Corrugated Shipping Boxes for UK Parcels
Corrugated shipping boxes are the outer cartons UK warehouses, shops and online sellers use to move goods and to store stock. Axis Packaging supplies them when a product needs a stronger postal or storage carton than a retail folding carton. Board strength, size and print are confirmed on your quotation.
Typical corrugated box jobs
Use a corrugated box when the pack has to survive handling, stacking or a courier journey. The right board depends on the weight and the route, so this page does not publish a flute or a weight limit.
Parcels and storage
Spare parts, bottled goods, multi-packs and archive stock are common corrugated jobs. Mailer boxes are the related choice when the parcel is smaller and the box is also the branded mailer.
Subscription and wholesale outers
Subscription boxes that travel through a courier network often need a corrugated outer. Shipping packaging for warehouses is covered on the shipping industry page.
What to include in a shipping box quotation
Tell us what is going in the box and how it travels. Request a quotation rather than guessing a strength. The reply confirms the specification, quantity and timing. Quotation requests receive a 24h quote response.
- The product and its approximate weight, if you know it
- Whether the box is posted, stored, or both
- The quantity and the size you have in mind
- Whether the outside needs printing or can be plain
- If the contents are fragile, sharp or need an insert
A typical shipping-carton enquiry
A warehouse sending spare parts and a shop storing seasonal stock can both need corrugated boxes, but the handling is different. The parts carton is dropped and stacked in a van. The storage carton is opened repeatedly in a stock room. Say which journey you mean, how many units go in one box, and whether the box is printed or plain. If the goods are already in a retail carton, the corrugated box is only the outer. Say that clearly so the two packs are not quoted as one.