Carton & Co. — structural packaging works
Boxes engineered to be opened.
We design, print and ship custom mailers, rigid boxes, pouches and labels for brands in 62 countries — dielines drawn free in 24 hours, samples on your desk in five days.
FSC®-certified stock
MOQ from 500 units
5-day sampling
What we make
Four formats, one production floor.
Everything below is die-cut, printed and finished under one roof — so tolerances stay tight and one QC report covers the whole order.
Corrugated mailers
E- and B-flute shippers, roll-end tuck tops and literature mailers, with full inside-print options.
MOQ 500 · 10–12 days
Rigid boxes
Magnetic-closure, lift-off lid, drawer and shoulder-neck builds wrapped in specialty papers.
MOQ 1,000 · 18–22 days
Stand-up pouches
Kraft-window, foil-lined and compostable film pouches with zippers, valves and tear notches.
MOQ 5,000 · 15 days
Labels & sleeves
BOPP, textured paper and clear roll labels, plus shrink sleeves — printed and die-cut in-house.
MOQ 2,000 · 7–10 days
Materials & sustainability
Kraft that walks the talk.
Every board, paper and ink in the plant is chosen to be recycled again. We hold chain-of-custody certification, run soy and water-based ink lines, and design mono-material packs that survive the courier network without plastic void fill.
- FSC® chain-of-custody paperboard and kraft liners
- Up to 100% post-consumer recycled content on request
- Soy-based offset and water-based flexo ink systems
- Curbside-recyclable mono-material constructions
ISO 9001:2015
ISO 14001
BRCGS Packaging
BSCI audited
FSC® mix paper
100% recycled kraft
Soy-based inks
Plastic-free option
Structural design studio
Dielines drawn in-house, free with every quote.
Six structural engineers turn your product dimensions into a dieline that folds right the first time — no tooling gambles, no wasted board. Prototype, drop-test and revise before a single die is cut.
- 24-hour dieline turnaround in AI, PDF or DXF
- ECT and BCT board-strength calculations included
- ISTA-style drop and vibration transit testing
- 3D renders and cut white samples before tooling
Print finishes
Finishes that do the shelf work.
Hot foil stamping
Gold, silver, holographic and pigment foils pressed with brass dies for a crisp, mirror-bright mark.
Emboss & deboss
Single- and multi-level sculpted dies that lift logos off the board — or press them quietly into it.
Spot UV & raised varnish
High-gloss coatings registered to artwork for contrast against uncoated kraft and soft-touch stocks.
Soft-touch & textured laminates
Velvet, linen and pearl film laminates that protect print through the courier network.
Every finish is proofed on your actual stock and signed off before mass production begins.
How we work
Inquiry to on-dock in six steps.
01
Inquiry & quotation
Send dimensions, quantities and reference photos — pricing and board recommendations come back within 24 hours.
02
Dieline & artwork
Structural design drafts your dieline free of charge and returns print-ready templates in AI, PDF or DXF.
03
Sampling
White or fully printed samples ship in 5–7 days; the sampling fee is credited to your first production order.
04
Tooling & plates
Cutting dies, foil dies and print plates are made in-house and archived for your repeat runs.
05
Production & QC
Offset, flexo and digital lines run with inline checks plus an AQL 2.5 final inspection and full report.
06
Packing & shipping
Export cartons, pallet plans and FOB, EXW or DDP terms — with loading photos before the container seals.
A plant built for repeat orders
32,000 m²
Production floor across two buildings in Dongguan
8.5M
Units shipped every month across 14 production lines
62
Export markets served on standing orders
96.8%
On-time delivery over the trailing twelve months
MOQ & lead times
Straight answers on minimums.
No mystery pricing — these are the numbers most buyers ask for on the first call. Your exact quote lands within 24 hours.
| Format | MOQ | Sample lead | Production lead | Unit price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrugated mailer | 500 units | 5 days | 10–12 days | $0.28 |
| Folding carton | 1,000 units | 5 days | 8–10 days | $0.09 |
| Rigid box | 1,000 units | 7 days | 18–22 days | $1.15 |
| Stand-up pouch | 5,000 units | 7 days | 15 days | $0.07 |
| Roll labels | 2,000 units | 3 days | 7–10 days | $0.02 |
Lead times count from artwork approval. Sampling fees are credited to your first production run; sea, rail and air freight quoted per order.
Buyers on record
Stamped, sealed, approved.
“Our mailers arrived exactly to dieline — 4,000 units, zero crush damage across three courier zones. The unboxing videos our customers post are free marketing now.”
Maren Kowalski — Founder, Bergamot & Pine, Berlin
“They flagged a board weight that would have failed our drop tests before we paid for tooling. That’s the kind of vendor you keep for a decade.”
Dylan Foster — Operations Director, Halcyon Coffee Roasters, Austin
“From tech pack to DDP delivery in 26 days, Pantone-matched within ΔE 1.4. Our retail buyer signed off without a single revision round.”
Amélie Laurent — Packaging Lead, Voile Skincare, Lyon
The sample kit
Get our factory on your desk.
One courier box: twelve stock dielines to borrow, a swatch deck of thirty boards and papers, and every finish from holographic foil to raised UV. Free for registered businesses — you pay only the courier.
Foil & holographic swatches
Emboss & raised-UV samples
Ships worldwide in 3–5 days by express courier.
