Custom Shrimp Boxes & Shrimp Packaging
Shrimp is sold three quite different ways and each one needs its own carton. Frozen retail packs sit in a freezer for months, fresh chilled packs last days, and hot fried shrimp goes straight from a fryer into a customer's hands. We produce a lot of shrimp packaging at ZEE Packaging and the first thing we establish is which of those you are dealing with.
Three Products, Three Specs
A shrimp box has a completely different job in each case.
- Frozen needs a freezer grade coating or it delaminates
- Fresh chilled needs moisture resistance and an absorbent pad
- Hot fried needs venting and grease resistance
- Cooked and peeled needs a barrier against odour transfer
- Raw product needs a leak proof base without exception
- Tell us the route and we spec the shrimp box around it
Most shrimp packaging failures we get asked to fix are a carton designed for one condition used in another.
Odour And Moisture Both Travel
Seafood is unforgiving on packaging.
- Shrimp odour transfers into uncoated board quickly
- A coated inner face or a lined bag, always
- Melt water from frozen product pools at the base
- Fresh product needs an absorbent pad underneath
- Never let raw shrimp touch printed board directly
- A tight closure keeps the smell contained in a chiller
- Freezer grade carton with an inner bag the standard frozen shrimp box
- Chilled tray with a sealable rim fresh retail shrimp packaging
- Clamshell hot fried shrimp for takeaway
- Scoop carton fried shrimp portions at counters
- Bulk corrugated carton wholesale and cold chain
- Window carton shows the size and count, which buyers check
Sizes We Print Regular
Every shrimp box is built to your pack, though these run often:
- 6" x 4" x 2" for a 250g frozen retail pack
- 8" x 5" x 2.5" for a 500g format
- 7" x 5" x 1.5" for a fresh chilled tray
- 6" x 5" x 3" for a hot fried portion
- 5" x 3" x 4" for a fried scoop carton
- 16" x 12" x 8" for a wholesale cold chain carton
Board And Food Safety
- Food grade certified stock, always, without exception
- Freezer grade coating for anything going into a freezer
- Grease resistant treatment for fried formats
- SBS C1S for vivid retail print
- 20pt to 24pt depending on the fill weight
- Corrugated E flute or B flute for cold chain cartons
Count per pound and size grading both matter enormously to buyers here, so those need real prominence on the panel rather than being buried in small text.
Kinder Material Choices
- Recycled board where the grade permits it
- FSC certified stock, certificate available on request
- Soy based ink through the whole run
- Compostable inner liner where the barrier allows
- Board replacing polystyrene trays entirely
- Right sized shrimp packaging so you ship less air
How An Order Runs With Us
- 100 unit minimum, so a small supplier can launch a product
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof before anything prints
- Free dieline drawn by our own designer
- Physical sample on request, which we would encourage for frozen
- Urgent turnaround at 5 to 8 business days
- Free shipping worldwide with nothing hidden
Frequently Asked Questions
Will a normal carton survive a freezer?
Not reliably. Standard board absorbs frost and comes apart, so freezer grade coating is necessary rather than optional here.
Do we need an inner bag?
For frozen and raw product, yes. The carton handles branding and structure, the bag handles the barrier and any melt water.
Will the smell get into the board?
On uncoated stock it will. A coated inner face keeps odour off the carton, which matters in a shared chiller.
How much is a box of shrimp?
Rough estimate is $0.25 to $0.70 per unit for a frozen retail carton, $0.35 to $0.95 for a chilled tray and $0.90 to $2.20 for a cold chain carton at moderate quantity. Coating moves it. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for a exact quote.
Should we show count per pound?
Prominently. Buyers compare on size grading and count, so burying it in small print costs you sales.
Can board replace polystyrene trays?
Yes, with the right coating. Most fresh seafood suppliers are moving that way and performance holds up.
Is the board food safe?
Always. We only run food grade certified stock for anything holding food.
