12 types of commonly used packaging box type details

Commonly used 12 types of packaging box type details (box type scope of application, advantages and disadvantages, with a full range of box mold map)

Still anxious to find the box type? Still wondering what kind of box type and the most suitable for the product? Do packaging, absolutely can not do without the following 12 conventional box type, if there is any need for designers, please be sure to collect ！

Double insert box

Double insert box is the most common type of carton packaging on the market, both top and bottom have the same socket, after die-cutting, printing, gluing, folding, and finally molding, the design structure is relatively simple. Double insert box can be called the originator of the paper packaging box, is the most primitive box type.

It is suitable for small and lightweight products (e.g. toothpaste box, beauty, medicine, flower tea, etc.).

Advantages: simple production process, cheap printing price

Disadvantages: more conventional, low differentiation; the bottom is not easy to carry heavy items.

Buckle Bottom Box

Buckle bottom box is named because the bottom is a buckle bottom structure, the load bearing is better than double plug box. There is no difference between the box and the double-insert box from the surface, but when you open the unfolding picture, you can see the difference of the bottom, the upper part of the box is made of socket and the bottom of the box is made of buckle bottom, which has a better load-bearing effect.

Often some electrical appliances, agricultural products, food and other packaging boxes will choose the buckle bottom structure, applicable to a wide range of boxes, boxes are strong and durable.

Airplane Box

Airplane box, as the name suggests, is named because of its unfolding appearance like an airplane, using structural design to achieve one-piece molding, without the need for gluing the box, which can save processing costs.

It is mainly used for packing some commodities which are not too big in volume and easy to be transported, such as clothing, peripheral, jewelry, small electrical appliances and so on.

Advantages: better compression resistance, easy to fold. This box type is widely used in the market, from ordinary express packaging to high-end luxury packaging can see its figure.

Disadvantages: the airplane box belongs to non-precision printing products, can not use too complex patterns or too many colors in printing, the weight is relatively heavy, the volume is not too small, the printing cost and freight is higher.

Heaven and Earth Cover

Heaven and Earth Cover consists of two parts: the lid box and the bottom box, both of which are separated and generally used for the upper large and lower small buckles. It is suitable to be used as a high-quality gift box, and the products that need to be packed in fine packaging, such as cell phone box, earphone box, beauty instrument, jewelry, tea, etc., usually choose this box type, which can enhance the quality of the packaging and product image.

Advantages: The heaven and earth cover box can improve the texture of the product packaging, and the up and down opening action can enhance the sense of opening ceremony of the product.

Disadvantages: The cost of paper is high, so the products with the box are usually sold at a higher price.

Book type box

Named for the packaging style like a book, the box is opened from one side, the box is composed of two parts: the panel and the bottom box, and some book-type boxes require magnets, patches and other materials.

Book-shaped box is more delicate than ordinary boxes, mostly applicable to high-end, light luxury products, is one of the options of boutique gift boxes in the market now.

The printing of book-type box pays more attention to the craftsmanship, hot stamping and embossing printed the most, the special process can further enhance the texture of the product, but the printing cost is relatively high

Drawer Box

The drawer box is divided into two parts: the outer box and the inner box. It is very convenient to open the box by pulling out the box, and the box itself, also called the outer box, is divided into two forms: one side opening and both sides opening. This kind of box type double layer structure and also has the characteristics of pull-out form, more solid and firm.

The box type with pull-out mode can often hold the contents better, and the products inside are not easy to fall off when opening, so the mooncake gift box is mostly based on drawer box.

Handle-held box

The bottom of the box is lock bottom structure, which can increase its load-bearing capacity, and the upper part of the box is hand-carrying design, which is convenient for disassembling and assembling.

Generally speaking, the hand-held box is made of corrugated paper with white cardboard or gray background, which is the most commonly used box type in gift boxes. Hand-held box type often appear in the accompanying gifts and other products, this scene and his hand-held function is strongly related to the hand-carried can go!

Advantage: the most important feature is easy to carry

Disadvantages: Hand-held boxes need to pay extra attention to the volume, weight, material and the construction of the handles are equivalent, so as to avoid damage in the process of use!

Hanging Hole Box

Hanging hole box packaging is suitable for batteries, stationery, toothbrushes, headphones and other small commodities packaging use, usually in FMCG products. The production cost of high-grade, there are ordinary, according to the needs of the goods to choose the right material and process, ordinary small commodities packaging boxes choose white card, four-color offset printing is good.

Advantages: often applicable to offline stores, conducive to product shelf display.

Disadvantages: Applicable to small commodity packaging, the scope of application is more limited.

Window Box

The box is molded and cut with window, or affixed with transparent PVC, which is convenient for the goods to be displayed more intuitively in front of the consumers and increase the realism of the goods. Commonly used in wine, food, toys and so on.

Advantages: you can see the internal goods, real and interesting; there are many ways to open the window, which can enhance the fun of the box.

Disadvantages: often merchants will put the best part of the product in the window, the rest of the place can not be seen, with a certain risk of consumer inducement.

Display Box

Display box is mostly used to display goods, the background is a very good brand output scene, you can make a lot of interesting images with the product, often used in beauty, blind box display cabinets, now on the market in the domestic blind box of the display box printing majority, foreign mostly used for beauty products, similar to the eyeliner, eyebrow pencils, mascara, and other products display box.

The packaging of the display box plays a very important role in the sale of goods, is the key factor of whether the offline physical store goods can attract the eyes of consumers, to a certain extent, can improve the added value of the product.

Shaped Box

In recent years, more and more brands are willing to make great efforts on packaging, and shaped box becomes the most convenient way for brands to innovate packaging. The focus of shaped box is on the special structure and more attractive shape, so shaped box is more difficult than other box types in terms of creativity of design and production method.

Polygonal Box

Heart-shaped box, pentagonal box, hexagonal box is this year's Tanabata major brands choose the most of several kinds of boutique gift boxes, this type of polygonal box through special tailoring, unique shape, novel box type can give consumers a deep impression.

Advantages: multifaceted and novel shape, large space to play, strong sense of ceremony.

Disadvantages: the knife plate design of polygonal box is more complicated, and the printing cost is on the high side.