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Buy custom tapes that seal your cartons and advertise your brand on every parcel. Boxify Now prints custom printed tapes on clear, white and tan polypropylene film, vinyl and kraft paper, including water-activated paper tape for heavier boxes. Choose your width, roll length, ink colors and repeat pattern. Order custom tapes wholesale with low minimums and free design support, and turn plain stock boxes into branded shipments using custom tapes with logo printing. Buy now or request a quote.
Custom tapes are carton-sealing tapes printed with a logo, message or pattern that repeats along the roll. They close a box exactly as plain tape does, but they also brand the parcel, show at a glance whether it has been opened and can carry handling instructions. Boxify Now supplies custom printed tape on film and paper backings, in the widths, lengths and colors your packing bench uses.
Custom tapes are used to seal shipping cartons while branding them, which makes them one of the lowest-cost pieces of printed packaging a business can buy. One roll decorates a hundred or more parcels. Common uses include:
You can order custom packaging tape on four main backings, and each behaves differently on the dispenser and on the box. Start with how heavy your cartons are and how you want the parcel to look.
Polypropylene, often listed as BOPP, is the everyday carton-sealing tape. It is thin, strong along its length and economical, and it comes clear, white or tan. Acrylic adhesive ages well and copes with a wide temperature range, while hot melt grabs quickly and holds firmly on busy packing lines.
Vinyl tape is thicker and softer than polypropylene. It unwinds quietly, conforms around box edges and is usually paired with a natural rubber adhesive. Brands choose it when the tape is a visible design feature.
Paper tape has a matte, natural surface that suits kraft cartons and corrugated mailer boxes. It tears by hand, takes pen and marker, and gives a parcel an all-paper look.
Water-activated tape, also called gummed tape, carries a starch-based adhesive that becomes sticky when wet. It soaks into the carton surface and bonds with the fibers, so peeling it off tears the board and leaves clear evidence. Reinforced versions contain fiberglass strands for heavy cartons. It needs a dispenser that wets the strip as it feeds.
Hand rolls fit the tape guns and bench dispensers found in most packing rooms. Machine rolls are wound longer for automatic case sealers, which cuts the number of roll changes on a busy shift. Both carry the same print.
Choose custom packing tape by matching it to the carton weight, the board and the conditions the parcel will travel through. Thickness is quoted in mils, and a thicker backing with more adhesive carries more load. Use this as a starting point:
Not sure which board you are sealing? Compare options in our corrugated boxes range.
Design custom printed tape with bold, simple artwork, because the print area is only two or three inches tall and is read from a distance. A design repeats at a fixed interval along the roll, so everything must fit inside one repeat.
Custom shipping tape does not replace printed boxes, but it is the fastest way to brand plain ones. A single tape design works across every carton size you stock, so you avoid holding printed inventory in ten sizes. Printed boxes still win on full-panel coverage and unboxing impact. Many sellers use both: printed mailers for hero products and stock cartons sealed with branded tape for everything else.
No. Custom grip tape is a different product: an abrasive, sandpaper-like sheet for skateboard decks, or a tacky wrap for bat, stick and racket handles. The custom tapes on this page are packaging tapes for sealing cartons, so they will not add traction to sports equipment.
Estimate tape by adding the box length to a short overlap down each end, then doubling it for the top and bottom seams. A 12 inch long box uses about 17 inches per seam, or just under three feet in total, so a 110 yard roll seals roughly 110 boxes. Heavier cartons sealed in an H pattern use about twice as much. Share your weekly parcel count and we will suggest a quantity.
Apply tape to a clean, dry carton and press it down firmly, because pressure-sensitive adhesive only reaches full strength once it is rubbed into the board. A few habits make the difference:
Every parcel you send is a chance to be recognized before it is opened. Request a quote for custom tapes today and put your name on the outside of the box.
Related packaging: complete your shipping kit with custom labels and stickers, paper mailer bags, mailer boxes and kraft boxes.
Custom tapes are carton-sealing tapes printed with your logo, text or pattern in a repeating design. They seal boxes like standard tape while branding each parcel, discouraging tampering and carrying handling messages for warehouse staff and carriers.
Yes. Custom packing tape, custom packaging tape and custom shipping tape are three names for the same product: pressure-sensitive or water-activated tape printed with a brand and used to close cartons for storage and delivery.
The two standard widths are 2 inches, about 48 mm, and 3 inches, about 72 mm. Two inch tape suits most parcels, and three inch tape gives a larger print area and a stronger seal on heavy boxes.
Hand-dispensed rolls are commonly 55 or 110 yards long, and machine rolls for automatic case sealers run much longer. Tell us whether you use a hand gun, a bench dispenser or a machine, and we will match the roll.
Water-activated tape is kraft paper tape coated with a starch-based adhesive that turns sticky when moistened. It bonds into the carton fibers, which makes the seal strong and tamper-evident. It must be applied with a dispenser that wets it.
Neither is better in every case. Acrylic adhesive ages well and handles a wide range of temperatures, so it suits long storage. Hot melt bonds quickly with strong holding power, which suits fast packing and recycled board.
Most custom tape designs use one or two ink colors on a white, clear or tan backing, which keeps them bold and legible. Additional colors and full-color artwork are possible, and we will advise on what suits your logo.
Yes. Clear tape lets the carton color show through, so dark ink on a kraft box reads well. For pale logos we suggest a white or colored backing instead, because light inks lose contrast on brown board.
Yes. The print sits on the backing, not in the adhesive layer, so a printed roll has the same grip as the equivalent plain grade. Performance depends on choosing the right backing and adhesive for your cartons.
The ink is cured onto the backing and stands up to normal handling, conveyor belts and stacking. Very rough treatment can mark any printed surface, so we recommend bold designs that stay readable even with a few scuffs.
Paper tape is generally the simpler choice, because it is paper-based like the carton it seals. Plastic film tapes are usually separated from the fibers during recycling. Local rules vary, so check the guidance in your area.
We offer low minimums so small businesses can start with a modest number of rolls, and wholesale pricing for case and pallet quantities. The exact quantity options for your tape type are listed on your quote.
Cost depends on the backing, width, roll length, number of ink colors and quantity. Unit price falls as volume rises. Send us your specification and we will return a quote that includes free design support.
A vector logo in AI, EPS or PDF format is ideal, with fonts converted to outlines. Tell us your ink colors as PMS references if you have them. Our designers will set the repeat and send a proof.
Lead time depends on the tape type, print colors and quantity. We confirm the production and delivery timeline on your quote, and your quote will confirm delivery details for your location before you commit to anything.
