Most packaging starts with an unknown product size. Disc cases are the opposite: they were standardised decades ago and the numbers are published, so a CD or DVD storage box can be sized precisely on paper and confirmed with one sample. To order, see CD and DVD storage boxes.
Published case dimensions
| Case | Approximate size |
|---|---|
| Standard CD jewel case | About 142 x 125 x 10 mm |
| Slim CD jewel case | About 142 x 125 x 5 mm |
| DVD keep case | About 190 x 135 x 14 mm |
| Slim DVD keep case | About 190 x 135 x 7 mm |
| Disc itself | 120 mm diameter, 15 mm centre hole |
These are the published industry dimensions for the cases, not iBox Factory box sizes. Confirm against your actual cases, because moulded cases vary slightly between manufacturers and old stock varies more.
Sizing a multi-disc box
The footprint is easy: case length by case width plus clearance. The depth is where people go wrong. Ten standard jewel cases are not exactly ten times 10 mm, because the hinge spine on each case is slightly proud and the stack never compresses perfectly flat. Stack your actual cases, measure the stack with a rule, and use that number. Then decide whether the cases stand on edge, which is how most storage boxes work, or lie flat, which is how most shippers work.
On edge or flat
- On edge: the usual storage arrangement. The box depth becomes the case height, and the box length becomes the stack length. Easy to browse, needs a rigid base so the cases do not lean.
- Flat: better for shipping, because the stack supports itself and there is no leaning. Harder to browse.
- With dividers: a partition every few cases keeps an incompletely filled box from collapsing inward.
Board and construction
Discs are heavier than they look in quantity, and a full storage box is a dense object. Corrugated with a lid, or a rigid box over greyboard for a presentation set, both work. For a box that will be handled repeatedly, a reinforced edge or a full telescoping lid lasts far longer than a simple tuck closure. Our explainer on greyboard covers the rigid option.
Sets, box sets and slipcases
For a multi-disc release, the slipcase is a different object again: it is sized on the external dimensions of the cases or the digipak inside it, plus board and wrap, and it is usually open at one end. Decide whether you are quoting a shipper, a storage box or a retail slipcase before you measure, because they do not share a dimension.
Ordering and turnaround
Minimum order is 100 boxes, from about $0.48 per unit at bulk volumes, confirmed on your written quote. The die, the plates, design support, US shipping and a digital proof before anything prints are included, so a box cut to your exact case stack costs no more to tool than a near-standard size. We produce in West Chicago in the US and in Guangzhou in China. Three lanes are quoted per product: rush (expedited production plus air freight), standard (air) and cost saver (sea), from about 7 business days in production plus 2 to 5 days for delivery. For related formats, see custom electronic boxes.
Measure a real stack of your cases, tell us the count and whether they stand or lie flat, and send your quantity. Request a quote to start.
