Corrugated Mailer Box
A self-locking or tear-strip corrugated box, printed inside and out, supplied flat and sized to what you actually ship.
- MOQ300 pcs
- Indicative @1,000 pcs$0.42 – 0.68
E-commerce & DTC packaging · MOQ 300 pcs on mailers, 100 pcs on rigid
Volume, re-closure, and the photograph
Direct-to-customer packaging is decided in a spreadsheet before it is seen by anyone. A self-locking mailer runs $0.42 – 0.68 per piece at 1,000 pcs and a tear-strip mailer runs $0.95 – 1.45 at 300 pcs, and the difference is not quality — it is that one re-closes and the other does not. The box that ships flat is the other number worth checking.
Range
Pick by fulfilment path, not by looks
A DTC brand usually needs two or three of these at once, because the same product ships three ways: direct to a customer, into a parcel network, and as a gift. Each path has a different failure mode, and the cheapest box for one is usually the wrong box for the next.
Subscription Box with Printed Interior
A litho-laminated corrugated box with full-colour artwork on the exterior and the interior, sized to the assortment you actually ship.
- MOQ1,000 pcs
- Indicative @1,000 pcs$0.42 – 0.68
Tear-Strip Mailer Box
The same corrugated mailer with a perforated strip that comes away in a single pull, so the box is visibly opened and cannot be closed again invisibly.
- MOQ300 pcs
- Indicative @300 pcs$0.95 – 1.45
Foldable Magnetic Gift Box
The same rigid magnetic shell with a folding wall and a locking base, so the box travels flat and snaps up for packing.
- MOQ100 pcs
- Indicative @500 pcs$1.50 – 2.30
Folding Carton / Retail Carton
A cardstock carton printed and die-cut for retail: straight or reverse tuck, a window, a hang tab, or a sleeve.
- MOQ500 pcs
- Indicative @500 pcs$0.05 – 0.65
RSC Shipping Box
A regular slotted container in single or double wall, right-sized to your product and your pallet rather than to a stock carton list.
- MOQ1,000 pcs
- Indicative @3,000 pcs$0.30 – 0.48
What this industry actually needs
Volume, re-closure, and the photograph
An e-commerce box is not chosen on a shelf — it is chosen in a spreadsheet. Three numbers decide it: what the empty box costs, what space it takes before it is filled, and what happens when the customer opens it.
1. The empty box is billed too
If you ship by volumetric weight, you pay for air. A rigid box that ships assembled pays for that air on every single order, forever; the same structure with a folding shell pays for almost none. This is the one packaging cost a DTC brand can materially change by choosing a different structure at the same unit price.
2. Re-closure is a specification
A tear strip is one-way: it seals a delivery and it also seals a return. A self-locking mailer opens and closes as many times as the customer wants. Neither is better — but if you have not decided which behaviour you want, you have chosen the wrong one by default.
3. The interior is the content
Customers photograph the inside of a box far more often than the outside. A printed interior panel is one flat surface with no registration to hold, so it is among the cheapest decoration available, and it is the difference between a box and a box someone posts.
| Structure | Indicative ex-works | What it is for, and its failure mode |
|---|---|---|
| Self-locking mailer | $0.42 – 0.68 @1,000 pcs | Direct to customer, opens and re-closes, prints inside and out. The default DTC box. |
| Tear-strip mailer | $0.95 – 1.45 @300 pcs | Higher-value goods. The strip is one-way, so it seals a return as clearly as it seals a delivery — specify it when the box must show it has been opened. |
| Foldable magnetic rigid box | $1.50 – 2.30 @500 pcs | Gift and PR tiers. A rigid shell with wrapped corners that ships flat, so you keep the rigid look without the rigid freight volume. |
| Folding carton | $0.05 – 0.65 @500 pcs | The inner unit carton, or a retail box for a shop counter. Cheapest per piece, weakest in a parcel network on its own. |
| RSC shipping box | $0.30 – 0.48 @3,000 pcs | Multi-item orders and cases. Not a presentation box; it exists to stack and to absorb load. |
Pricing
Indicative pricing for this range
The ranges below show what each specification lands in at each quantity tier. Your quote will be itemised against your own size, board or fabric, finishes and insert.
| Line | Quantity | Indicative ex-works | Assumed specification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-locking mailer box | 300 pcs | $0.42 – 0.68 @1,000 pcs | Printed inside and out, re-closable, ships flat |
| Subscription box | 1,000 pcs | $0.42 – 0.68 @1,000 pcs | Same structure, artwork changed per drop on the same die |
| Tear-strip mailer box | 300 pcs | $0.95 – 1.45 @300 pcs | One-way tamper-evident strip; higher-value goods |
| Foldable magnetic rigid box | 100 pcs | $1.50 – 2.30 @500 pcs | Rigid shell shipping flat; gift and PR tier |
| Folding carton | 500 pcs | $0.05 – 0.65 @500 pcs | Inner unit carton or counter retail box |
| RSC shipping box | 1,000 pcs | $0.30 – 0.48 @3,000 pcs | Multi-item orders and cases; low unit cost, stacks well |
| Interior print | 300 pcs | Quoted as its own line | One flat panel, no registration to hold; the cheapest decoration |
| Insert, wrap or divider | 300 pcs | Quoted as its own line | Priced by cavity count and material; hand-assembled |
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E-commerce packaging FAQ
Before you brief an e-commerce box
Freight volume, re-closure and printed interiors — the three decisions that set most DTC packaging orders.
Our shipping cost is bigger than our packaging cost. Where do we start?
With the box's volume, not its price. A rigid gift box and a foldable one can cost almost the same per piece and differ by a large multiple in the space they occupy before they are filled. If you are paying by volumetric weight, the empty box is being charged for on every order. The foldable magnetic box at $1.50–2.30 per piece at 500 pcs exists for exactly this trade: the rigid look, shipped flat. Ask us for the packed and flat dimensions of anything you are considering and price the freight both ways before you choose.
Does the box need to survive being opened and re-closed?
It depends on what happens after delivery, and this is worth deciding deliberately rather than by accident. A self-locking mailer can be opened and closed repeatedly, which suits a customer who tries something and may send it back. A tear-strip mailer cannot: once the strip is pulled the box is visibly open, which is what you want on higher-value goods where a tamper signal matters, and unhelpful if you expect the customer to repack it. Both are in the table above and the price difference is real, so the choice should be made on purpose.
Should the interior be printed?
If your customers photograph the box, yes — and if they do not, it is money for nothing. An interior print is what makes an unboxing worth posting, and it is usually the cheapest part of the decoration because it is one flat surface with no registration to hold. We would rather ask whether you have any evidence customers photograph your packaging, and skip it if not, than sell you a print you cannot measure.
Can one box cover several products?
Usually better than several boxes. The die is the box shape and the print is separate, so one die can carry a whole season if the artwork changes. That is why we publish the box band separately from the finishing lines. If your SKUs differ in size, the cheapest answer is normally one box sized to the largest item plus an insert or a paper wrap for the smaller ones, rather than a separate structure per product.
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Related guides and products
Corrugated mailers & shipping boxes
The full mailer range: self-locking, tear-strip, RSC and subscription boxes.
Rigid gift boxes
Magnetic, drawer and foldable shells for the gift and PR tier of the same order.
Eco & sustainable packaging
Recycled and plastic-free mailers if the unboxing claim has to survive a supplier audit.
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