Custom paper and carton packaging sourced from vetted Chinese partner factories — folding cartons, rigid gift boxes, drawer boxes, paper tubes, FSC-certified board, hot stamp, emboss and soft-touch finishes, low MOQ. For outer packaging, gifting and retail presentation.
For most skincare and colour products, the primary pack (bottle, jar, tube) is inside a paper carton or box — and that outer packaging is what the consumer picks up at retail and what they photograph for social media. The paper pack is the brand's first physical statement. We help brands use structure, board weight, print and finish to communicate the right positioning before the consumer even opens the box.
Paper packaging that looks stunning in a press proof can fail at retail in four ways: colour drift, structural collapse, barcode failure and FSC claim non-compliance. Vella checks all four before production approval.
We measure colour accuracy against master press proofs using a spectrophotometer. Any panel with a Delta E above 3.0 (visible to the naked eye) is flagged for reprint. Pantone spot colours are approved against the master at press-ready stage.
Shelf-stacked retail cartons must support 3x their own weight without deformation. We test 5 finished sample cartons under load before production sign-off — collapse at retail is a delistment risk.
GS1 barcode compliance requires scan grades of B or above (ANSI). A carton that doesn't scan at checkout creates returns. We verify barcode placement and print quality on every new carton design before the print run.
FSC claims must be traceable to a certified board mill via chain-of-custody certification. We require the factory's FSC CoC certificate for every FSC-certified order — the claim isn't valid without it.
Send a brief — format, size, quantity, finish — and we'll come back with factory options, material recommendations and an indicative price within 24 hours.
