Custom Wholesale Garment Boxes | Tuck End Paperboard Packaging

Custom Printed Garment Boxes for Apparel Brands & Wholesale

Garment packaging fails when thin cartons buckle under pressure during shipping. Soft bags and weak boxes leave folded dresses wrinkled and retail shelves looking messy. Our custom tuck end boxes protect apparel during transit and look clean on store shelves. You can request a quote today to receive pricing tailored to your exact order size. This guide explains paperboard thickness, box dimensions, printing options, and shipping timelines for wholesale garment boxes.

We manufacture custom printed paperboard packaging boxes designed specifically for clothing packaging. We do not sell wholesale clothing inventory or garments. If your business needs soft shipping mailers for light items, check our custom apparel bags for shipping. Our packaging factory builds durable boxes that store, protect, and present apparel for retail and online sales.

Using custom clothing packaging boxes helps your warehouse team pack orders faster while protecting folded items. Tuck end styles fold flat for shipping and pop open quickly at your packing table. These boxes keep shirts, folded dresses, and multi-piece outfits organized during handling. If you sell broader clothing lines, explore our wholesale clothing boxes for custom apparel packaging for more structural options.

Material Thickness & Caliper Specs: 14pt to 18pt SBS Paperboard

Selecting paperboard thickness depends on the weight of your garments and how you ship them. We measure paperboard thickness in points, where one point equals one thousandth of an inch (1pt = 0.001 in). Our solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard comes in 14pt (0.014 in) to 18pt (0.018 in) caliper. A 14pt SBS paperboard provides a smooth white surface that works well for a lightweight t shirt or silk blouse.

For heavier apparel like jeans, jackets, or multi-item boxes, 16pt (0.016 in) or 18pt (0.018 in) SBS paperboard offers stronger wall strength to resist crushing. We also provide natural brown kraft paperboard for brands that prefer a rustic look. Kraft paperboard is strong, but printed colors look different on brown fiber than on white SBS board. For high-end fashion items, browse our custom boutique boxes built with premium paperboard choices.

Tuck End Garment Box Sizes & Custom Dimensions

Choosing correct box dimensions keeps garments flat and prevents excessive shifting during shipment. Standard stock dimensions for wholesale garment boxes include 12 x 10 x 3 in, 14 x 11 x 4 in, and 16 x 12 x 4 in. The 12 x 10 x 3 in box works well for a folded t shirt or lightweight top. The 16 x 12 x 4 in box holds thicker sweaters, suit jackets, or stacked dress shirts.

When standard stock sizes do not fit your folding style, we build fully custom box dimensions to order. Custom sizing eliminates empty interior space and reduces the need for extra tissue paper or void fill. If you sell specialized accessories alongside apparel, review our custom belt packaging and custom bra packaging for boutique brands to complete your retail line.

US Retail Packaging Requirements & Domestic Logistics

US retail packaging and e-commerce distribution require clean, unprinted panel space on your box exterior. Leaving unprinted space on the bottom or side panel leaves room for required label text, SKU stickers, and scannable barcodes. Prime Custom Boxes is based in New York and ships orders to apparel brands across the United States. All domestic US orders over $100 receive free standard shipping.

Shipping wholesale garment boxes flat saves significant warehouse space and lowers carrier transit costs. Flat-packed bundles stack neatly on pallets until your team is ready to fold and fill them. If you need help sizing your shipment for freight, test our free packaging tools to calculate dimensional weight before placing an order.

Branding Options: CMYK/PMS Printing & Custom Finishes

High-quality custom printing makes your wholesale garment boxes look crisp on retail shelves and during unboxing. We offer offset and digital printing with standard CMYK inks and PMS Pantone color matching. PMS printing ensures your exact brand colors match across every production run.

You can select from multiple surface coatings and structural embellishments:

• Matte or gloss lamination to protect printed ink against surface scuffs
• Spot UV coating to add selective shine to your brand logo
• Metallic foil stamping in silver, gold, or custom shades
• Embossing to raise graphics and text off the board surface

Combining a smooth matte lamination with spot UV gives your packaging boxes a subtle visual contrast. If you want to check your artwork on a flat template, use our free dieline generator to create custom box outlines.

Production Timelines, Zero Tooling Fees & Easy Quoting

Planning your packaging orders around launch dates keeps your supply chain running smoothly. Standard production time for wholesale garment boxes is an estimated 10-12 business days after artwork proof approval. If you face a tight deadline, rush production is estimated at 7-9 business days for qualifying orders. Delivery dates are estimates and vary based on transit distance and carrier schedules.

Every order quote from Prime Custom Boxes includes transparent pricing with no die-cutting or plate charges added to quotes. There is no minimum order quantity, so orders can start at one unit and scale to bulk volume. Every custom order includes free 2D and 3D digital design mockups before production starts. Our sales engineering team usually responds to quote requests on the same business day.