Custom Tincture Boxes & CBD Tincture Packaging
Tinctures are sold in the smallest carton we regularly print, and they carry the longest list of required copy. A 30ml bottle with a dropper needs a box maybe an inch and a half across, and onto that inch and a half goes dosage, ingredients, batch coding, warnings and a QR code. We print a lot of tincture packaging at ZEE Packaging and layout is genuinely the hardest part of the job.
Small Panel, Long List
The tincture box has almost no surface and a lot that must appear on it.
- Total mg and mg per serving, both need to be readable
- Dropper measurement guidance, buyers rely on this
- Ingredient and carrier oil listed
- Batch or lot number with variable coding space
- QR to the COA, the most space efficient way to carry test data
- Warning wording and barcode with proper quiet zone
Our prepress team checks it all against the dieline so nothing gets trimmed at the edge. We print exactly what you supply and never draft the compliance copy.
Use The Inside Panel
Most clients forget the inner face is printable, and on a tincture box it solves real problems.
- Dosing chart on the inner flap, it frees up the front entirely
- Storage and shelf life guidance
- Brand story that would not fit outside
- Reorder QR or a discount code
- It costs very little to add and it gets seen every open
- Straight tuck end with cradle the standard retail tincture box
- Reverse tuck cheaper where the front panel is less critical
- Seal end carton glued for tamper evidence
- Rigid lid and base premium tincture packaging
- Sleeve over a tray near rigid look, lower cost
- Corrugated mailer subscription and ecommerce tincture packaging
Sizes We Print Regular
Every tincture box is built to your bottle, though these run often:
- 1.25" x 1.25" x 3.5" for a 15ml dropper
- 1.5" x 1.5" x 3.75" for a 30ml tincture box
- 1.75" x 1.75" x 4.25" for a 60ml bottle
- 2" x 2" x 5" for a 100ml format
- 4" x 2" x 4" for a two bottle set
- 6" x 4" x 4" for a starter kit tincture packaging carton
Measure with the dropper cap fitted, that is always the tallest point.
Board And Glass
- SBS C1S coated, our default for a printed tincture box
- 18pt minimum, 20pt to 24pt once you pass 60ml
- Rigid greyboard 36pt for the premium tier
- Kraft board where a natural look suits the brand
- Corrugated E flute for shipping
- Paperboard cradle cut to the bottle base and shoulder
A loose bottle rattles and glass breaks on a corner drop. Thin board also bows under a filled dropper within days on shelf.
Finish Options
- Soft touch lamination, most requested in premium tincture packaging
- Matte film with spot UV over the logo
- Foil stamping, copper and bronze suit wellness branding
- Emboss or deboss on kraft
- Printed inner flap with dosing guidance
- Window patch rarely, since light degrades most tinctures
Materials With Less Impact
- Recycled kraft tincture box with no lamination
- FSC certified board, certificate on request
- Soy based ink through the run
- Paperboard cradle instead of foam
- Refill carton so buyers keep the original bottle
- Right sized tincture packaging so you ship less air
How An Order Runs With Us
- 100 unit minimum, so a new label can launch properly
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof every order
- Free dieline drawn by our own designer
- Urgent turnaround at 5 to 8 business days
- Free shipping worldwide, nothing hidden
- One contact from artwork right through to delivery
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a tincture box?
Rough estimate is $0.22 to $0.70 per unit for a folding carton with cradle, $0.90 to $2.20 for corrugated mailer and $2.40 to $5.60 for rigid at moderate quantity. Foil and cradle move it. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for a exact quote.
How do we fit everything on such a small panel?
Inner flap for dosing, QR for test data, and careful hierarchy on the front. We plan that at dieline stage rather than after.
What size should the QR be?
0.8 inch square minimum with a quiet zone. Smaller than that and older phone cameras struggle with it.
Will a cradle stop glass breaking?
Largely yes. Loose fit is what breaks bottles, so we cut the insert to the base and shoulder rather than approximate.
Kraft or white board?
Kraft reads natural but colour print duller on it. White SBS where you need vivid strength colour coding.
Can you colour code by strength?
Yes and we recommend it. One dieline, different panel colour per mg, so the range reads as a family.
Do you supply the bottle or dropper?
No, cartons only. You source those and we size the tincture packaging around whichever you pick.
