To order, go to custom candle boxes. This guide covers the specification, and candles are a category where getting it wrong is expensive because the product is heavy, breakable and frequently posted.
Measure the jar, with everything on it
Take the finished candle exactly as it sells: glass, wax, label, lid. Measure the maximum diameter, which is usually across the lid rather than the glass, and the overall height to the top of the lid, including any knob. A metal lid with a flange, a wooden lid with a raised edge and a simple glass lid all behave differently, and the lid is what the carton has to clear. Then decide whether the lid stays on inside the box or is packed separately, because that changes the height significantly.
Give the weight, not just the size
A filled glass candle is dense. Two boxes with identical dimensions, one holding a candle and one holding a folded shirt, need different board. Tell us the filled weight of one unit, how many per case and how high the cases stack. That is what drives board construction, and it is the number most quote requests leave out.
Retail box or shipper, and why you may need both
| Scenario | What the pack has to do | Usual answer |
|---|---|---|
| Sells on a shelf, customer carries it home | Look good, hold the jar still, survive handling | A rigid box or a printed folding carton with a snug fit |
| Ships direct to the customer | Survive a courier drop without reaching the glass | Retail box inside a shipper, with cushioning between them |
| Ships in multiples to a stockist | Protect jar from jar and stack on a pallet | A case with cells or partitions, board matched to the stack |
| Gift set with matches and a trimmer | Hold several items in fixed positions | A rigid box with a die cut insert |
Trying to make one printed box do the retail job and the courier job is possible, but it is a deliberate design with heavier board and an insert, not something to discover after the first batch of breakages. Our page on packaging candles for shipping covers the transit side in detail.
The insert is doing most of the protection
Glass does not break from gentle pressure, it breaks from impact and from contact with other glass. A die cut corrugated insert, a moulded pulp tray or a foam fitment holds the jar off the walls and away from its neighbours. Since the die is included on iBox orders, an insert cut to your exact jar is not a tooling surcharge, which makes the right fitment a design decision rather than a budget one.
Labels, warnings and panel planning
Candles carry safety warnings, burn instructions and often a fragrance declaration, and those take fixed space. Decide where they live before you design the front panel. Requirements differ by market, so confirm what applies to your product and jurisdiction rather than copying another brand's layout.
Ordering
Minimum order is 100 boxes. Pricing starts from about $0.48 per unit at bulk volumes and is confirmed on your written quote, with dies, plates, design support, US shipping and a digital proof included. Three lanes are available: rush (expedited production with air freight), standard (air) and cost saver (sea), from about 7 business days, plus 2 to 5 for delivery, and specialty imported rigid constructions can run up to about 12 weeks. We make these at West Chicago and at Guangzhou.
Order at the candle boxes page, or send the jar dimensions with the lid on, the filled weight and how it ships through the quote form.
