Custom Gift Boxes for Global Brands
A gift programme runs on a date you cannot move. We make the box, the insert, the ribbon and the matching bag as one order, shipped on one delivery date — so your Christmas, Ramadan or Chinese New Year launch is never waiting on the slowest of five suppliers.
- Factory-Direct Manufacturing
- FSC, ISO 9001 & Disney FAMA
- 5,000–100,000+ Units
Which Gift Box Style Fits Your Programme?
“Gift box” covers six different structures, and they do not cost the same or ship the same. Pick the one that matches your product below — each style has its own page with full details, sizes and finishes. If you are not sure yet, the table in the next section works through it with you.
Magnetic Closure Gift Box
Magnets hidden in the lid and base snap it shut on its own. The most photographed opening, and the most common choice for a hero gift.
See magnetic rigid boxes
Lid & Base Gift Box
Two separate pieces, no magnet and no hinge. Costs less than a magnetic box of the same size, and the quality is all in how closely the lid fits.
See lid and base boxesDrawer Gift Box
A tray that slides out of a sleeve, usually pulled by a ribbon tab. Reads as a gift the moment it is picked up, and holds a set neatly in place.
See drawer boxes
Collapsible Rigid Gift Box
Looks and feels like a rigid gift box, but ships folded flat and is put together in seconds. Cuts sea freight volume on a large seasonal run.
See collapsible rigid boxes
Gift Mailer Box
Built to survive the post on its own, without a plain outer carton around it. The right choice when the gift is sent straight to the person receiving it.
See mailer boxes
Folding Carton Gift Box
Printed board folded into shape, flat until it is filled. The lowest cost per box, and the usual answer for a wide range with many sizes.
Quote on requestAlready know the structure you want? Send us your box details for a quote.
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Choose the Right Gift Box for Your Product
Most of the cost, and most of the risk, is decided the moment you pick a structure. Find the line that sounds like your product and start there. We will still check it against your real dimensions before you order anything.
What Your Product Points To
A starting point, not a rule. Send us your product and quantity and we will confirm it.
| What you are packing | Where we would start | Why |
|---|---|---|
| One high-value item that gets photographed — a fragrance, a watch, a launch gift | Magnetic closure rigid box | The lid closes itself. That single moment is what people film and post, so it is worth paying for. |
| Fragile glass or ceramics — candles, jars, bottles | Lid and base rigid box with a shaped insert | Thick board and a moulded insert hold the item on every side. No magnet means nothing to work loose in transit. |
| A gift set of three to six pieces | Drawer box or lid and base box with card dividers | Each piece stays in its own place, so the set still looks arranged when the box is opened. |
| A large seasonal run going by sea — 20,000 units or more | Collapsible rigid box | It ships folded flat, so you pay to move boxes rather than air. The saving grows with the size of the run. |
| Gifts posted straight to the person receiving them | Printed gift mailer box | Corrugated board takes the knocks of the postal network without a plain outer carton hiding your design. |
| A wide retail range with many sizes and a lower unit price | Folding carton | The lowest cost per box, and quick to change between sizes when the range is large. |
Comparing two rigid structures directly? See magnetic rigid boxes, lid and base boxes, drawer boxes and collapsible rigid boxes side by side.
Not sure which line you fall into? Send us your product dimensions and we will recommend a structure.
One Gift Set, One Supplier, One Delivery Date
A gift set is not one box. It is a list of parts, and the whole campaign waits for whichever part arrives last. Brands that buy the box from one supplier, the ribbon from another and the bag from a third spend most of the run chasing people. We make the full list in one factory, on one order, with one delivery date.
Rigid, collapsible, drawer, mailer or folding carton — printed and finished to your brand colours.
Card, moulded pulp, EVA foam or flocked tray, cut to hold every piece of the set in its own place.
Satin or grosgrain ribbon, printed cord, or a ribbon tab for a drawer box — colour-matched to the box.
Greeting cards, message cards, product leaflets and printed sleeves, produced on the same press run as the box.
