Custom 50ml Bottle Boxes & 50ml Bottle Packaging
Fifty millilitre is a strange size to package. It is small enough that people expect it to feel precious, and heavy enough that thin board just cannot carry it. Perfume, serum, essential oil, miniature spirits, they all land in this bracket. We print a good amount of 50ml bottle packaging at ZEE Packaging and this is what we have learned along the way.
Small Box, Big Expectation
Buyers judge a 50ml bottle box harder than a large one, because the smaller the product the more the presentation carries it.
- The box is often bigger than the bottle, that is intentional and it reads as value
- Perceived weight matters, so board caliber does more work than print here
- Every panel is visible in the hand, no hiding a weak side
- Glass inside means the base panel take real load
- Straight tuck end carton clean front face, our most ordered 50ml bottle box
- Reverse tuck end cheapest option, fine for volume
- Seal end carton glued, tidy, good for tamper evidence
- Rigid lid and base premium 50ml bottle packaging for fragrance
- Drawer slide box gifting favourite, the pull feels expensive
- Window carton shows the liquid color, popular for oil and serum
Sizes We Print Regular
Every 50ml bottle box is sized to your actual bottle, but these come up constantly:
- 1.5" x 1.5" x 4" for a slim 50ml dropper
- 1.75" x 1.75" x 4.5" for a standard round bottle
- 2" x 2" x 4" for a square perfume bottle
- 2.25" x 2.25" x 5" for a tall atomizer with cap
- 4" x 2" x 4.5" for a two bottle set
- 6" x 4" x 5" for a gift 50ml bottle packaging set
Measure the bottle with the cap or pump on, at full height. That step get skipped more often than you would believe and it is the number one cause of a reprint.
Board Selection
- 18pt to 20pt SBS as our baseline for a glass 50ml bottle box
- 24pt when the glass is thick walled or the box is tall
- Rigid greyboard 36pt or 48pt for fragrance and luxury 50ml bottle packaging
- Kraft board for botanical and organic range
- Corrugated E flute if the box ship on it own
Anything under 16pt with glass inside will bow at the base. We would rather talk you up a grade now than reprint later.
Finishing For This Category
- Soft touch lamination, by far the most requested in 50ml bottle packaging
- Matte film with spot UV over the logo
- Foil stamping, gold and silver, very common on fragrance
- Emboss or deboss for a tactile front panel
- Metallized and pearlescent stock for shimmer
- Window patch with clear PET film
Copy That Has To Fit
Small panel, lot of mandatory text:
- Net content in ml and fl oz
- Full INCI ingredient list for cosmetic
- Batch and expiry space, leave blank for coding
- PAO symbol and any warning
- Barcode with proper quiet zone
Our prepress team check every panel against the dieline so nothing get trimmed at the edge.
Greener Choices
- Recycled kraft 50ml bottle box with no film
- FSC certified board, certificate on request
- Soy based ink
- Paperboard insert instead of foam
- Right sized 50ml bottle packaging so you ship less air
How We Work
- 100 unit minimum on any 50ml bottle box design
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof
- Free dieline from our own designer
- 5 to 8 business day urgent turnaround
- Free shipping worldwide
Frequently Asked Questions
Do we need an insert for glass?
For anything shipping alone, yes. A die cut paperboard insert stop the bottle moving and it cost very little compared to a breakage.
Which board for a tall atomizer?
20pt minimum, 24pt if the cap is heavy. Tall narrow cartons flex at the middle and thin board show it straight away.
How much does a 50ml bottle box cost?
Rough estimate is $0.30 to $0.85 per unit for folding carton, $0.85 to $2.10 for mailer and $2.00 to $5.00 for rigid at moderate quantity. Foil, window patch and inserts push it higher. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for a exact quote.
Can you do a window on such a small panel?
Yes, though we keep the opening modest so the panel does not weaken. Clear PET patch is standard.
Will foil work on kraft?
It does, and it look great. Gold and copper on natural kraft is one of our most requested 50ml bottle packaging combination.
How small can the ingredient text go?
6pt is our floor. Below that it start filling in on press, especially on uncoated stock.
