughly 2.5 mm on a 2 mm board. A small box gains noticeably in outside size.
- Lid clearance
- A few tenths of a millimeter. Set on a plain sample: a slow, air-cushioned lift, not a lid that drops off or has to be prised.
- Insert depth
- The tallest item plus 2 mm. On a two-layer box, this sets the total height and the ribbon lift.
- Humidity
- Board takes up moisture and a lid set snug in a dry factory can bind in a damp shop. We allow for the delivery market.
- Tolerance
- Plus or minus 0.5 mm on a rigid box, tighter than folding board because nothing springs back.
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 Rigid Business Card 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 rigid business card 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 many cards does a rigid case hold?
50 or 100 on standard 400 gsm card, and fewer of a thick cotton or duplex card. Depth is set from a measured stack.
Can I slide a card out without opening it?
Yes, with a thumb cut-out on the case.
Lift-off or magnetic lid?
Magnetic for an everyday case opened often; lift-off for the slow, cushioned reveal.
Will the foil match my cards?
Yes. The same die and foil color run on the case and, if we print them, on the cards.
What is the minimum order?
100 cases.
Does it ship flat?
No, rigid cases arrive assembled.
Can the inside be colored?
Yes, a colored liner that shows when the lid lifts.
What board thickness do you use?
1.2–1.5 mm grayboard, heavy enough to feel solid without thick walls on a small box.
Can a mini card have a magnetic lid?
Usually not — the lid is too narrow for a magnet. A lift-off lid is used instead.
Can I get a sample?
Yes, plain, with your cards in it, to confirm the fit.
Can I order more later to match?
Yes. The dies and the wrap stock are kept, so a new case matches the rest.
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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