Custom Swimwear Boxes & Swimwear Packaging
Swimwear sells hard for a few months and then goes quiet, which means your packaging has to work fast and look right the first time. It also has to survive humidity, because a lot of this stock ends up in coastal stores and beach resorts where the air is damp all season. We print a fair bit of swimwear packaging at ZEE Packaging and those two things shape most of what we recommend.
Retail Or Ecommerce, Pick The Route
At ZEE Packaging, you can match custom swimwear boxes to the sales channel, using our retail cartons, window boxes, mailers, rigid boxes & other formats for the right balance of display, protection, and presentation.
- Slim retail carton light folding carton, hangs or sits on shelf
- Window carton shoppers want to see the print and fabric before buying
- Mailer box our most ordered ecommerce swimwear packaging, ships flat
- Rigid lid and base for luxury and designer swimwear box work
- Drawer style nice for resort collections and gift sets
- Sleeve over a tray clean look for premium swimwear packaging
Sizes That Come Up Most
ZEE Packaging provides custom swimwear boxes in your required size or standard size. Here are our standard sizes:
- 7" x 5" x 1" for bikini bottoms or single piece
- 8" x 6" x 1.5" for a bikini set
- 9" x 7" x 2" for one piece swimsuit
- 10" x 8" x 2" for board shorts and swim trunks
- 12" x 9" x 2.5" for a two piece with cover up
- 10" x 8" x 3" for mailer format swimwear packaging
If you are not sure about dimensions, fold your swimwear, measure and send the numbers to us.
Humidity Is The Real Enemy
This is the part people forget. Uncoated board pulls moisture out of the air and a swimwear box will soften and warp in a humid store.
- Matte or gloss lamination on any retail swimwear box, this is not optional in coastal markets
- SBS C1S for a smooth printed surface that holds up
- Cardstock 16pt to 20pt, thin stock warps fastest
- Corrugated E flute for shipping swimwear packaging
- Rigid greyboard 36pt for premium boxes
- Kraft only if the box is laminated or the climate is dry
Window Or Full Print
ZEE Packaging offers window cutouts, clear PET patches and much more to help custom swimwear packaging showcase more effectively on shelf.
- Die cut window with clear PET patch, standard for retail swimwear packaging
- Plain die cut opening, recyclable but offers no dust protection
- Hang tab or euro hole for peg display
- Full print with lifestyle photography instead of a window
A window swimwear box usually converts better on shelf, though it adds slightly to unit cost.
Finishing
- Soft touch lamination for premium swimwear box work
- Matte with spot UV over the logo
- Foil stamping in gold and rose gold, suits resort branding
- Emboss or deboss on kraft
- Printed inner panel, it gets shared on social constantly
What Goes On The Panel
ZEE Packaging can create swimwear box panels around your key product details.
- Size and fit guide
- Fabric composition, usually nylon and elastane blend
- Chlorine and salt water care instructions
- UPF rating if your fabric carries one
- Barcode with proper quiet zone
Our prepress team checks all of it against the dieline so nothing gets cut off at trim.
Greener Options
- Recycled kraft swimwear box with no film
- FSC certified board, certificate on request
- Soy based inks
- Plain die cut window instead of PET patch
- Right sized swimwear packaging so you ship less air
How We Work
- 100 unit minimum on any swimwear box design
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof
- Free dieline from our own designer
- 5 to 8 business days urgent turnaround
- Free shipping worldwide
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cost of swimwear box packaging?
Rough estimate is $0.35 to $1.00 per unit for folding carton, $0.95 to $2.40 for mailer and $2.30 to $5.60 for rigid at moderate quantities. Window patching and foil add to that. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for a exact quote.
Do we need a window on swimwear box?
In retail it usually helps, because print and cut are what buyers judge first. For online orders it matters far less and you save the cost.
Can you add a hang tab on swimwear box for peg display?
Yes, either a euro hole punched into the carton or a reinforced hang tab. We mark the position on the dieline before print.
How do we stop the set moving inside the swimwear box?
Right sizing does most of the work, then a belly band or tissue holds everything in place.
