Rigid Gift Boxes · MOQ 100 pcs
A six-sided base tray with a magnet-set lid, built on a dedicated die rather than a rectangular one. The shell is priced on the magnetic band — indicative $1.50–2.30/pc at 500 pcs — and the dedicated hexagonal die is quoted as its own one-off tooling line.
Overview
A hexagon box is built like our magnetic rigid box, with two differences. The geometry is six-sided, so the tray, lid and wrap are all cut on a dedicated die rather than a rectangular one, and the magnets sit in angled walls, which needs slightly more board area and more hand work per unit. Nothing about the materials is exotic — it is the same greyboard and the same wrap menu — but a non-rectangular box cannot share tooling with anything else, so the tooling is a one-off cost that sits outside the unit price and is quoted as its own line.
It earns its premium in a specific situation: when the shape is doing brand work. Round or faceted products — candles, jars, compact sets, hexagonal soap or honey, a single bottle of oil — read as considered in a hexagonal box and as generic in a square one, and the box photographs differently on a shelf and in a feed. The honest downside is efficiency. A hexagonal die leaves more waste per sheet than a rectangular one, packing density in a carton is worse because hexagons do not nest, and at very low volumes the tooling is spread over fewer units. If the shape is not carrying messaging, spend the money on finishing inside a rectangular box instead.
Specification
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Finished size | Made to your product; 25×20×8cm-equivalent volume is the scale our band is quoted against |
| Board | 1.5–2.0mm greyboard; angled walls generally need the heavier end of that range to stay true |
| Closure | Hidden magnets in the lid; lift-off lid as an alternative |
| Insert | Foam or folded paper tray cut to the hexagon — quoted as its own line |
| Wrapped litho onto the hexagonal panels; keep critical artwork off the angled corners | |
| Finishing | Hot foil, emboss/deboss, matte or soft-touch lamination |
| Tooling | Dedicated hexagonal die — a one-off line, reused on reorders |
| MOQ | 100 pcs per design |
| Lead time | 12–18 days after sample approval; die cutting adds to the sample stage |
Variants
Magnets inside the six angled walls so the lid pulls shut. The configuration our band is quoted against, and the most satisfying to open.
A simple hexagonal lid that sits over the tray, held by the skirt fit. The cheapest version of the shape and the most forgiving to produce.
A single box divided into smaller hexagonal cavities — a six-cake or six-candle arrangement that uses the geometry rather than fighting it.
A die-cut aperture in the lid over a printed or foamed interior, so the product is visible before opening. Adds a cutting pass and a film or board decision.
The same construction in other faceted shapes — octagon, pentagon, heart, pyramid. Each shape is its own die and its own tooling line.
Because the shape is the message, interior print often earns its place here; it is quoted as a separate press pass.
Materials
Materials are unchanged from the rectangular magnetic box. What changes is yield: a hexagonal cut wastes more of every sheet, and that is the honest reason a shaped box costs more than its area suggests.
| Option | What it means |
|---|---|
| 2.0mm greyboard | The usual choice here. Angled walls show any wobble, so the stiffer board is worth it even though it costs more and weighs more. |
| 1.5mm greyboard | Usable on small hexagons where weight matters more than rigidity. On large boxes it can read as flimsy along the angled panels. |
| Coated art paper wrap | The cheapest full-colour surface, and it wraps angled panels well as long as critical artwork stays off the corners. |
| Textured or linen-embossed wrap | A good match for a shaped box — the grain distracts from any small variation in the fold, and it feels premium in the hand. |
| Soft-touch lamination | The most popular finish on shaped boxes because it hides fold variation better than gloss and gives foil a crisp, matte contrast. |
| Sheet yield | Not a material you can see, but the real cost driver: a hexagonal die leaves more waste per sheet than a rectangular one, and it is why shaped boxes are quoted above their area. |
Best for
Round and faceted vessels sit badly in square boxes; a hexagon holds the product with less empty board and no awkward corner gaps.
A single jar or bottle presented as a gift — the shape signals an artisan product before the label is read.
Small hexagonal boxes, often as a six-pack arrangement, which is the format the geometry is best suited to.
Portioned gift contents where a shaped box reads as ceremonial rather than as a carton off a shelf.
A shape-led presentation box for a single hero piece, where the box is kept and displayed afterwards.
Shaped boxes are a common request for gift programmes that need to look different from the standard rectangle on a table.
Sizing
A hexagon is usually defined across the flats (the width you would measure with a rule on two opposite sides) or as a diameter across the points. Tell us which one you mean, or send the product, and we will set the rest.
| Dimension | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Measure across the flats | State whether your dimension is across the flats or across the points — they differ by roughly 15% on the same hexagon, which is more than enough to be the difference between a fitted box and a returned one. |
| Minimum sensible size | Under roughly 70mm across the flats the angled panels are very short, the die cost is spread over very little board area, and the shape stops reading as deliberate. A circle or square is better value at that scale. |
| Insert clearance | Allow 4–6mm total on a foam insert, measured on the flats, so the tray compresses rather than forcing the walls outward. |
| Corner radius | The six points are usually slightly rounded rather than sharp, because a sharp point creases and scuffs in transit. Decide the radius before the die is cut — changing it later means a new die. |
| Packing density | Hexagons do not nest, so a carton holds fewer units than the same volume of rectangular boxes. That is a freight line item, not a footnote, and we quote the packed configuration with the box. |
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A rigid greyboard shell with magnets set into lid and base, so the box pulls shut and holds with no visible closure. The strongest reveal in the rigid family and the structure most D2C beauty, fragrance and gifting brands pick for a launch or a gift set — at roughly 25–30% above the same box in lid & base.
A two-piece rigid box: a base tray plus a lid that sits over it with a friction fit. No magnets, no moving parts, no visible mechanism — which is exactly why it is the cheapest of the three core rigid structures and the one that scales. Around 25–30% below a magnetic box at the same size and specification.
A magnetic rigid shell with a die-cut insert tray — EVA foam, velvet-wrapped foam or a folded paper platform — built to your product's own outline. The tray does the engineering work: it sets the presentation height, stops movement in transit and decides how the product reads when the lid comes off. Insert priced as a separate line.
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