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1. Brief
Product, size, quantity and the construction you have in mind. A photo with a ruler is enough to start.
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Samples
Samples before a production run
Three ways to check a box before you commit: a material pack, a digital sample in your board, or a made sample with your artwork. What each one answers is different.
Three sample types
What each sample can answer.
A material pack answers board and colour. A digital sample answers structure. A made sample answers everything, and costs the most.
Material pack
Paper and board swatches, plus finish samples, posted to you. Courier charged.
Digital sample
Your construction made in your board and colour, free. Special finishing and inserts are quoted separately.
Made sample
Your artwork printed on your board, assembled as it will ship. Charged, and quoted before it is made.
How it runs
From request to approved sample.
Four stages. The only stage that depends on you is the approval.
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2. Dieline and artwork
We issue the dieline if you do not have one, then lay your artwork onto it and check bleed, resolution and colour.
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3. Sample made
A digital sample is free and takes about 5 days. Special finishing, a custom insert and courier are quoted separately.
About 5 days
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4. Approval
You confirm board, colour and structure. Production lead time and shipping terms are fixed at that point.
Your side
What a sample proves
What a sample can and cannot show.
It proves the board and the finish
Weight, stiffness, texture and how the print sits on the sheet are all things you can only judge in the hand.
It proves the closure
Whether a magnetic lid closes square, whether a tuck flap holds, whether a drawer slides without catching.
It does not prove the production run
A sample is made one at a time. A production run is made on a press and assembled in batches, so slight variation in colour and glue line is normal and is covered by the tolerance on your quote.
Sample questions
Sample questions.
Four things buyers ask before requesting a sample.
Send your product size and quantity and we will confirm what the sample will cost.
Get a quote
Request a sample
Send the product, size and the board you want to check. We will confirm which sample type answers your question.
Email
sales@boxeschina.com
Phone
+86 132 1510 9191
Address
Weiyuan Road, Humen Town
Dongguan, Guangdong, China 523900
Hours
Mon–Fri, 9:00–18:00 (Beijing time)
Inquiry
Send the details
Share a few details about your packaging request.