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A custom corrugated box manufacturer brief should start from the intended fill, line or shipping use. The factory is asked to quote that use, not a generic carton family. Destination, pack-out and document constraints change the RFQ before any piece price is useful.
Request Factory QuotesIntended fill and storage climate belong on the first line. A produce or dry-grocery case that sits in a humid cooler needs the liner and adhesive named, plus any food-contact or migration testing file the receiving plant will ask for. Those files attach to a lot, not to this website. Humidity can lower stack life even when a 32 ECT sheet looks adequate on paper; the brief should say whether the carton is a shipper only or also a retail tray.
Primary packs often sit in a folding carton or bottle; the corrugated shipper still needs inside dimensions that match the pack-out pattern. Print is usually a low color-count flexographic mark. Digital print versus flexo or offset is a run-length choice: short SKU counts can avoid plates, while a stable long run often keeps spot color on flexo. The RFQ should state artwork change frequency so plate cost is not hidden inside a piece price.
Parts and hardware lanes care about stack path and puncture more than shelf graphics. Name the flute (B, C or BC) and the strength method. A 275 lb burst double-wall carton is not a drop-in for a 32 ECT single-wall RSC. If a partition or pad is required, it is a second quote line because it uses a different blank.
| Lane | Must name | Document to request later |
|---|---|---|
| Food distribution | Fill, climate, inside mm | Liner and adhesive food-contact file for that lot |
| Personal-care pack-out | Pattern, print colors, artwork revision | Drawdown or press proof, not a website badge |
| Industrial shipping | Flute, ECT or burst, partition yes/no | Strength sheet that matches the quoted board |
Write the intended fill or shipping use, then quantity and destination. Review inquiry options if more than one construction is in play.
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