Boxes we have printed, pasted & shipped

The cookware entries are the most-requested items in the packaging gallery. They are E-flute or EB-flute cartons with a 4-colour offset-printed duplex liner, UV coated for scuff resistance, with a crash-lock base and a tuck-in top. Most carry a product photograph on the front panel, feature icons on the side panels and a barcode and BIS panel on the back. Inserts cut from the same board hold lids and handles still.

Typical runs are 3,000 to 10,000 boxes per SKU per month, and new SKUs can be tested at 1,000. A brand switching from a trader to this packaging gallery style usually sees two changes: a stiffer box because the board is specified by GSM rather than by price, and a more consistent print because the same press and the same colour sample are used on every repeat.

The heavy-duty entries in the packaging gallery are 5-ply BC or EC shippers for appliances weighing 4–12 kg. The outer liner is printed in one to four colours; the inner structure uses corrugated inserts or EPE blocks to keep glass and plastic parts away from the walls. We drop-test every new design with the real product before approving the lot.

Appliance brands also need a master carton holding four or six retail units. Both are shown together in the packaging gallery where possible, because the clearance between inner and outer carton is what decides whether the product arrives intact. Lead time for a pair is 10 working days on a first order and 7 on repeats.

Pharma and food outer cartons in the packaging gallery look plain but carry the most rules. They need batch and expiry panels left blank for over-printing, FSSAI or Schedule-compliant text, a clean white or kraft surface for labels and often a tamper-evident closure. Board is usually 3-ply B-flute with a 180 GSM white top liner. We keep a signed colour sample and a lot test report for three years under the ISO 9001:2015 system, which satisfies most client audits.

For export, the packaging gallery includes ISPM-15 compatible shippers and cartons with shipping marks, handling symbols and country-of-origin text pre-printed. If your forwarder has a specific marking sheet, send it with the enquiry and it is reproduced on the proof.

Mailer boxes in the packaging gallery are single-piece E-flute constructions with a tuck-in lid and side locks, printed outside and often inside. They ship flat, erect without tape and survive a courier network. Brands use them for subscription kits, cosmetics, apparel and D2C food. Inside printing, spot UV and metallic inks are available on the six-colour press at a small premium.

Gift and rigid-look boxes in the packaging gallery use heavier E-flute with a full-wrap printed sheet, giving a premium feel at a fraction of a rigid box’s cost. Minimums are 1,000 pieces and samples take four working days because the print is approved before the sample is made.

The plain entries in the packaging gallery are regular slotted cartons (RSC) in C-flute or BC-flute kraft, printed flexographically in one or two colours with a logo, a handling panel and a lot box. They are the cheapest way to move goods and are what institutional and industrial packaging clients such as banks, schools and component makers order on repeat.

For these cartons the saving comes from board choice: a 120 GSM liner and 100 GSM medium carries most consumer goods, and heavier liners are only needed for stacking above two metres or for export. We state the GSM of each layer on the quote so the packaging gallery item you choose is exactly what arrives.

Can I order exactly what is in the packaging gallery? Yes; each item is a real production job and the style, board and finish can be repeated for your brand with your artwork. What is the minimum? 1,000 boxes per SKU. How fast is a sample? White sample in 48 hours, printed sample in four working days. Do you deliver outside Delhi NCR? Yes, by own fleet in NCR and by transporter across India. Can you design the box? Yes, our pre-press team prepares dielines and adapts artwork; see the contact page.

External reference on board grades: the Federation of Corrugated Box Manufacturers of India.

Behind every item in the packaging gallery is a board decision. The flute profile sets cushioning and stacking strength: E-flute at about 1.5 mm gives a smooth printable face for retail; B-flute at about 3 mm adds crush resistance; C-flute at about 4 mm is the standard for shipping cartons; and 5-ply combinations such as BC or EB carry 25–40 kg through transit. Paper grade matters as much as flute, and a 180 GSM virgin kraft liner behaves very differently from a 120 GSM recycled one.

A practical rule for a first order from the packaging gallery: match the flute to the shelf, not the warehouse. If a shopper sees the box, start with E-flute and a printed duplex liner; if it only has to survive a truck, start with C-flute kraft and spend the saving on a heavier liner. Because the laminator, corrugator and die-cutter are within a hundred feet of each other at IMT Kharkhoda, both options can be sampled in a day.

Ask any supplier, including us, for the GSM of every layer and the bursting factor of the finished board on the quote. The only honest comparison between two prices for the same packaging gallery style is at the same board specification.

Most printed items in the packaging gallery were produced on Heidelberg offset presses in four-colour process; a few used the six-colour press for a brand Pantone or a metallic ink, with aqueous or UV varnish applied inline. Flexographic printing in one or two colours appears on the plain kraft shippers, where a logo and a handling panel are enough.

