Rigid Gift Boxes · MOQ 100 pcs
A two-piece rigid box built around a bottle rather than a shelf: a tall friction-fit lid and base with a cradle insert that grips the shoulder and the base of the bottle. Indicative $1.20–1.80/pc at 500 pcs on the lid & base band, with the larger board usage and the cradle quoted as their own lines.
Overview
A bottle is the hardest common shape to package well: heavy, tall, glass, and usually presented as a gift where the bottle has to look untouched when the box opens. The structure we build most is a two-piece lid and base box at full bottle height, with a cradle — a folded paper or foam insert that grips the bottle around the base and the shoulder — so the bottle stands upright and cannot rotate against the walls. It is a deliberately simple structure on the outside, because everything that matters is happening inside the box.
Two costs are specific to this format. First, board usage: a bottle box is much taller than the 25×20×8cm box our band is quoted against, so it consumes more board and more wrap per unit, and we quote that extra as its own line rather than pretending it is included. Second, freight: a tall rigid box is mostly empty volume, and the assembled box is expensive to move. A cradle insert often pays for itself by letting you use a tighter box, and for export programmes the flat-packed option is usually worth investigating before you commit.
Specification
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Finished size | Built to your bottle's real height and diameter. A 750ml Bordeaux bottle typically needs roughly 90×90×330mm internally, plus clearance |
| Board | 2.0mm greyboard as standard; a tall panel with a thin board bows over time |
| Closure | Friction-fit lid and base standard; magnetic hinged version quoted as its own line |
| Insert | Folded paper or foam cradle gripping base and shoulder — quoted as its own line |
| Wrapped litho; tall panels usually print one or two features rather than a full-coverage layout | |
| Finishing | Hot foil, emboss/deboss, matte or soft-touch lamination, spot UV |
| Packing | Assembled cradle fitted; flat-packed option available for export volume |
| MOQ | 100 pcs per design |
| Lead time | 12–18 days after sample approval; sample in 3–5 days |
Variants
A tall friction-fit box with a cradle. The structure our band is quoted against, and the simplest to pack and to open.
The box opens like a book, with the bottle held in a cradle on one side. A more theatrical reveal; the magnetic structure is quoted on the magnetic band.
A wider box with two cradles, often with a divider between them. Popular for gifting pairs and for wine and glass sets.
Folded paper or corrugated cradle as the cheap, recyclable option; EVA foam or velvet-wrapped foam where the bottle needs firmer grip or a premium surface.
A cradle that also captures the bottle's shoulder, not just the base, so a tall bottle cannot rock in transit. The single best fix for leaking or chipped returns.
A small secondary cavity for a pourer, a stopper or a card — common on spirits boxes and quoted as part of the insert line.
Materials
A bottle box uses the same materials as any other rigid box; it uses more of them, and the cradle does the engineering that a shorter box gets away without.
| Option | What it means |
|---|---|
| 2.0mm greyboard | Effectively the standard here. A tall panel wrapped in 1.5mm board will bow over a season of retail display or a stack in a warehouse. |
| 1.5mm greyboard | Only worth considering on short formats or a single-bottle gift with no stacking. Saves weight and cost, and it shows. |
| Coated art paper wrap | The cheapest printed surface over a large panel area — which matters more here than on a small box, because the box is bigger. |
| Textured or linen-embossed wrap | Hides any slight panel movement on a tall box and reads premium in the hand. One of the few upgrades that clearly earns its cost on this format. |
| Folded paper or corrugated cradle | The low-cost, paper-stream cradle. Lighter and cheaper than foam, and adequate for a bottle that will be handled rather than thrown. |
| EVA foam or velvet-wrapped cradle | Firmer grip and a premium surface at the base and shoulder. The right answer for courier transit or for spirits presented unboxed. |
Best for
Gift and cellar-door packaging where the bottle has to arrive untouched and the box often carries a vintage or estate identity.
A shaped, tall box reads as premium on a back bar and in a photograph; the cradle holds an irregular bottle neck securely.
Tall glass with a heavy base — a cradle stops the bottle moving and protects the label.
A single bottle with a printed sleeve or card is a standard end-of-year gift, and the box is what carries the message.
Multi-bottle and bottle-plus-accessory configurations, where the insert geometry is the whole engineering exercise.
Boxes that must survive handling and stack on a shelf, where board stiffness and packing density both matter.
Sizing
Bottle sizes vary more than buyers expect, so we size from the actual bottle rather than from a nominal capacity. Send one bottle for the sample stage if you can — it is the cheapest insurance in this format.
| Dimension | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Measure the bottle, not the capacity | A 750ml Bordeaux, a Burgundy and a champagne bottle are all 750ml and all different shapes. Height, base diameter and shoulder diameter are the three dimensions we need. |
| Clearance to the walls | Allow 4–6mm total around the bottle body and more at the shoulder where the profile changes, so the cradle grips rather than the board. |
| Cradle grip height | The cradle should hold roughly the lower third of the bottle and, where weight allows, capture the shoulder. Base-only cradles are the usual cause of a bottle that arrives marked. |
| Head space | Leave 10–15mm above the bottle's closure so a capsule or a seal is not under pressure from the lid, and so the lid closes without touching it. |
| Freight volume | A tall rigid box is mostly air: expect a meaningful cubing penalty on an assembled box. Ask for the flat-packed configuration, and for the packed carton dimensions, before you commit to a container. |
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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.
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.
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