Packaging style
Custom sleeve & tray boxes
A printed sleeve that slides over a tray or rigid base. Popular for cosmetics, chocolates, soap and tech accessories.
Sleeve & Tray Boxes in our catalog
8 products use this structure.
Sleeve & Tray Boxes
A printed sleeve slides over a tray for a two-tone, premium reveal at a folding-carton price.
Makeup & Palette Boxes
Palette sleeves, compact boxes and kit packaging with mirror-finish and soft-touch options.
Chocolate Boxes
Rigid and paperboard chocolate boxes with die-cut trays for truffles, bonbons and bars.
Electronics Boxes
Rigid and paperboard boxes with die-cut inserts for devices, accessories and cables.
PopularSoap Boxes
Kraft sleeves, window boxes and tuck cartons for handmade and commercial soap.
In short
A sleeve box is a printed band of paperboard that slides over a tray, a box or the product itself. Box Sense makes sleeves and sleeve-and-tray sets in any size from 10 boxes.
A sleeve is the least board you can use and still have a printed pack. It suits soap, chocolate bars, candles in tins and food trays.
Paired with a tray it becomes a slide-open box. A printed sleeve over a plain tray or stock box is also the cheapest way to rebrand for a season.
How to specify a sleeve box
- What it slides over. A tray, an existing box or the product. Send the exact outside dimensions.
- Fit. Snug enough to stay on, loose enough to slide. We allow for board thickness.
- Open ends or cut-outs. Leave the product visible, or add a thumb notch for easy opening.
- Tray. Matching or contrasting, in paperboard or rigid board.
Where to start
- Sleeve & Tray Boxes: the matched set.
- Soap Boxes: sleeves and bands for bars.
- Chocolate Boxes: sleeves over bars and trays.
- Cup Sleeves: printed sleeves for hot cups.
Seasonal and limited editions
Because a sleeve carries all the print, you can keep one plain tray or box in stock and change only the sleeve for holidays, flavors or collaborations. Short runs make that affordable.
FAQ
Can a sleeve fit a box I already use?+
Yes. Send the outside dimensions of the box or a sample and we size the sleeve to it.
Will the sleeve slide off?+
It is sized for a friction fit. A thumb notch makes it easy to open on purpose.
What is the minimum order?+
10 boxes. Short runs are printed digitally, and larger runs move to offset printing for a lower cost per box.
Ready to make packaging that sells?
Tell us what you are packing. You will have a quote, a free dieline and a sample plan within 24 hours.