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Independent sourcing partner · share specifications, quantity and destination US buyer desk · no published street or phone
Printed folding cartons on a packing table with a steel ruler, application sketch only

Independent sourcing partner

custom folding cartons

Custom Folding Cartons Sourcing helps US buyers find candidate original factories and compare wholesale quotations on one board, style and print basis. We do not convert cartons, hold brand authorizations, or keep warehouse inventory.

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  • BoardSBS, CCNB or kraft board
  • Caliperpt or mil on the same line
  • PrintColors, finish, die line status
  • QuantityPieces and destination
Unfolded carton blank with a die line sketch on a light table

Fields to lock before factories can quote the same carton

A catalog name is not a comparable line. Write style, board grade, paperboard caliper, print method and quantity unit on the same brief. ISO ICS 55.020 supplies packaging vocabulary only; it is not a factory certificate.

  • Style and fill

    Name the carton style (straight tuck, reverse tuck, auto-lock bottom or sleeve) and the intended contents. A cosmetics carton and a dry-food carton do not share one migration testing ask.

  • Board and caliper

    State SBS, CCNB or kraft board and paperboard caliper in pt. An 18 pt SBS carton is not interchangeable with a 24 pt CCNB shipper sleeve. Caliper is a mill note, not a crush rating from corrugated families.

  • Print and die line

    Record color count, aqueous or UV finish, and whether a die line exists. Offset plates, foil dies and window-patch tooling sit outside the piece price.

  • Quantity and destination

    Give pieces or cartons, destination state or postal code, and a requested delivery window. Optional budget and supplier preference can sit beside the same requirement.

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Where buyers usually start a carton brief

Cosmetics cartons

Print-facing SBS, foil or soft-touch notes, and ink migration files if the pack sits against leave-on products.

Food cartons

Board and coating files for dry fill, plus whether a window patch or grease-resistant coating is on the same line.

Pharma cartons

Insert fit, barcode quiet zone and reprint tolerance. No site-wide GMP badge is claimed.

Retail sleeves

Repeat artwork, color count and a quantity unit that matches each SKU rather than an annual guess.

Send specifications to compare factory quotes

No published discount percentage without the same spec, quantity and delivery evidence.

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