If you are looking for a table of tablet box sizes, there is not an honest one to publish. Tablet bodies change with every generation and differ between makers, so any chart would be out of date and wrong for your device. What does not change is the method: measure the body, add the accessories, allow for the insert, then decide whether that carton also has to survive a courier.
Screen diagonal is not a box dimension
A tablet sold as a 10 inch or an 11 inch device is being described by the diagonal of its glass. The box has to clear the whole body: the bezel around the screen, the chassis that extends past it, the camera housing that sits proud of the back, and any case the device ships inside. Two tablets with the same stated screen size can want different cartons. Measure the device with callipers or a steel rule at its widest, its tallest and its thickest point, including the camera bump, and use those three numbers.
The accessory set usually sets the depth
The tablet is often the thinnest item in its own box. Work through everything that ships with it and what each one does to the carton.
| Component | What it does to the carton | What to measure |
|---|---|---|
| Tablet | Sets length and width | Body at its widest, including the camera bump |
| Charging cable | Adds depth once coiled | Coiled diameter and the height of the coil |
| Power adapter | Often the thickest single item | Depth with the prongs folded flat |
| Stylus or pen | Adds a channel or a second tray level | Length and barrel diameter |
| Quick start leaflet | Sits under the lid or over the tray | Folded size, not flat size |
| Tray or insert | Adds wall thickness on every axis | Material caliper, then double it per axis |
The retail carton and the shipper are two different boxes
A retail tablet carton is a presentation piece: tight tolerances, a lift-off lid or a drawer, a moulded or die cut insert holding the device still, and print quality that survives close inspection. A shipper is a different problem, with cushioning between the retail carton and the outer wall so a drop never reaches the product. If your tablets ship direct to customers, size the retail box first, then size the shipper around it with cushioning allowance, rather than trying to make one box do both jobs. Our guide to packaging electronics for shipping covers the cushioning and static side of that.
Clearance, and why custom costs no more to tool
Too tight and the device scuffs going in, or the operator forces it and creases the panel. Too loose and it rattles, which is the sound a customer reads as cheap. Aim for a fit where the device is held on all four sides by the insert and lifts out without a fight, then let us proof it. Because dies and plates are included on iBox orders, cutting an insert to your device is not a tooling surcharge, so there is no reason to compromise on a near-enough size.
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 design support, US shipping and a digital proof before anything prints. Three lanes run: rush (expedited production plus air freight), standard (air), and cost saver (sea), from about 7 business days, plus 2 to 5 for delivery. Specialty imported constructions can run up to about 12 weeks. Production is split between West Chicago and Guangzhou.
Send the three device measurements and the accessory list with your quote request and we will come back with an internal dimension and an insert layout. If you would rather work through it yourself first, what size tablet box do I need walks the same decision from the other end.
