Packaging formats · India
Custom Tuck Boxes & Mono Cartons in India
A tuck box — more formally a folding carton or mono carton — is the printed paperboard box you see on retail shelves for cosmetics, pharma, snacks, and packaged goods. It is die-cut and folded flat, then tucked or glued closed, and it ships and stores flat until you fill it. Custom tuck boxes are the workhorse of Indian retail packaging: inexpensive, endlessly printable, and quick to produce at volume.
They are built from paperboard, typically 250–400 GSM — duplex board for value, or FBB and SBS for a premium white surface. Closures range from straight and reverse tuck-in flaps to auto-lock bottoms for heavier contents. Offset printing gives crisp shelf-ready artwork, and you can add matte or gloss lamination, spot UV, foil, or embossing to lift the finish. MOQs commonly run 1,000–2,000+ because the plates and cutting die need a run to pay off.
On Pakshara you choose the tuck-box format, set your dimensions, pick a board grade and finish, and get a reference price plus competitive bids from verified presses that actually run cartons at your size and quantity.
Tuck Boxes in the catalogue
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a tuck box and a mono carton?
What board thickness (GSM) should I use for a tuck box?
What is the minimum order quantity for custom tuck boxes?
What finishes can I add to a folding carton?
Related reading
- Mailer vs Tuck vs Rigid Boxes: Which Format Fits Your Product?Three of the most-requested box formats in India, side by side — how each is built, what it costs, the MOQs to expect, and a simple decision framework for matching the format to your product, budget, and channel.
- Board, GSM & Grades: A Buyer's Guide to Packaging Materials in IndiaKraft, duplex, FBB, SBS, or greyboard? What GSM actually means for your box, how corrugation ply and flute change strength — and how to pick the right substrate without over-spending on paper you ship away.
- Print-Ready Artwork: Dielines, Bleed, CMYK & ResolutionThe five things that separate a file a press can print from one that bounces back — dielines, bleed, safe zones, CMYK colour, and resolution. Get these right and you avoid the most expensive mistake in packaging: a reprint.
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