A custom gift paper bag in the same paper and finish, so the bag and the box look like one thing rather than two.
Paper shred or tissue inside, and a reinforced export carton outside, packed on pallets for the lane you are shipping on.
Send us the full list of what goes in the set and we will quote it as one programme.
Custom Inserts & Gift Set Packaging
A gift box that arrives with the contents rattling around inside has failed, however good the printing is. We choose the insert around what is going in the box and how far it has to travel, then test it before your order runs.
Printed board walls that split the box into compartments. The lowest-cost way to keep a multi-piece set arranged.
Paper pulp pressed into the shape of your product. Recyclable with the box, and a common swap for plastic trays.
Foam cut exactly to the outline of each item. Best for heavy or awkward shapes that need to stay still.
A soft lined tray, used most on jewellery, watches and small luxury items.
Holds a single item in place and gives the person opening it something to lift. Our lowest-cost option.
Loose filler for sets where the pieces vary between orders, or where the look matters more than a fixed fit.
We check insert protection with a standard shipping-damage test (ISTA 2A) that copies real transport conditions, not just a shelf display.
Tell us what goes inside and we will recommend the insert.
Materials & Finishes
Whether you call them custom printed gift boxes or branded gift boxes with logo, we match your brand colour (Pantone) rather than approximating it in four-colour print. Browse the paper stocks, printing options, coatings, finishes and handle types below — every one is a real production option, not a swatch name.
SBS C1S
Premium-grade bleached white paperboard coated on one side for high-quality printing and finishes.
SBS C2S
Premium-grade bleached white paperboard coated on two sides for high-quality printing and finishes.
CCNB
Duplex paperboard made from 90% recycled paper pulp with a white surface for high-quality printing.
Fully Recycled CCNB
Duplex paperboard coated on one side and made from 90% recycled paper pulp.
Natural Brown Kraft
Kraft paper made from a mix of virgin and recycled paper pulp, coated on both sides for printing.
White Kraft
Bleached kraft paper made from a mix of virgin and recycled pulp with coating on both sides for printing.
Black Kraft
Black dyed kraft paper made from a mix of virgin and recycled pulp, coated on both sides for printing.
Uncoated Unbleached Kraft
Unbleached kraft paper with no coating. Made from a mixture of virgin and recycled paper pulp.
Clay-Coated Kraft Back
Kraft paper with a coated bleached topside for high-quality print and unbleached bottom side.
Clay Natural Kraft
Kraft paper with an uncoated bleached topside and unbleached bottom side.
Metallic
Specialty paper material featuring a glossy or matte metallic laminated surface.
Holographic
Specialty paper material featuring a glossy or matte holographic laminated surface.
Textured
Premium-grade textured paper stock, most often used to wrap rigid gift boxes.
Offset Print
Uses a printing plate and rubber blanket to transfer the design onto paper. Best for large gift programmes.
Digital Print
No printing plate needed. Designs transfer electronically, so it is cost-effective for a small batch or sample.
UV Print
Fast-drying method that uses ultraviolet light to cure the ink, giving a gloss finish.
Water-Based Ink
Made from water and pigment. Gives a high-quality colour result and adds no plastic layer.
Soy / Vegetable Ink
Made from soy or vegetable oil and pigment. A fully plant-based option with a vibrant colour result.
Oil-Based Ink
Made from oil and pigment. Gives a high-quality colour result, though it is not a plant-based option.
Pantone
A fixed ink formula that prints your exact brand colour consistently, run after run.
Pantone Metallic
A fixed metallic ink formula, for gold, silver and copper tones printed to the same standard every time.
Water-Based Coating
A fast-drying coating (aqueous coating) that adds no plastic layer, in a glossy or matte finish.
UV Coating
A fast-drying coating cured with ultraviolet light, available in a gloss or matte finish.
Spot Gloss UV
A UV coating applied only to a chosen area, so that area stands out against the rest of the box.
