Custom Postal Boxes

Cardboard mailing boxes

Custom postal boxes are a cost-effective option if your business sends eCommerce orders, mail-order goods, or even supplies to retail outlets.

Postal boxes protect goods throughout the various touchpoints of the postal and courier services. They can also minimise costs by reducing weight and volumetric size, adhere to Royal Mail pricing in proportion (PIP) guidelines and feature printing.

At GWP, we tailor virtually every product you source to your specific requirements. Whether this is the size, style, inserts, print or other customisation options, your custom postal boxes provide the optimum level of protection for your products. This approach also ensures you receive genuinely cost-effective pricing as you don’t pay for materials or features you don’t need.

No obligation
Free, expert advice
Competitive pricing

Benefits of custom postal boxes

By working with GWP to create your custom postal boxes, you can expect:

Bespoke sizes tailored to your products or that adhere to postage pricing bands.
Carefully chosen materials (single or double wall) for optimum performance.
Range of insert options for further protection in transit.
Designs that are quick and easy to assemble, pack, seal and open.
Optional Pantone-matched print to add branding, instructions, graphics, and more.
Use of recycled, recyclable and FSC certified materials.
Cost-effective in both high and low-volume runs.

A postal worker delivering a cardboard postal box to a UK home

What our customers say...

GWP have been excellent in supporting us since our launch, and we would like to say a huge thank you to them and the handful of partners that have helped us over the past 18 months. We are both incredibly grateful and excited that more people will be able to discover what chocolate should really taste like!

Giles Atwell | Managing Director | Upside Down Chocolate

We’re very pleased with how the packaging turned out – we feel it reflects what our company is about and helps to highlight the premium product we offer. GWP were responsive, easy to work with and follow customer service has been great too. I would be happy to recommend them to anyone looking to source high quality packaging.

Charley Surridge | Director | Swannack

I just wanted to say thank you for all your help. When the boxes arrived we were all thrilled with how they’ve turned out. The quality is incredible, and we love how everything came together. Thank you again! We’ll definitely be in touch if we have any future projects for these items.

Emily Gunn | Marketing Assistant | C3 Marketing

FAQs

What are postal boxes?

Postal boxes are a form of single-trip packaging used for shipping products, goods or orders from your business to your customers. Usually manufactured from corrugated cardboard, postal boxes are available in various styles and sizes and offer several custom options.

Can mailing boxes feature printing?

Printing your postal boxes is surprisingly cost-effective. Printing can add simple company logos and branding, handling instructions and health and safety information. You can even wow your customers with full-colour graphics that are only revealed upon opening the package (creating a unique unboxing experience).

What type of cardboard do postal boxes use?

The grade of cardboard used to manufacture postal boxes can and should vary depending on the type and weight of the products you are shipping. One advantage of specifying bespoke postage boxes is that a packaging designer can match the material to the intended application. For example, lightweight products like clothing may only require a single-wall material, whereas heavier items may need double-wall boxes.

What are PIP boxes?

PIP stands for “pricing in proportion.” This terminology relates to the pricing structure Royal Mail introduced in 2013. Postal boxes of certain sizes qualify for specific pricing bands. As a result, it is possible to specify PIP mailing boxes that meet the requirements for large letters, small parcels, medium parcels, or large parcels.

Should I use stock or bespoke postal packaging?

Whether you should use stock or bespoke postal boxes depends on various factors, including your application, the volume of parcels you send, and the types of products you ship. As a rough rule of thumb, stock boxes are usually best if you only use low volumes or must adhere to specific industry guidelines or sizes. Custom packaging usually provides better performance, is frequently cheaper in the long run, and can offer numerous other benefits.

A person organising postal boxes in a sorting office

Why GWP Packaging?

The outside of GWP Packaging's manufacturing site in Cricklade, Wiltshire

35+ years of experience

We have extensive experience, successfully designing and manufacturing eCommerce packaging for as long as businesses have been selling online.

UK packaging experts

We have a friendly team of award-winning packaging experts at our UK sites, including designers, sales, customer support and manufacturing teams.

A team of packaging designers working on a customer brief

Competitive advantage

Our approach, coupled with in-house manufacture, means you can benefit from reduced costs, better efficiency, more sales, and improved sustainability.

A business you can trust

Although operating as an independent specialist, GWP Group are proud to be part of Macfarlane, the UK’s largest protective packaging distributor.

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