Cardboard Box Inserts

We at ZEE Custom Boxes AU provide Cardboard Box Inserts at wholesale prices, designed to protect and showcase your products with sturdy support and clean presentation. Each insert is cut from premium fibers for reliable strength, while offering precise dimensions to fit your packaging needs. Choose from coating options like Gloss, Matte, or Spot UV to add a refined touch, and enjoy free design and shipping.

Custom sizes and styles are available, plus rapid turnaround times and top-level material and printing quality to meet your deadlines. Trust ZEE Custom Boxes for reliable and effective packaging inserts.

Cardboard Grade and What It Means for Your Packaging

The phrase "cardboard box" covers an enormous range of materials, structures, and performance levels. A 250 gsm carton holding a 100 g accessory and a 450 gsm lock-bottom box holding a 1.2 kg product are both "cardboard boxes" — but they are very different specifications. Getting the board grade right for your product and distribution context is the most important structural decision before anything visual is considered.

Cardboard Box Inserts are produced in SBS clay board from 250 gsm through to 450 gsm, with the grade selected based on your product weight, the structural format, and the retail or transit conditions the box will face. Our team recommends the appropriate grade in the quote rather than defaulting to a standard weight.

Structural Formats Available for Cardboard Box Inserts

Straight-tuck end cartons are the most widely used format in retail product packaging — they flat-pack efficiently, assemble quickly on a packing line, and present a clean rectangular profile on shelf. Reverse-tuck end formats suit products that need to be loaded from the top of the box rather than the front. Lock-bottom construction is specified for products over approximately 600 g where the base needs to be mechanically secured rather than tucked. Two-piece tray-and-lid, drawer (sleeve-and-tray), and hanger formats are used where the application calls for a specific opening experience or retail fixture type.

All formats are available in any custom dimension. We do not use a standard size catalogue — your Cardboard Box Inserts are produced to the exact measurements your product requires. Related: Custom Cardboard Boxes For Bottles.

Surface Finish Options

Every standard surface finish is available on Cardboard Box Inserts: gloss lamination for maximum colour vibrancy and shelf visibility, matte lamination for a refined, fingerprint-resistant surface, soft-touch coating for a velvet-like premium tactile quality, spot UV varnish for selective high-gloss contrast over design elements, hot foil stamping in gold, silver, and custom metallic colours, and embossing or debossing for dimensional brand marks. Multiple finishes can be combined — matte lamination with spot UV on the logo is the most requested premium combination in our general retail packaging client base.

If you are also considering Custom Branded Cardboard Boxes, we can include both in a single production quote.

Getting a Quote for Cardboard Box Inserts

1. Product dimensions and weight — internal or external measurements, filled product weight
2. Structural format — tuck-end, lock-bottom, two-piece, or other; we can recommend if unsure
3. Finish preference — gloss, matte, soft-touch, spot UV, foil
4. Quantity — tiered pricing included in quote response
5. Response within 24 hours — free artwork and 3D mockup included in the order