Made to your size- 100 boxes
- Custom sizes & styles
- Free dieline support
- Quality print options
- Proof before production
- 8–12 business day production
Tea boxes hold loose-leaf tea, pyramid bags or sachets, usually with a sealed inner pouch or liner doing the work of keeping air, light and moisture out. The outer box carries the brand, the blend story and the brewing instructions. Formats run from simple tuck-end cartons for tea bags to rigid caddies and multi-compartment gift selections.
Keeps the aroma in
Custom Tea Boxes
✓Clear proofing before productionSee our process
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Tell us what you are packing and we’ll reply with practical options.
Product features
Built around the jobBrewing panel space
Compartment inserts for selections
Tuck-end or rigid caddy builds
Tear-open dispensing front
Upright tea bag rows
Round tube caddies
Letterbox-size mailers
Specifications made for your product.
Technical snapshotEvery final specification is confirmed against product weight, packing method, print coverage, route, and order volume.
View artwork preparation guide- SKU
- bm-1088
- Dimensions
- Custom-made around the product and packing workflow
- Materials
- Folding boxboard, Kraft board, Wrapped greyboard for caddies
- Printing
- CMYK, Pantone, white ink, or unprinted
- Finishes
- Matte, gloss, soft-touch, foil, embossing, spot UV
- Quantities
- Starting at 100 on selected configurations
- Proofing
- Dieline and digital proof
Tell the blend's story on every panel.
Artwork and materialsArtwork runs across the front, sides and back, with space planned for origin, blend notes and a brewing panel. Fine type and finishes matter most on a box kept on the counter. Our packaging guides cover sizing, materials, print, and cost in more depth.
Front, sides and brewing panel
We set your brand on the front, the blend story on the sides and a clear brewing panel with water temperature and steep time, keeping text clear of tear-open fronts and folds.
Explore print and finishesBoxboard, kraft and caddies
Folding boxboard takes sharp colour and fine type, kraft gives a natural, craft-tea look, and wrapped greyboard makes a rigid caddy. Foil, embossing and textured papers add a premium finish to gift selections.
Explore material decisionsChoose your box
Choose a tuck-end carton, a rigid or tube caddy, a selection box or a letterbox mailer.
Request a quote
Send us your filled pouch or packed tea bag size and blend range, and we recommend a build.
Finalize the order
Approve the board, finishes, inserts, dispensing front and quantities for each blend before we start.
Build the dieline
We draw the box around your sealed pouch or rows of bags, with any compartments in place.
Approve the proof
Check every panel, including brewing details and blend names, on your digital proof before we print.
Roll on production
We print, finish, cut and glue your tea boxes, then check and pack them.
Best for
Loose-leaf tea brandsTea bag and sachet packsTasting and gift selectionsCafes selling retail teaWhat changes the price.
Cost factorsEvery project is quoted individually. These are the choices that move the price on almost every order.
- Barrier layer
- A foil or film-lined pouch or a laminated board inside adds material and a packing step.
- Build
- A tuck-end carton costs far less than a rigid caddy with a lift-off or hinged lid.
- Compartments
- Selection boxes need a divider insert, which is a second part to cut and fit.
- Finishes
- Foil, embossing and textured papers are common on tea and each add a production step.
Buyer guidance
Choosing this format
Why the inner pack matters more than the box
Tea loses its aroma to air and picks up smells and moisture easily, so the barrier is usually a pouch or liner, not the board.
Paperboard on its own lets air and odours through over time. Most tea brands pack the leaf in a sealed pouch, a foil-lined bag or individually wrapped sachets, and use the box for shelf presence and protection.
Tea also absorbs smells from inks and adhesives if they are strong, so the leaf is best kept in its own sealed layer. Tell us if any tea will sit loose against the board and we check the board, inks and glue suit it before production.
- Sealed inner pouch or sachets
- Keep light out for green and white teas
- Low-odour inks and glues
Carton, caddy or selection box?
Match the format to how often the box is opened: daily tea bags suit a carton, premium leaf suits a reclosable caddy.
A tuck-end carton with a tear-open front works for tea bags pulled out one at a time. A rigid or round tube caddy with a snug lid suits loose leaf that is scooped out over weeks and kept on the counter.
Selection and gift boxes hold several blends in compartments, often with a window or a printed key showing which is which.
Brewing notes and pack details
Tea buyers look for origin, blend, brewing time and temperature, so plan space for them from the start.
A brewing panel with water temperature, steep time and amount per cup is expected on loose-leaf tea. Ingredient lists, net weight and any allergen or caffeine notes need room too, so we leave space for the details your tea must carry and set them out on the proof.
Where the leaf touches the box directly, the board and inks need to be suitable for food contact, which is one more reason most brands keep it in a pouch.
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Food Boxes
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Explore box styleQuestions about tea boxes.
Box style FAQsWe’ll confirm the exact details that apply to your structure and volume.
Read all frequently asked questionsHow much loose-leaf tea fits in a tea box?+
We size the box to your blend, because the leaf matters more than the weight. 100g of tightly rolled oolong or gunpowder green takes far less space than 100g of white tea, rooibos or chamomile flowers. Fill your inner pouch with the actual blend, seal it and send us its size. For a range of blends, we can make two box depths sharing one design.
How are tea bags arranged inside the box?+
Most of our tea bag boxes stand the bags upright in one or two rows, with a tear-open front or top so they can be pulled out one at a time. Pyramid bags take more room than flat ones, and individually wrapped bags take more again. Tell us your pack size and bag type, and we size the box around your packed bags.
Is a paperboard caddy good for loose-leaf tea?+
Yes, with the tea in a sealed inner pouch. A paperboard caddy or round tube is lighter than a tin, cheaper to post and printable all over, which suits gift sets and online sales. The pouch keeps the tea fresh, while the box protects it and does the selling. Many customers keep a well-made caddy and refill it.
Can tea boxes fit through a letterbox?+
Yes, because tea is light and packs flat. We can make slim tuck-end cartons of tea bags, or a pouch of loose leaf in a shallow mailer, which suits tea subscriptions and online gifts. Tell us the letterbox size you want to meet, and we design the box and its contents to fit inside it.
Can a tea box be made without plastic?+
Yes, for the outer box. We make it in plain kraft or folding boxboard with no laminate or film window. The inner bag is the harder part, since paper-only bags keep tea fresh for less time than foil or film pouches. Some brands accept that trade-off with a shorter best-before, and others keep a barrier pouch inside a plastic-free box.
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