Custom Round Kraft Boxes
Custom round kraft boxes — a wound kraft cylinder with a lift-off lid, plain or with a printed wrap — sized to your product from 100. Dieline and price the same working day.
A round box is a small drum, and it is built like one
- Board
- Spiral-wound kraft, 1.5–3 mm wall; kraft base and lid
- Builds
- Lift-off lid, shoulder lid; short wide drums to tall tubes
- Sizing
- Diameter from ~5 mm mandrel steps; height to order
Get a price for Round Kraft 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.
What goes in a round box
| Candles | A jar in a cylinder with a board ring; the natural-brand candle box |
|---|---|
| Cosmetics and balms | A tin or a jar in a short wide box |
| Tea, coffee and spices | A tube with a food-grade liner or an inner bag |
| Hats, scarves and textiles | A wide shallow drum; the hat box |
| Gifts and favors | A small round box with a ribbon; weddings and events |
Diameter from the mandrel, height to order
Round boxes are wound on mandrels in roughly 5 mm steps, so the internal diameter is chosen from the nearest step above the product. Height is cut to order. The lid is a second short tube slightly larger, or a shoulder lid that meets the base flush. The wall is 1.5–3 mm of wound kraft by size. Our paper tubes with fitted lids cover the tall formats in the same construction.
Plain kraft or a printed wrap
- Natural kraft, unprinted — the look most brands choose it for.
- A one-color print on the kraft wall or lid — a logo, a scent name.
- A printed paper wrap in full color, foil or emboss, around the base or the lid or both.
- A kraft base with a colored or printed lid — two-tone for little extra.
A lid that lifts with a little air behind it
A lift-off lid slides on with a little air resistance; a shoulder lid sits flush. Fit is set on a plain sample and held on the run, with an allowance for humidity in the delivery market. A lid that is loose falls off in a bag; one that is tight cannot be opened by a customer with a candle in one hand.
Round boxes ship assembled and take more freight than a folding box. The trade is the drum stiffness and the look.
Inserts and liners
A board ring holds a jar centered; a foam disc cushions a heavy base; a food-grade liner or a bag lines a tube for loose tea or coffee; tissue wraps a textile. Each is quoted with the box and drawn from the product.
Round Kraft 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
- Spiral-wound kraft, 1.5–3 mm wall; kraft base and lid
- Builds
- Lift-off lid, shoulder lid; short wide drums to tall tubes
- Sizing
- Diameter from ~5 mm mandrel steps; height to order
- Plain kraft, 1-color print, printed wrap with foil or emboss
- Fit
- Lid clearance set on sample; humidity allowance
- Inserts
- Board ring, foam disc, food-grade liner, tissue
- 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 round kraft 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.
- 02
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: round kraft 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 Round Kraft 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 round kraft 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.
Can you make a round box to my size?
Yes. Diameter comes from the nearest mandrel step above your product, in roughly 5 mm increments, and the height is cut to order.
Does it ship flat?
No. A round box is wound and ships assembled, which is why it is stiff like a drum.
Can it be printed?
Plain kraft, one color directly on the wall, or a full-color printed wrap with foil or emboss.
Will the lid fit properly?
Yes, set on a plain sample with a little air resistance, and adjusted for the humidity of the delivery market.
Is it food safe for tea?
With a food-grade liner or an inner bag, yes.
What is the minimum order?
100 boxes.
Can I have a two-tone box?
Yes, a kraft base with a printed or colored lid, or the reverse.
Can it hold a candle jar?
Yes, with a board ring that keeps the jar centered.
Do you make hat boxes?
Yes, a wide shallow drum with a lid, in the same construction.
Is a round box recyclable?
Yes, the wound kraft recycles as paper. A foam disc or a liner comes out first.
Can I get a sample?
Yes, plain, at the finished size, to check the lid fit and the insert.
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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