Custom Vape Boxes & Vape Packaging
Vape hardware sits in an odd middle ground. It is a tech product with a battery and a spec sheet, but it is sold on a shelf next to lifestyle brands where looks decide everything. The vape box has to satisfy both sides. We print a lot of vape packaging at ZEE Packaging and balancing spec panels against clean design is the recurring conversation.
Two Audiences, One Panel
A vape box has to answer the technical buyer and the impulse buyer at the same time.
- Battery capacity in mAh, the figure experienced buyers check first
- Puff count on disposables, that is the headline number now
- Coil resistance and wattage range for devices
- Charging type, USB C is a selling point worth stating
- Flavour or device name large enough to read across a counter
- Keep the technical block tidy so it does not swamp the design
Regulation Is Tightening
Rules move fast in this space and the vape box has to keep up.
- Nicotine warning at the size and position your market requires
- Nicotine strength in mg and percentage
- Age restriction wording, prominently placed
- Avoid imagery that appeals to under age buyers, this is watched closely
- Batch number with variable coding space
- Barcode with proper quiet zone
Our prepress team checks it all against the dieline so nothing gets trimmed at the edge. We print what you supply and never write the regulatory copy.
- Straight tuck end with cradle the everyday retail vape box
- Rigid two piece lid and base premium device and gift vape packaging
- Drawer slide box nice reveal, popular on pod systems
- Blister card with backer peg display vape packaging
- Multipack carton five or ten disposables together
- Corrugated mailer ecommerce and wholesale orders
Sizes We Print Regular
Every vape box is built to your device, though these run often:
- 4" x 1.5" x 1" for a disposable vape box
- 5" x 2" x 1" for a larger disposable
- 4" x 3" x 1.5" for a pod kit
- 6" x 4" x 2" for a full device kit vape packaging
- 3" x 2" x 1" for a cartridge
- 8" x 5" x 3" for a ten count multipack
Measure the device with any cap or mouthpiece on, that is what sets the height.
Board And Protection
- SBS C1S coated, our default for a printed vape box
- 18pt minimum, 20pt to 24pt on kits with weight
- Rigid greyboard 36pt for premium devices
- Kraft board where a natural look suits the brand
- Corrugated E flute for shipping vape packaging
- Die cut cradle so the device cannot rattle
Batteries add real weight. A kit vape box on thin board bows at the base within days on shelf.
Finish Options
- Soft touch lamination, most requested in premium vape packaging
- Matte film with spot UV over the logo
- Foil stamping, holographics move very well in this category
- Blind deboss on soft touch, quiet and it looks expensive
- Printed inner flap or drawer, it gets seen every open
- Window patch where you want the device colour visible
Materials That Waste Less
- Recycled kraft vape box with no lamination
- FSC certified board, certificate on request
- Soy based ink through the run
- Paperboard cradle instead of foam
- Compostable film in place of PET
- Right sized vape packaging so you ship less air
What Working With Us Is Like
- 100 unit minimum, so a new device can launch small
- Free 3D mockup and flat proof every order
- Free dieline drawn by our inhouse 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 big must the nicotine warning be?
It varies by market, some specify a percentage of panel area. Send us your requirement and we size it at dieline stage.
Do you supply the device or battery?
No, cartons only. You source the hardware and we build the vape packaging around whichever unit you use.
Can you run a flavour range off one dieline?
Yes and it is far cheaper. Same structure, different panel colour per flavour, so the range reads as a family.
How much is a vape box?
Our vape box packaging cost starts from $0.20 to $0.65 per unit for a disposable carton, $0.45 to $2.20 for a kit box with cradle and $2.20 to $8.40 for rigid at moderate quantity. Foil and window move it. Shipping is included in our price. This is estimate only, so ask our team for an exact quote.
Should we add a window?
Only if the device finish is a selling point. Most disposable brands skip it and put the budget into foil instead.
Blister card or carton?
Card for peg display and visibility, carton for full panel print and a premium feel. Plenty of brands run both formats.
Do you print inside the box?
Yes and on drawer formats it is worth doing. That surface is what the customer sees first when they open it.
