Custom Kraft Paper Bags for Global Brands
FSC-certified, plastic-free kraft bags — with the paperwork ready for your legal and sustainability teams to review.
- Factory-Direct Manufacturing
- FSC-Certified
- 5,000–100,000+ Units Per Order





Your Approval Documents, Ready to Use
Saying a bag is “eco-friendly” is not proof. When your legal, sustainability, or retail-compliance team needs proof for your supplier approval process, these are the documents you can show them.
Need something specific for your supplier approval documents? Tell us what your team needs, and we’ll confirm what we can provide before you place an order.
Request the Full KitWe provide documents about our materials and factory. We do not give legal advice on how packaging rules apply in your market. Your compliance team makes that decision, and these are the documents they will need.
Choose a Bag That Can Still Be Recycled
Recycled paper fibres are shorter than new paper fibres, so paper weight matters more for kraft bags than for coated white card. Find the way you’ll use the bag below, check the weight it needs to carry, and you’ll know what bag details to ask for.

Retail Carry
Apparel, lifestyle and beauty stores. The bag gets loaded at the counter with whatever the customer bought — usually more than the shopper planned for.
Weight → Load
| Paper | Load up to |
|---|---|
| 120 gsm | 1.5 kg |
| 180 gsm | 3 kg |
| 250 gsm | 5 kg |

Pre-Packed Food & Bakery
Carrier bags for goods that are already wrapped, boxed or bottled — bagged bread, boxed pastries, jarred and bottled lines.
Weight → Load
| Paper | Load up to |
|---|---|
| 120 gsm | 1.5 kg |
| 180 gsm | 3 kg |
| 250 gsm | 5 kg |

E-commerce & Gifting
The bag is part of the unboxing experience. It often ships inside an outer box, so it needs to arrive flat, neat, and ready to use, then stand up well on a table.
Weight → Load
| Paper | Load up to |
|---|---|
| 120 gsm | 1.5 kg |
| 180 gsm | 3 kg |
| 250 gsm | 5 kg |
These weight figures are a starting guide for choosing paper weight. The real weight a bag can carry depends on its size, handle type, and how the product sits inside it. We confirm the exact number for your product at the sample stage.
Common Kraft Bag Problems — And How We Solve Them
Kraft and recycled paper come with three challenges that are different from regular paper. Here is how we check for them before production starts.
A “paper” bag with a plastic film laminated onto it cannot go into normal paper recycling. We can make your bag with a water-based coating (aqueous coating) instead of a plastic film (BOPP), paper twist or paper rope handles instead of a plastic (PP) cord, and no metal eyelets. This keeps the whole bag as one material, so it can be recycled as paper.
Every printed batch goes through automatic visual inspection before it leaves the factory floor. We also do a handle strength test on the finished bag, so there are fewer problems when your shipment arrives.
Recycled fibre is shorter, so it tears sooner if the weight is wrong for the bag. We match paper weight and the strength of the handle area to the weight your product actually carries, and we check this on a physical sample, not just on paper.
Choose Your Kraft Paper Bag Style
Four kraft paper options, each with a different look and a different effect on the environment. Already know what you need? Skip to the table below — it shows which options keep the bag recyclable.

