The idea behind bulk packaging orders is that they should save money. Too often, they don’t, as they are lost to oversized cartons, mismatched flute strength, and reorder cycles that do not align with product shipment levels. When it comes to custom shipping boxes that reduce real cost, it’s not about the lowest quote, but about ordering the correct specification and quantity, which impacts both the cost per box and the freight cost.

The determinants of the price of bulk shipping boxes.

The four factors that determine business shipping boxes, pricing are board weight, box size, print complexity, and order quantity. Even if the unit price on the quotation is competitive, getting one or more of these wrong, ordering heavier boards than the product requires, or another size that does not match the product, can also increase cost.

Benefits for Businesses

Locking a production run to a particular spec, rather than ordering in smaller and more inconsistent volumes, ensures that branding remains consistent. Product protection is constant over a bulk order, as flute strength is matched once and applied to all orders within the bulk order and not adjusted order by order. While saving money is the only reason to order in bulk, it’s only when the box size and board weight are correct at the time of ordering, not after the first order has been received and it is discovered that the size/weight is wrong. Sustainable bulk shipping cartons become more cost-effective in bulk when using eco-friendly boards, as it generally becomes more affordable by volume. Uniformity of the customer experience is maintained when all boxes in a large order appear and function in a similar manner.

Features & Specifications

• Content: paper and cardboard
• GSM: 150-400 GSM (weight at time of shipment)
• Printing: offset for large print quantities and digital for smaller, custom print quantities
• Sizes: fully custom, custom price based on size & volume tiers.
• Finishes: matte, gloss, or uncoated kraft
• MOQ: No minimum order, tiers are based on volume.

There are numerous industries that order bulk custom shipping boxes.

Ecommerce stores with high order volume, restaurants and bakeries with repeat delivery orders, retail brands replenishing multiple locations in their warehouses, cosmetics companies dealing with the spikes of orders during certain times of the year, and food brands with recurring printed shipping boxes,wholesale distribution all order in bulk to save on per-order shipping packaging costs.

Reducing costs without compromising protection.

Box sizes were ordered to match the product footprint in order to avoid paying for dimensional weight on an entire bulk shipment for the half-inch of wasted space. The flute strength is locked so that instead of ordering multiple custom shipping containers box types for minor product weight differences, the flute strength is locked to the heaviest product in the product line. Match large orders to real-time sales, rather than purchasing an entire year’s worth of stock all in one go, creating cash flow and storage problems. The biggest error that buyers make when reducing the board weight is not evaluating the actual transit damage rate first, lower cost of board leads to higher return costs.

Why go for Custom Boxes Manufacturer (CBM)?

CBM is an in-house manufacturer of bulk shipping boxes, allowing for volume pricing to reflect what it takes to make the boxes, not a broker’s fees added to the factory price. Each bulk batch is edge-crush and burst-tested to ensure that cost reductions are not at the expense of protection. Wholesale is done to the same scale up and down; no minimum order needed for businesses that need to try out a spec prior to full volume. Fast delivery includes production & shipping throughout the USA, and free design support on each custom printed order.

FAQs

Q: Is it always the case that buying in bulk reduces the unit cost? 

A: Not automatically; savings will be based on the size and weight of the board locked before scaling volume.

Q: What is the minimum order to avail the wholesale bulk pricing?

A:No, Wholesale pricing applies, no minimum orders required.

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