Soft-Touch Coating
A coating that feels velvety to the touch for a more tactile finish.
Varnish
A clear coating applied with the four-colour (CMYK) print run, available in gloss, satin or matte.
Lamination
A protective film applied to the surface of the box to add durability.
Anti-Scratch Lamination
A clear plastic film (BOPP) that resists scratches, scuffs and fingerprints. Our lowest-cost lamination.
Soft-Touch / Silk Lamination
A lamination that feels similar to peach skin, available in a satin or matte finish.
Hot Foil Stamping
Foil is pressed onto the surface at high temperature, in gold, silver or rose gold.
Cold Foil Printing
Foil is pressed onto the surface using a UV-curable adhesive rather than heat.
Blind Embossing
A die is pressed from behind the material to raise a logo, with no ink or foil.
Blind Debossing
A die is pressed into the front of the material to press a logo in, with no ink or foil.
Registered Embossing
A die is pressed from behind the material, aligned exactly to the printed artwork underneath.
Combination Embossing
Embossing and foil stamping together, so the raised logo also catches the light.
Window Patching
A die-cut shape is covered with clear film, so the gift is visible without opening the box.
EVA Foam
Dense, closed-cell foam cut exactly to the shape of your product. The most protective option, and the usual choice for glass, jars and other fragile items.
XPE Foam
A lightweight closed-cell foam that resists moisture. A good middle ground between cushioning and cost for mid-weight items.
Sponge Foam
A softer, open-cell foam. Lower cost than EVA or XPE, and enough cushioning for items that are not fragile.
EPE Pearl Cotton
A lightweight expanded foam, sometimes called pearl cotton. An economical way to stop an item shifting in transit without adding much weight.
Soft Foam Lining
A soft sheet foam used to line the inside of the box for a plush finish. Chosen for feel as much as protection, on jewellery and other small luxury items.
High-Density Foam
A firmer, high-density foam that holds its shape under weight. Used where the insert also has to support the structure of the box, not just cushion the product.
Have artwork ready? Send your files and we will come back with a quote and a print layout.
From Design to Mass Production — Plan Backward From Your Launch Date
Gift packaging is the one category where the date is fixed before anything else is. The safest way to plan is to start at the day the boxes have to be on the shelf or in the hands of your team, then count backwards. As a rule of thumb, lock your box details about 14 weeks before that date, then add your own buffer on top.
Five steps from reviewing your details to a physical sample in your hands, ready for sign-off.
Six steps from approved order to boxes packed on pallets, for runs of 5,000 to 50,000 units.
Roughly 3–4 weeks to the US West Coast and 4–6 weeks to Europe. Confirm the current transit time with your freight forwarder — these are not our commitments.
Gift Season Planner
Guide dates for sea freight. If you are flying the goods in, you can start later — but you will pay for it.
| Gift season | Typically needed in market | Lock your box details by |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas & New Year | Early November | Early August |
| Chinese New Year | 4–6 weeks before the date | Early September — see the factory closure note below |
| Valentine’s Day | Mid January | Early October |
| Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr | 3–4 weeks before Ramadan begins | About five months before Ramadan begins |
| Mother’s Day | 3–4 weeks before the date | About four and a half months before the date |
| Diwali | 3–4 weeks before the date | About four and a half months before the date |
Ramadan moves about eleven days earlier each year, and Chinese New Year, Diwali and Mother’s Day fall on different dates in different years and different markets. Tell us the exact date you are planning for and we will work the schedule back from it with you.
Chinese New Year Closes Chinese Factories
This catches out more gift programmes than any other single thing, and it is not something a supplier can work around.
Nearly every factory in China stops for the holiday, and staff travel home. Our team is back before full output is, so the first week after the break runs slower than normal.
Every buyer is trying to ship before the shutdown, so production slots and container space both get tight. Booking early is worth more than negotiating hard.
If your order has to ship before the holiday, say so at the quote stage. We will confirm a production slot in writing rather than leaving it to chance.