Natural Brown Kraft
The classic unbleached look. It gives the most natural, eco-friendly look, and it is the lowest-cost option in the range.
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White Kraft
Bleached kraft for brands that need clean, accurate colour — full-colour artwork doesn’t pick up a brown tint.
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Black Kraft
Dyed kraft for bold, high-contrast branding. It works well with a raised logo with no ink (blind emboss) or a small foil accent, for a more premium option.
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Uncoated Unbleached Kraft
No coating, no bleach. It has the most natural feel and texture, and it suits brands that want to show their packaging is made with as little processing as possible.
Learn MoreFinish & Handle Reference
The last column shows whether each option keeps the finished bag in standard paper recycling — something that’s easy to miss when comparing options.
| Option | Category | What it does | Keeps it recyclable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water-based coating (aqueous coating) | Coating | Helps protect against scratches and moisture; available in gloss or matte | Yes |
| Plastic film lamination (BOPP), gloss / matte / soft-touch | Coating | Maximum durability and a premium feel | No — plastic film |
| Water-based & soy / vegetable ink | Printing | Printing in 1–4 colours, with accurate brand-colour matching (offset printing, Pantone matching) | Yes |
| Blind emboss / deboss | Finishing | A raised or pressed-in logo, using no ink and no foil | Yes |
| Hot foil stamping / spot UV | Finishing | A small, shiny premium accent added to the logo or design | Check with local recycler |
| Paper twist / paper rope handle | Handle | Standard carry handle, reinforced where the handle joins the bag | Yes |
| Flat paper handle | Handle | Slim handle for lighter carrier bags | Yes |
| Cotton rope or plastic (PP) rope handle, ribbon, metal eyelets | Handle | Carries more weight and gives a more premium finish | Must be removed before recycling |
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Check Our Quality Before You Commit
A sustainability claim is only as good as the factory that backs it up. If your supplier-approval process needs proof, see it for yourself — not just in a brochure.
Choose how you verify us:
- Visit our facility in person
- Send a third-party inspector
- Take a live video tour
Quality Commitment
Here is how we check colour and quality. These are outside industry standards, not numbers we made up ourselves, and they are what you can expect us to meet.
Natural kraft base colour varies between paper batches. Whenever possible, we reserve paper from a single batch for your order, and we keep a sample from every production run to match against your next reorder.
Your brand colour and logo areas are checked so closely that the human eye can barely tell any difference — a tolerance of ΔE ≤ 1.0, measured using the CIE ΔE colour scale. That’s tighter than our general printing tolerance of ΔE ≤ 2.0.
Every batch goes through spot-check sampling using a globally recognised inspection standard (AQL 2.5, ISO 2859-1 / ANSI-ASQ Z1.4). We also do an extra visual and handle-strength check before shipping.
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Our Sample Process
A great sample means nothing if bulk production doesn’t match it exactly. Five steps confirm all the details, including a recyclability check on the finished bag and a colour check on the kraft paper itself, not just the print.

Bag Details Review
We match your bag size and paper weight to the weight your product needs to carry, and confirm whether your chosen finish keeps the bag recyclable.

Cost Breakdown
A clear breakdown of costs, including unit price, printing setup, and a refundable sample fee.

Artwork & Print Layout (Dieline)
We finalise the size and artwork, and confirm the ink type, coating, and handle type in writing before anything is made.

Sample Production
We produce a physical sample using the actual kraft paper, not just a digital image, so you can test it with your real product and see if it is strong enough.

Approval & Delivery
Once approved, this sample becomes the approved sample that your production run — and every reorder after it — is checked against.
Our Production Process
From order confirmation to shipping, six steps guide orders of 5,000 to 100,000+ units. Nothing moves forward until it is checked against your approved sample.

Order Confirmation
We confirm the kraft paper, weight, coating, ink type, handle type, and size, and reserve the paper batch before production begins.

Pre-Production Sampling
We make and approve a sample that meets the ΔE colour tolerance and matches the kraft base shade. This becomes the approved sample that every bag is measured against.

Mass Production
Your order, 5,000 to 100,000+ units, is printed at scale using the reserved paper batch, and checked against the approved sample throughout the run.

Quality Checks During Production
We check printing, coating, and handle assembly step by step against the AQL 2.5 inspection standard, including the strength of the handle area. Bags are then sorted and logged with a barcode so each batch can be tracked.

Final Quality Check
Every shipment is checked against the approved sample one final time. We also keep a sample on file for your next reorder.

Shipping & Delivery
Your order is packed on export pallets, with full customs paperwork and real-time tracking. We can also ship one order to several locations, with split deliveries.
Kraft Bags We’ve Produced
Different stocks, handles and print treatments across retail, hospitality and pre-packed food clients.

Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the questions we hear most from brands looking for more sustainable packaging.
Compliance & Sustainability
It depends on how the bag is made, so we explain this for each option below. A kraft bag with a water-based coating, water-based or soy ink, and paper twist handles is made of a single material: paper. Add a plastic film (BOPP lamination), a plastic (PP) rope handle, or metal eyelets, and it is no longer a single material — these parts have to be removed before recycling. Tell us that recyclability is a requirement, and we’ll recommend materials that keep the bag recyclable.
We can provide our FSC Chain-of-Custody certificate (No. 0234374, valid through 25 Dec 2030, verifiable at info.fsc.org), a third-party factory audit report, our factory certification pack (ISO 9001, SGS, CNAS, Disney FAMA), and your approved bag details in writing. If your compliance team needs something beyond this list, ask before you place your order. We will confirm what we can provide, rather than promising it after the order is placed.
Yes. You can visit our facility, send your own third-party inspector, or take a live video tour. We can also share an existing third-party factory audit report to help start the process. We would rather you check us now, while approving us as a supplier, than find a problem later during a retail audit.
Materials & Structure
As a starting point: 120 gsm paper suits a weight of about 1.5 kg, 180 gsm suits about 3 kg, and 250 gsm suits about 5 kg. These numbers are a guide for choosing paper weight. The exact weight a bag can carry depends on its size, handle type, and how the product sits inside it, so we confirm this against your actual product at the sample stage.
Yes, we keep colour close between batches and reorders. Natural kraft colour can vary a little between paper batches, and this is more visible with higher recycled content. To manage this, we reserve paper from a single batch for your order whenever possible, and we keep a sample from every production run. We then measure the printed colour against your approved sample using the CIE ΔE colour scale, a standard industry method for measuring how close two colours are. Brand colour and logo areas are held to ΔE ≤ 1.0, a difference too small for the eye to see, which is tighter than our general tolerance of ΔE ≤ 2.0.
Yes, for food that is already bagged, boxed, or bottled, such as most bakery, deli, and specialty-food items. This is known as secondary packaging. We do not make packaging that touches food directly, so if you need a wrapper, liner, or bag that touches unwrapped food, we are not the right supplier for that item.
Yes. A raised logo with no ink (blind embossing), a single-colour soy-ink print on uncoated paper, a heavier paper weight, and a well-made paper rope handle can all give a considered, premium look without lamination. A glossy plastic film finish can also look premium, but it stops the bag from being recycled as paper, while an unlaminated finish keeps it fully recyclable.
Working Together
Our minimum order quantity (MOQ) is 5,000 units per design or size. Orders typically range from 5,000 to 50,000 units, with larger runs available up to 100,000 units.
Physical samples are typically ready in 3–5 working days, and your sample fee is fully refunded once you place a production order. Bulk production usually takes 20–25 days, from order confirmation to shipping.
Yes. We can send one order to different countries or addresses worldwide, useful for retail chains supplying multiple markets from a single production run.
Before sample production begins, we offer a limited number of free design changes. Once the artwork is finalised and a sample is made, any further changes start a new sampling round. The cost depends on the size of the change: a colour or logo-position change usually costs less than a change to the bag’s structure or material. Once bulk production has started, we generally cannot accept design changes. If a change is unavoidable at that stage, we will check with you first whether it is possible, and confirm the cost before going ahead. Foil stamping, spot UV, and die-cutting need a one-time printing setup. If a change needs a new printing plate, that setup cost applies again.
Yes. If kraft is not the right fit for a certain product line, see our custom apparel paper bags and custom jewelry paper bags pages. You can also mention it when you request a quote, and we will let you know how we can combine it with this order.
Request a Quote or the Full Kit
Send us your bag details, and we’ll respond within 24 hours.
Planning Your Next Kraft Packaging Order?
Share your bag size, quantity, the weight it needs to carry, your logo file, and your required delivery date. We’ll confirm the materials, whether the bag stays recyclable, the sampling process, and the production and delivery time.
