double corrugated box

Translate intended fill, packing line and shipping use into purchase fields before two plants are asked to quote a double corrugated box. Destination, pack-out and document constraints change the RFQ even when the family name stays the same.

Uses that change the purchase line

Ecommerce fulfillment

Inside size must nest on a named pack-out table. One-color flexographic printing is common. Burst or ECT still has to be named because void fill does not replace board strength.

Food secondary pack

The carton is often around a primary pouch, bottle or tray. Food-contact and ink migration testing language bind to liner and ink lots. This website does not hold those files.

Industrial parts

Heavier contents push buyers toward double-wall board. Paperboard caliper and flute profile belong on the same line as the stated ECT or burst number.

Retail transit shipper

The outer carton protects a printed inner pack. Print colors, die line status and sample needs sit beside destination, because a later artwork change reopens the piece price.

Technical requirements that split a quote

These rows are selection dimensions, not a ranked list of plants. ISO ICS 55.020 supplies unit vocabulary. A 32 ECT single-wall RSC and a 275 lb burst double-wall carton remain different objects.

Field	Write this	Do not mix on one line
Strength method	Edge crush test or burst, with the unit the plant uses	32 ECT compared to 275 lb burst as if they were the same test
Wall and flute	Single-wall or double-wall plus E, B, C or BC	Heavy duty as a substitute for flute profile
Print process	Digital print for short SKU runs, or flexographic printing / offset for stable volume	One piece price covering both plate amortization paths
Quantity unit	Pieces or cartons by inside size	Pallet count next to a piece count
Documents	Die line, sample carton, food-contact or ink file when the fill requires it	A site-wide recyclable or FSC badge

Digital print versus flexographic printing

High SKU counts and frequent artwork changes can reduce plate cost with digital print. Stable long runs often keep unit cost and spot color control better in flexographic printing or offset. Ask each plant to quote one process, then list plate or setup fees outside the piece price. That is a buyer trade-off, not a claim that one process is always cheaper.

Post-consumer recycled content in a liner is a mill-lot statement. It does not replace ECT, burst or flute. If a buyer wants a PCR kraft liner, the mill sheet travels with that option and is not treated as a certificate held by this desk.

Turn the use case into a request

Name the fill, the packing line constraint, the destination state and the documents you will ask the plant to attach. Then send the brief so two replies can share one basis.

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