Finishing changes feel and durability. UV coating gives a hard gloss that resists scuffing on a retail shelf. Wet lamination bonds the printed sheet to the corrugated board with water-based adhesive and keeps the board flat without heat. Spot UV, embossing and metallised film are available for premium ranges. Every finish in the packaging gallery is produced inside the same factory, so no sheet leaves the building between printing and die-cutting, and the lead time stays at 7–10 working days.

If you are unsure which finish a packaging gallery item uses, send us the item number from the filter view and we will tell you the exact press, coating and board used, and what it would cost at your quantity.

Day 0: you send a product photo, dimensions and artwork, or point to a packaging gallery item. Day 1: our pre-press team replies with a recommended style, board grade and a delivered price for 1,000 and 5,000 pieces. Day 2: a white sample is ready for fit testing with your product. Day 4–5: a printed sample follows once the proof is approved. Day 6: you approve the sample and the plates are made. Day 7–15: the bulk lot is printed, laminated, corrugated, die-cut and glued.

Day 16: dispatch in our own vehicle within Delhi NCR or by transporter elsewhere, with a bursting-strength report in the invoice folder.

Repeat orders skip sampling and run from stored plates and the approved sample, so a second lot of any packaging gallery style ships in 7 working days. Payment for new accounts is 50% advance and 50% before dispatch; established accounts move to 30-day credit after three clean lots. To start, WhatsApp 98107 42123 with the words “gallery enquiry” and the item you liked.

Send the logo as a vector file (AI, EPS, PDF or SVG), not a screenshot, so edges stay sharp. Give Pantone references or a printed item to match. Keep text at least 6 pt and 5 mm away from folds and cut lines, since die-cutting tolerance is about 1.5 mm. Supply barcodes as vectors with the number beside them and name the panel they sit on. Photographs for a front panel should be 300 dpi at printed size.

For the dieline, give the internal product dimensions and weight and say how the box should open. If another printer made your current dieline, send it; we check it against the physical product rather than trusting the drawing. You then receive a proof PDF with bleed, safe area and every panel labelled, and the printed sample follows within four working days of approval. Brands that follow this checklist typically go from first file to approved packaging gallery sample in under a week.

Corrugated board is among the most recycled materials in India, and most liners in the packaging gallery are recycled fibre blended with virgin kraft for strength. We can supply a mill declaration of recycled content for your sustainability report. Water-based adhesives and wet lamination mean no solvent emissions, and die-cutting offcuts are baled and returned to the mill.

If your brand has a plastic-reduction target, several packaging gallery designs already replace EPE foam inserts with die-cut corrugated inserts, making the whole carton a single recyclable material at a small increase in board cost. Ask for a mono-material sample when you send your product, and we will show both options side by side.

A trader catalogue shows boxes made in three different places; this packaging gallery shows boxes made in one. That difference decides lead time, price and consistency. In a sub-contracted chain the printed sheets wait for a truck to the laminator, wait in its queue, travel to the corrugator and wait again before die-cutting, which is how a 7-day job becomes three weeks. Under one roof, a sheet printed on Monday is laminated Tuesday, flute-pasted Wednesday, die-cut Thursday and dispatched Friday.

Price follows the same logic: each hand-off adds an 8–15% margin and a transport cost, so a trader is usually 20–30% above a factory for the same specification. Consistency follows too: one colour standard, one board stock and one lab per SKU instead of three versions of your box. For brands in modern trade, where a shade difference is noticed on the shelf, this is normally what settles the choice. Visit the factory any working day, bring your current box, and we will size, test and quote on the spot.

Each box in the packaging gallery passed the same three tests before the lot shipped. Bursting strength, measured in kg/cm², tells you how much pressure the board resists before it ruptures and is the standard figure quoted for Indian corrugated board. Edge crush test (ECT) predicts stacking strength and is the better number for warehouse pallets. Cobb value measures how much water the liner absorbs in a fixed time and matters for cold-chain and monsoon transit.

We run these in our own lab on a sample from every lot and attach the report to the invoice. The ISO 9001:2015 system keeps the records for three years. If your buyer or auditor needs a specific test, such as box compression (BCT) or drop testing with the real product, tell us at the enquiry stage and it is built into the sampling plan for your packaging gallery style.

Why this matters: two cartons that look identical in a packaging gallery can differ by 30% in bursting strength if one uses a lighter medium. The test report is what lets you compare a quote from us with a quote from anyone else on equal terms.

Most packaging gallery clients are within a two-hour drive of IMT Kharkhoda: Bawana, Narela, Kundli and Badli to the north, Wazirpur and Okhla inside Delhi, and Gurugram, Manesar, Faridabad, Noida and Greater Noida around the ring. Our own vehicles deliver to these areas on fixed days, which lets a brand run on a week of carton stock rather than a month. Area-specific pages such as corrugated box manufacturer in Noida and Gurugram–Manesar list the typical lead times and vehicle slots.

Outside NCR, packaging gallery orders ship flat on pallets by part-load transporter in two to four days, with a test carton sent ahead so you see how the box arrives before the lot does.