Custom Round Rigid Boxes
Custom round rigid boxes from 100 — wrapped board cylinders with a lift-off lid, from a small candle canister to a full hat box. Lined for flowers, fitted for bottles, finished with ribbon, foil or a printed wrap that runs unbroken around the whole box.
A box with no corners to hide a seam
- Board
- Rigid board cylinder or wound tube, wrapped; lift-off telescoping lid
- Wraps
- Printed art paper, specialty paper, linen, velvet-touch
- Liners
- Water-resistant tub or coated insert for fresh flowers; board inserts
Get a price for Round Rigid 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 a round box is built
The wall is a strip of board rolled into a cylinder and joined, or a wound tube cut to height. A disc forms the base. The lid is a shallower cylinder that telescopes over the body, with a board collar inside the body where a tighter fit is needed. The whole thing is then wrapped by hand, and the wrap seam is placed at the back and overlapped cleanly.
Flowers: liners and water
Flower boxes are the largest use for round rigid boxes. Roses are set into wet floral foam, so the inside needs a water-resistant liner — a plastic tub or a coated board insert — or the base softens within a day. Preserved flowers need no water, and a plain board insert with cut holes holds the stems. Our flower boxes for florists and gifts cover the square and drawer styles as well.
Say whether the flowers are fresh or preserved. It decides the liner.
Sizes from canister to hat box
| 2–3 in across | Candles, balms, jewelry, a single macaron stack |
|---|---|
| 4–6 in | A dozen rose heads, a candle trio, tea, small gifts |
| 7–10 in | Bouquet boxes, baby gifts, knitwear |
| 12 in and over | Hat boxes, large floral arrangements, keepsake storage |
The lid, the fit and the lift
- A friction lid lifts off cleanly with a slight resistance; too tight and it drags the box up.
- A ribbon under the lid, or a ribbon handle, gives a hand hold on large boxes.
- On tall boxes a shoulder collar stops the lid sliding down over the whole body.
- Lids can carry a window, a foil logo or a printed top.
Wraps on a curve
A printed wrap on a cylinder has to line up with itself where it meets. Patterns that repeat evenly around the circumference hide the join; a logo on the lid avoids the issue on the wall altogether. Linen, velvet-touch and colored specialty papers need no printing and wrap a curve well. Foil and emboss go on the lid, where the surface is flat.
Round Rigid 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
- Rigid board cylinder or wound tube, wrapped; lift-off telescoping lid
- Wraps
- Printed art paper, specialty paper, linen, velvet-touch
- Liners
- Water-resistant tub or coated insert for fresh flowers; board inserts
- Sizes
- 2 in canisters to 12 in and larger hat boxes
- Extras
- Ribbon handle, lid window, shoulder collar
- Finish
- Foil, emboss or print on the lid
- Minimum
- 100 boxes
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 round rigid 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.
- 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.
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: round rigid 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 Round Rigid 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 rigid 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.
Are round rigid boxes good for fresh flowers?
Yes, with a water-resistant liner for the wet floral foam. Without one the base softens.
What sizes are available?
From about 2 in across for candles and balms up to 12 in and larger hat boxes.
Can the box have a ribbon handle?
Yes. Large boxes often have a ribbon handle fitted through the lid.
Where does the wrap seam go?
At the back, overlapped cleanly. Patterns are chosen or aligned so the join does not show.
Can the lid have a window?
Yes, a clear window in the lid to show flowers or a gift.
Can you foil a logo on a round box?
Yes, on the lid, where the surface is flat. The curved wall takes print better than foil.
How tight is the lid?
Set so it lifts cleanly without dragging the box up. We adjust the fit on the sample.
Can round boxes nest to save shipping space?
Some sizes can, with lids and bodies nesting inside larger ones. They cannot fold flat, so freight is by volume.
Can you make a set of nesting round boxes?
Yes, in graded sizes so each fits inside the next, a common format for gift sets.
Can inserts hold bottles or candles?
Yes, board or foam inserts cut to the product hold it upright in the center.
What is the minimum order for round rigid boxes?
100 boxes per size. In a nesting set, each size is counted separately.
Why do round rigid boxes take longer?
The wall is formed, wrapped and seamed by hand, and the lid fit is set on a sample. We give a date with the quote.
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