How Much Does Packaging Cost in 2020?

Author：Kylin machine company Click： Time：2021-03-31 16:25:28

How much does packaging cost in 2020? Most packaging professionals are hesitant to offer a quick answer. That is because packaging costs vary from one type of packaging to another. Some types of packaging are naturally more expensive than others, but all usually benefit from higher volumes in order to reach lower unit costs.

And each type of packaging has its set of components that influence costs. Labor, materials, tooling, set-up fees, design work, prototypes, testing, freight, shipping, fulfillment, storage, and of course, volume, are all aspects of packaging manufacturing that add to the unit cost of packaging.

So…How Much Does Packaging Cost in 2020?

Because there are so many variables that affect unit cost, and manufacturers, salespeople and brokers are often reluctant to give you an answer to this seemingly simple and straight forward question (and it truly is a tough question to allow for a quick definitive answer) I will attempt to offer some ball-park figures that should give you a rough idea of the cost of different types of packaging.

Boxes

There are three common types of boxes in the world of packaging, folding cartons, rigid (set-up) boxes, and corrugated boxes. Folding cartons tend to be the least expensive, followed by corrugated, then rigid boxes generally being the most expensive.

A good price for a box should be under $1 for a folding carton, and under $2-3 for a fully printed labeled corrugated box, and $4-5 for a rigid set-up box. If I were buying packaging, these would be my goals.

To get to these goals, you have to have the volume or you’ll pay 3-10x per unit. And as packaging is so intrinsically tied to volume, these comparison charts below are focussed on volume vs price. Here is where the balance lies:

Cost of Folding Cartons
Volume Classification	Volume (Units)	Investment $	Tooling
Prototypes	1 – 100	$200 – $500 TOTAL	$0
Digital	1 – 100	$380 – $480	$0
Short Run	500 – 1000	$2.30 – $4.40	$250 – $300
Mid Run	2500 – 5000	$0.56 – $0.96	$350 – $500
Mid-Large Run	10,000 – 25,000	$0.28 – $0.49	$350 – $500
**Large Run	50,000 – 100,000	$0.09 – $0.17	$550 – $950

Cost of Corrugated Boxes
Volume Classification	Volume (Units)	Investment $	Tooling
Prototypes	1 – 100	$250 – $1,000 TOTAL	$0
Digital	1 – 100	$350 – $400 TOTAL	$0
Short Run	500 – 1000	$2750 – $6,600 TOTAL	$550 – $2000
Mid Run	2500 – 5000	$2.75 – $3.30	$550 – $2000
Mid-Large Run	10,000 – 25,000	$1.38 – $1.93	$550 – $2000
**Large Run	50,000 – 100,000	$1.21 – $1.27	$550 – $2000

Cost of Rigid Boxes
Volume Classification	Volume (Units)	Investment $	Tooling
Prototypes	1 – 100	$500 – $5,000 TOTAL	$0 – $1,500
Short Run	500 – 1000	$5.50 – $12	$550 – $1500
Mid Run	2500 – 100,000	$5.50 – $11	$800 – $1200

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How Much Does Packaging Cost in 2020?

So…How Much Does Packaging Cost in 2020?

Boxes

Cost of Folding Cartons

Volume Classification

Volume (Units)

Investment $

Tooling

Prototypes

1 – 100

$200 – $500 TOTAL

$0

Digital

1 – 100

$380 – $480

$0

Short Run

500 – 1000

$2.30 – $4.40

$250 – $300

Mid Run

2500 – 5000

$0.56 – $0.96

$350 – $500

Mid-Large Run

10,000 – 25,000

$0.28 – $0.49

$350 – $500

**Large Run

50,000 – 100,000

$0.09 – $0.17

$550 – $950

Cost of Corrugated Boxes

Volume Classification

Volume (Units)

Investment $

Tooling

Prototypes

1 – 100

$250 – $1,000 TOTAL

$0

Digital

1 – 100

$350 – $400 TOTAL

$0

Short Run

500 – 1000

$2750 – $6,600 TOTAL

$550 – $2000

Mid Run

2500 – 5000

$2.75 – $3.30

$550 – $2000

Mid-Large Run

10,000 – 25,000

$1.38 – $1.93

$550 – $2000

**Large Run

50,000 – 100,000

$1.21 – $1.27

$550 – $2000

Cost of Rigid Boxes

Volume Classification

Volume (Units)

Investment $

Tooling

Prototypes

1 – 100

$500 – $5,000 TOTAL

$0 – $1,500

Short Run

500 – 1000

$5.50 – $12

$550 – $1500

Mid Run

2500 – 100,000

$5.50 – $11

$800 – $1200

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