| Material Options | Cardboard, Kraft, Corrugated, Rigid Board |
|---|---|
| Available Sizes | Made to your device — disposables, pen kits, batteries, cartridges, multi-packs |
| Printing | Full color (CMYK), outside and inside printing, Pantone |
| Finishing Options | Matte, Gloss, Soft-Touch, Spot UV, Foil Stamping, Embossing |
| Turnaround Time | 8–10 business days after proof approval; rigid boxes 10–12 business days |
| Minimum Order | 100 boxes |
Send your box size, quantity and artwork details and we will send pricing within 2 hours on business days.
Our packaging specialists will review your requirements and get back to you with your quote shortly.
Full-Color CMYK PrintingSharp, consistent full-color print on every panel.
Matte LaminationSoft, non-reflective film with an understated premium feel.
Gloss LaminationHigh-shine coating that makes colors pop and resists scuffs.
Soft-TouchVelvety, soft-feel coating with a luxurious matte texture.
Spot UVGlossy highlights on logos or patterns for striking contrast.
Custom vape boxes are compact printed cartons built around one vape device, or a kit, from the moment it is packed until a customer opens it. A vape product is slim, light and easy to scratch, and the device itself has almost no room for branding. The box fixes both problems: an insert stops the device from sliding around, and six printed panels give you room for the logo, flavor or product name, device details and all the required text for your market.
Brands in nicotine, hemp and cannabis markets all use the same basic vape packaging formats, and they sit alongside the rest of our cannabis packaging range. Every box is cut to your device's measurements, which is what makes custom vape packaging different from a stock carton with a sticker.
Start with the device type. Each one has a different shape, and the box should follow it:
| Device | Common box style | Inside layout |
|---|---|---|
| Disposable vape | Slim straight tuck-end carton | Single slot insert, device standing or lying flat |
| Vape pen kit | Two-piece rigid box or tray and sleeve | Insert with cutouts for pen, battery and charging cable |
| Vape battery (510-style) | Small tuck-end or hanging-tab carton | Insert that holds the battery upright |
| Vape cartridge | Narrow tuck-end carton | Collar insert around the cart's mouthpiece |
| Multi-pack (3–10 units) | Counter display carton | Divided insert, one slot per unit |
If your line has more than one device, keep the outer box the same width and change only the depth or the insert. That keeps the shelf facing tidy and often lets several products share one dieline.
Disposable vape boxes usually sell from a counter or a wall behind the register, where shoppers see dozens of similar devices. The front panel has to read from a distance: one bold flavor name, a strong color per flavor, and the logo in the same spot on every box. Many brands give each flavor its own color band and keep everything else identical, so the range looks organized in a row.
A slim carton with a single slot insert is the usual format for disposable vape packaging. For counter sales, a printed counter display box keeps boxed devices standing in rows and doubles as a shipping case for the store.
A vape pen box often carries more than one part: the pen or battery, a charging cable, sometimes a spare mouthpiece. Here a lift-off rigid box or a tray-and-sleeve box works better than a tuck carton, because the customer sees the whole kit laid out in its insert when the lid comes off. Rigid kits are a 10–12 business day build.
For a single vape battery box, a small tuck-end carton with an upright insert is enough. Vape pen packaging and vape battery packaging both benefit from a short setup guide or QR code printed under the lid, which replaces a separate leaflet.
Cartridges are the smallest item in most vape lines, so the box does most of the brand work. Vape cart packaging is usually a narrow tuck-end carton with a collar insert that holds the cart by its mouthpiece and keeps the glass or plastic tank clear of the walls. We cover these in detail on our vape cartridge boxes page.
Plan the panels before the artwork, because the required text takes more space than most brands expect. A typical layout:
Rules for vape labels vary by product type, state and country, and they change. The wording and the size of any warning are decided by you and your advisors; we position that copy on custom vape boxes exactly as supplied. Where a child-resistant package is needed, raise it early and we will say which structures we can make. We make no certification claims for any box style.
For distributors and brands running several flavors, ordering custom vape boxes wholesale mostly comes down to planning designs and reorders. You need 100 boxes of any one design, and a flavor with its own artwork counts as one design. Keeping one dieline across flavors means a reorder needs only a new proof for the changed panels. Approved files can be kept on hand for repeat orders.
Paper-based vape packaging boxes skip the plastic clamshell altogether. To go further, request FSC-certified stock or a compostable board, and print on natural kraft board with one or two inks for an unbleached look. A card insert instead of a plastic tray keeps the whole box in one material stream.
Soft-touch lamination leaves a soft, low-sheen surface that suits premium devices. Gloss makes bright flavor colors look saturated. Spot UV on a matte base picks out a logo or a pattern. Foil stamping and embossing are often requested for high-end kits. Every print order includes design help at no charge; for a full design project, see our packaging design packages.
If you also sell flower, pre-rolls or oils, carry the same color system onto pre-roll boxes, custom edible boxes and CBD oil boxes, so customers recognize your brand across every format.
Tell us the device, its measurements, the number of flavors and your quantity. A free dieline comes back first, followed by a digital proof, and the presses stay idle until you approve it. From that approval, tuck-end and sleeve boxes are a job of 8–10 business days; for anything faster, ask us for timing. Cartons leave flat, shipping inside the US is on us above $500, and overseas delivery is available as well. Start a vape box quote with your device size to get pricing and a schedule.