Types of Box Packaging for Businesses & Products

As a business that is selling packaged products out, boxes are a huge deal. Availability, cost, sizes and durability are all top of mind. But one thing we’ve found that many businesses aren’t familiar with are the different types of boxes available for use in their product packaging.

Without going into a massively long list of all of the box types and variations of those types we wanted to at least share with you some of the most popular box types you can use for your products.

Auto lock Bottom Box Packaging

Auto Bottom or Auto Lock Bottom Boxes are a type of box packaging that many businesses find to be extremely convenient, versatile and able to meet their needs for their products. If you’re not already familiar with them, they essentially are the pre-built boxes that only require you to unfold them and then fold in the bottoms of the box which lock in place by design to finish the container and make it ready for use.

Advantages of the Auto Bottom Box

There are a handful that stand out which we’ll list just a few of here.

• Easy to Assemble – This cuts box build and fill time significantly
• Flat Stored – This saves a lot on storing box inventory and is efficient for any size space
• Durable – Strong engineering at the folds and glued bottom creates high durability

Typical Auto Lock Bottom Box Applications

There is no limit to what these boxes can be used for but there are a handful of typical scenarios you see companies utilizing them most often. Here’s a short list of some of those popular applications.

• Display Boxes
• Candle Boxes
• Beverage Boxes (hot and cold drinks)
• Gift Boxes

Straight Tuck End Box Packaging

The Straight Tuck End Box is one of the easiest boxes to assemble since both the top and bottom of the box tuck in to complete the box build. You’ll find that the most common industries using these boxes are the health and beauty segment as well as cosmetic brands. The biggest reason for this is due to the fact that the packaging is more seamless and there are no raw edges on the exterior of the box.

Advantages of the Straight Tuck End Box

We’re sharing just a short list of pros for this type of box to give you some perspective.

• Very easy to assemble
• Avoids interfering with windows in the box (or other cut features)
• Has a premium luxe look

Disadvantages of the Straight Tuck End Box

There really are only a couple disadvantages of these types of boxes.

• They can’t hold heavy products
• Price is typically higher than other box types

Four Corner Tray Box Packaging

The four corner tray box is literally as it’s named. This box is typically short in height with four pre-glued corners to create the rigid tray for holding products. It’s simple design but very effective and versatile.

You’ll typically find these types of boxes used for things like

• Baked Goods
• Promo Kits
• Medicinal Products
• Collections of Products

While you could talk about the pros and cons of a four corner tray box, really it’s just different and best for the use cases it works well in. They are very strong and can come in a number of options such as premium stocks, colors and finishes.
There is a wide world of box types out there to choose from and we’ve shared a few of them here, but we challenge you to explore more of your options and to talk to us if you have more questions about these or any other type of packaging box.

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