Custom Child-Resistant Boxes
Push-and-slide and locking-tab boxes designed for child-resistant testing, for regulated products. Samples supplied for your testing.
- Push-and-slide and locking-tab structures
- Designed for federal CR testing
- Full-color branded print
In short
Custom child-resistant boxes are paperboard push-and-slide and locking-tab structures designed to be hard for young children to open but easy for adults, used for cannabis, nicotine, pharmaceutical and other regulated products. Box Sense makes them from 10 boxes, with production in 8–12 business days after proof approval. Shipping is free to any address in the USA.
About our child resistant boxes
For cannabis, many medicines, nicotine products and some supplements, child-resistant packaging is not optional. It is required by federal or state rules, and retailers will not stock products without it. A child-resistant box replaces or surrounds a certified container with a structure that needs two coordinated actions, such as pressing a release while sliding a tray, that young children cannot work out.
We make printed paperboard child-resistant structures in your brand design, sized to your product. Child-resistant status is proven by testing the finished package, so we supply samples of your box for that testing before a production run. Orders start at 10 boxes.
Child-resistant structures
Choosing the board
| Board | Best for | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SBS paperboard, 18 to 24 pt | Most CR cartons and sleeves | Stiff enough to hold the locking features |
| Tear-resistant laminated board | Packages that must resist tearing | A film layer that children cannot rip through |
| Kraft paperboard | Natural and wellness brands | Organic look |
What affects the price of child resistant boxes
Every box is made to order, so each order is quoted individually. These are the things that move the price most, in order:
- Structure. Push-and-slide trays with a locking sleeve cost more than a locking-tab carton because they have more parts.
- Testing. Testing the finished package is arranged and paid for by the brand; simpler structures are quicker to test.
- Board. Heavier or tear-resistant board, which children cannot easily rip, costs more than standard board.
- Inserts. Cavities for vials, pre-rolls or cartridges add material and assembly.
- Quantity. The unit price falls as quantity rises.
Send your size, quantity and artwork through the quick quote form for a firm price within 24 hours.
How child resistance is proven
In the US, child-resistant packaging is tested under the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act protocol (16 CFR 1700.20), using panels of young children who try to open the package and adults who must be able to open and reclose it. A package is child-resistant only once the finished design passes. That is why we make the structure and supply samples for testing, rather than calling any box child-resistant by itself.
Who needs child-resistant packaging
- Cannabis and many hemp products, under state cannabis rules
- Prescription drugs and many over-the-counter medicines
- Liquid nicotine and some nicotine products
- Dietary supplements containing iron above federal thresholds
- Some household chemicals and other regulated products
How ordering works
- Send your specs. Product size, quantity and artwork (or just a logo). A packaging specialist replies with a firm quote within 24 hours.
- Approve the proof. We send a dieline and a 3D proof so you can see the box before it is made.
- Production. 8–12 business days in our own facility, or 5 days on rush.
- Delivery. Boxes ship flat to you anywhere in the USA, free of charge.
Frequently asked questions
Are your boxes certified child-resistant?+
Child-resistant status comes from testing the finished package under the federal protocol. We supply samples of your box so you can have it tested.
Which child-resistant structure is easiest for adults?+
Push-and-slide boxes are popular because adults open them with one press-and-pull action, while young children struggle to coordinate it.
Can child-resistant boxes be fully printed with my brand?+
Yes. They are printed in full color like any carton, with room for warnings, symbols and QR codes.
What is the minimum order?+
10 boxes.
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Let's build your child resistant boxes.
Tell us what you are packing. You will have a quote, a free dieline and a sample plan within 24 hours.