Small glass jars and syringes are easy to lose on a shelf, so concentrate packaging boxes are built to give a tiny container a clear, readable face. Boxify Now makes cube cartons, slide boxes and hang tab styles with inserts cut to your jar. Processors and dispensaries buy concentrate packaging boxes in SBS, kraft or rigid board. Order custom printed concentrate packaging boxes in CMYK or PMS with foil, spot UV or soft-touch finishes. Wholesale concentrate packaging boxes with your logo come with free design support, a digital proof and free shipping. Buy now or request a quote.
Concentrate packaging boxes are small printed cartons made to hold cannabis and hemp concentrate containers, such as glass jars, syringes and wrapped slabs. They give a very small container a stable, stackable shape, protect glass from knocks and provide the panel space for branding and required product information. Most are paperboard cartons only an inch or two across, usually with an insert.
Scale is what sets it apart. A typical concentrate jar is no wider than a large coin, yet the pack has to carry as much text as a carton ten times its size.
That creates three problems a larger product never has. The container is too light to hold itself in place, so it rattles unless an insert grips it. The panels are too small for normal type sizes. And the pack is easy to overlook in a display case unless its top or front face can be read from a few feet away. Good concentrate packaging boxes are designed around those three points first, and decoration second.
Low, wide jars with screw caps are the most common container. They suit a cube-shaped tuck carton with a paperboard insert that holds the jar centered, and our cube boxes show the basic shape. A window in the top or front lets the jar lid show.
These are lighter still and survive drops, so the carton’s job is presentation and information. A slim tuck box or a hang tab carton is usually enough.
Long, thin and awkward, a syringe needs a narrow carton or a drawer-style box with a tray that cradles the barrel and stops the plunger being pressed in transit.
Flat portions wrapped in parchment go into a shallow envelope-style carton, similar to a card wallet, that keeps them flat and protects them from pressure.
You make more surface, because shrinking the type is not a real option. There are four practical ways to do it.
Make the carton larger than the jar. A carton an inch wider than the jar adds usable width to every panel and still looks deliberate. An insert takes up the space.
Add a back card. A hang tab carton has a tall rear panel that extends above the box, giving a full extra face for text.
Print the inside. Directions and brand copy can move to the inner panels, leaving the outside for what must be seen before purchase.
Use a label for variable data. Batch numbers and dates change with every run, so many processors print them on labels and stickers applied at packing, and leave a marked blank area on the carton.
As the seller, you are responsible for ensuring that your labeling and any child-resistant packaging meet the regulations in each place you sell, and Boxify Now prints the content you approve.
Yes, in nearly every case. A jar that weighs almost nothing will tip, slide and arrive upside down unless something holds it. The simplest insert is a folded paperboard platform with a die-cut hole the diameter of the jar body. The jar drops in to about half its height and cannot move sideways.
Foam does the same job with more cushioning and is a better choice for glass shipped long distances. For multi-jar sampler packs, a tray with one hole per jar keeps them apart. Tell us whether the jar should sit upright or flat, and whether the cap should be visible through a window, since both change the insert.
Simple ones. On a carton this size, a single foil-stamped logo or a spot UV mark on a matte surface gives a clear focal point. Soft-touch lamination adds a smooth feel that suits a premium product. Embossing and debossing need a reasonably bold shape to register, so use them on a logo mark, not on lettering with thin strokes.
Use PMS inks for the color coding that distinguishes one product type from another, since small differences between CMYK builds are easy to see when a dozen cartons sit side by side. Keep the barcode on a flat panel, in dark ink on a light ground, away from any foil.
Mostly in locked glass cases or behind the counter, viewed from above or at an angle. That makes the top panel as important as the front, so put the brand and product type on both. Cube cartons sit flat and stack without sliding. Hang tab cartons suit a peg wall behind the counter. A printed counter tray that holds a row of cartons keeps one product line together and makes restocking quick.
Measure the container closed, across its widest point and from base to top of cap. For a syringe, measure the full length with the plunger in its packed position and the width at the finger flange, which is the widest part. Pass on the supplier’s specification sheet if you have one. Decide at the same time how much larger than the container the carton should be, since that is a design choice as much as a technical one.
Every order includes free design support, no die or plate charges, and a digital proof with a 3D mockup before production. Custom sizes, custom inserts and dividers are standard. Shipping is free and minimums are low. Your quote will confirm delivery details for your location, and the timeline is confirmed there too. Cartons ship flat where the style allows. Send artwork as PDF, AI or EPS at 300 DPI in CMYK, or send your logo and text and let our designers build the layout.
Custom concentrate packaging boxes are a small item that takes careful planning. Tell us the container and the text you need to carry, then buy now or request a quote for printed concentrate packaging boxes sized to match.
Small glass jars, silicone containers, syringes, applicators and parchment-wrapped slabs. Each needs its own structure: cube cartons for jars, narrow or drawer-style boxes for syringes, and shallow envelope cartons for flat slabs. All are cut to your container’s dimensions.
It is deliberate. A slightly larger carton with an insert gives enough panel area for readable required text and makes a tiny product easier to see in a display case. The insert holds the jar centered so the extra space causes no movement.
A folded paperboard platform with a die-cut hole matched to the jar’s diameter is the usual solution. The jar sits partway into the hole and cannot slide. Foam inserts give more cushioning for glass that ships by parcel.
Yes. A die-cut window in the top or front can be left open or covered with clear PET window film. Let us know before the insert is designed, so the jar lid or label sits squarely behind the opening.
Leave a clearly marked blank area on the carton and apply a printed label at packing. That way one print run of cartons serves many batches. Keep foil and spot UV off the label area so it stays flat and readable.
We make no child-resistance claim for our cartons. Many processors use a child-resistant jar or closure as the primary container and the carton as the outer pack. If you want a specific locking structure, send us the details for review.
SBS paperboard for most cartons, since fine text prints cleanly on it. Kraft paperboard suits a natural look with dark ink. Rigid chipboard is used for sampler sets and limited editions where the box is meant to feel substantial.
One clear accent works best: a foil logo, a spot UV mark or a debossed symbol on a matte or soft-touch surface. Avoid fine embossed lettering and large foil areas, which lose definition or interfere with small text at this scale.
Yes. Keep one layout and assign each product type its own PMS color. Spot inks stay consistent between runs, which matters when many cartons from different orders are displayed together and small shifts would show.
Yes. A narrow tuck carton or a drawer-style box with a tray that supports the barrel is typical. Give us the full length with the plunger in packed position and the width at the finger flange.
Yes, in CMYK and PMS. On a concentrate carton the inside is valuable space for storage directions or brand copy, because the outside panels are usually filled with the content that must be visible before purchase.
Minimums are low, so small processors can order cartons for a single product line. The quantities offered for your style and size are set out on your quote, and several product versions can share one carton size.
The timeline is confirmed on your quote, based on the style, quantity and finishes. Shipping is free, and the same quote confirms delivery details for your location, so everything you need for planning is in one place.
Yes. A digital proof and a 3D mockup come before production. View the proof at actual size, not zoomed in, to judge whether the smallest text is readable on a carton only an inch or two wide.
PDF, AI or EPS at 300 DPI in CMYK. Vector artwork is strongly preferred for small cartons because thin lines and small type stay crisp. Free design support is available if your files need to be rebuilt on the dieline.