What We Can Still Do
Sometimes the date has already moved and the calendar above is not an option. These are the honest levers, in the order we would pull them.
Dropping a second foil pass or a specialty paper takes real days out of production without changing how the box feels.
Fly in enough for the launch window and send the rest by sea. You pay air freight on a fraction of the order instead of all of it.
Signing off artwork on screen and keeping the physical sample as a check saves time at the front of the schedule — but you carry more of the risk, so we will say when we think it is unwise.
Have a date in mind? Tell us the day you need the boxes and we will send back a schedule.
Quality Control & Manufacturing
We are a gift box manufacturer with our own factory, not a trading company placing your order somewhere else. Brands in fashion, beauty and retail check our production for themselves before they commit, and we would rather you did the same.
Choose how you verify us:
- Factory visits by appointment
- Inspection by an independent company (arranged through SGS)
- Live video tour of the factory on request
The Same Box, Season After Season
Incoming materials, checks during production, and a final check on the finished boxes before they are packed.
Matched to your brand colour and checked against the sample we keep on file, so next year’s boxes still match this year’s.
Finished boxes are inspected to an agreed sampling standard before the export cartons are sealed.
Certifications for Our Gift Box Factory
If Your Gift Box Design Is Not Final
You know the season, the product and roughly what you want it to feel like — the structure is not decided.
We look at the product, the quantity, the season and your budget per box, then suggest a structure.
We prepare the print layout (dieline) and make a sample matched to your target size, finish and insert.
You approve the physical sample before we schedule anything. That sample becomes the standard for the run.
If You Are Changing Supplier
The design already exists and works. You need a factory that can reproduce it without you starting again.
We sign a confidentiality agreement (NDA) before we look at your print layout (dieline) or product specification file (tech pack). You do not need to ask.
We tell you which setup tools are needed, who pays for them and who owns them, before you order. If you pay for them they belong to you. If we pay, they stay ours — standard in this industry — but you can buy them from us if we agree terms.
Run one season alongside your current supplier before you move the whole programme across.
Our Sample Process
Five steps, 3–10 days in total, ending with a physical gift box in your hands. We can work from your existing print layout (dieline) or product specification file (tech pack) — you do not need to redesign anything. If you go on to place a production order, the sample fee is refunded in full.
Detail Review
We check your size, weight, quantity and the unboxing you want, then match them to a structure, paper and insert.
Cost Breakdown
A clear price list showing the box, the finish, the insert, the setup cost and a refundable sample fee separately.
Artwork & Print Layout
We build the print layout (dieline) and finalise artwork — bleeds, brand colours and every finish checked before printing.
Sample Production
Your sample is made with the real structure, print and insert together, not a mock-up of just one of them.
Approval & Delivery
Photos and video are sent for confirmation, then the sample ships to you. Once you approve it, production is scheduled.
Want one in your hands first? Start your sample.
Our Production Process
Six steps, 20–25 days from an approved order to boxes packed on pallets, for runs of 5,000 to 50,000 units. Every stage is checked against the sample you approved.
Order Confirmation
Quantity, structure, board, finish, insert, packing, delivery regions and any documents you need are all confirmed before we schedule production.
Final Sample Before Production
We make one sample to full production standard. Once you sign it off, it is the fixed reference for colour, finish and structure.
Printing, Forming & Finishing
Printing, board forming, foil stamping, embossing, lamination and die cutting all run to your approved sample.
Quality Checks During Production
Colour, surface finish, structure and insert fit are checked as the run goes, not only at the end.
Final Quality Check
Finished boxes are checked against the approved sample to our AQL 1.0 / 2.5 standard, then packed in reinforced export cartons.
Packing & Delivery
Packed on export pallets, with DDP (all shipping costs in one price) or FOB (you arrange shipping from our port), including split deliveries to more than one location.
Working to a fixed launch date? Tell us your timeline and we will confirm a production slot.
Custom Gift Box Gallery
Gift boxes we have produced across beauty, retail, jewellery and seasonal campaigns — different structures, different finishes, the same production standard.
Want your gift box in this lineup? Get a quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions procurement and brand teams ask us most before a gift programme starts.
Before You Order
Our standard minimum order is 5,000 units per design, across rigid, drawer, collapsible, mailer and folding carton gift boxes. Exact minimums vary a little with the material and the finish. If you need less than that, ask us and we will tell you honestly what is possible.
Yes — this is the main reason brands come to us for gift packaging. Box, insert, ribbon, card, sleeve, matching bag and shipping carton are made in one factory, on one order, and finished together. You get one delivery date instead of five, and everything is matched to the same approved colour standard.
Yes. Many gift programmes start with a reference image and a rough size. Our team helps settle the structure and prepares print-ready artwork before we move to a sample.
We sign a confidentiality agreement (NDA) before reviewing anything, confirm in writing who owns the setup tools, and run one season alongside your current supplier before you move the whole programme.
Design, Materials & Inserts
It depends on the product, the quantity and how the gift reaches the person receiving it. See the table above for a starting point, then send us your product dimensions so we can confirm it. A magnetic box makes the best opening; a lid and base box costs less at the same size; a collapsible box is cheapest to ship on a large run.
Yes. We match your brand colour (Pantone) rather than approximating it in four-colour print, and we work to a colour tolerance of ΔE ≤ 1.5 against the sample you approved. Different materials do take colour differently — a ribbon will never look identical to coated paper — so we match them together at sample stage rather than one at a time.
It depends on the finishes you pick. Board and paper printed with water-based ink and a water-based coating (aqueous coating) add no plastic layer, and a moulded pulp insert recycles with the box. Hot foil stamping, soft-touch film and anti-scratch film all do add plastic. Tell us at the brief stage if a plastic-free build matters for your sustainability claims and we will build the finish list around it.
We choose the insert around what is going in the box and how far it travels, then check it with a standard shipping-damage test (ISTA 2A) that copies real transport conditions. For fragile glass we normally recommend a moulded pulp or foam insert rather than loose filler.
Timing & Seasonal Production
The sample stage is 3–10 days and production is 20–25 days for runs of 5,000 to 50,000 units. Sea freight is on top of that, roughly 3–4 weeks to the US West Coast and 4–6 weeks to Europe as an estimate to confirm with your freight forwarder. As a rule of thumb, allow about 14 weeks from locking your box details to having boxes in market.
If the boxes need to be in market in early November, lock your box details by early August. Leaving it later is still possible, but the options narrow to simplifying the finish, splitting the shipment, or paying for air freight.
Yes, and it is worth planning around. Factories across China close for roughly two to three weeks, and the month before the holiday is the busiest of the year for both production slots and container space. If your order has to ship before the break, say so when you request a quote and we will confirm a production slot in writing.
Yes. If you run the same gift programme every year, tell us your target ship window ahead of the season and we will hold a production slot for it. We also keep a physical sample from every batch, so a repeat order is checked against the boxes you actually approved rather than a spec sheet.
Cost, Shipping & Ordering
Order quantity is the biggest lever, and the cost per box falls sharply between 5,000 and 20,000 units. After that, the usual moves are to reduce the number of finishing passes, switch from a foam insert to a printed card divider, or move from a rigid box to a collapsible one so you pay to ship boxes rather than air.
There is a sample fee, and it is refunded in full if you place a production order. We quote it separately from the box price so you can see exactly what it covers.
Yes. We support DDP (all shipping costs in one price) and FOB (you arrange shipping from our port), provide full export documents, and can split one production run across several delivery addresses — useful when a gift programme goes to more than one region or distribution centre.
Get Your Custom Quote
Send your product, quantity and the date you need the boxes. Our team responds within 24 hours.
Ready to Start Your Gift Box Programme?
Tell us the product, the quantity, the season and the date the boxes have to be in market. We will come back with a structure recommendation, a cost breakdown and a schedule worked backwards from your date — including everything else in the set, not just the box.