Cardboard box mockups on real corrugatedKraft or white, E-flute or B-flute

A cardboard box mockup should look like corrugated board: brown kraft, a fluted cut edge, print that sits on the board. Pick a FEFCO style, type the inside size and place your logo.

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Cardboard boxes by FEFCO style

Box makers name a corrugated construction by its FEFCO number. The first two digits give the family, the last two the style.

Box	FEFCO style	Family	How it closes
Shipping box	0201	02 slotted cartons	Four top flaps; the outer flaps meet along the middle, taped shut
Open-top box	0200	02 slotted cartons	No lid: four walls on four bottom flaps
Shoe box	0301	03 telescope boxes	A lid as deep as the base goes down over it
Telescope box	0300	03 telescope boxes	A shallower lid goes down over the base
Three piece box	0310	03 telescope boxes	A tube body with a shallow lid at the top and another at the bottom
Mailer box	0427	04 folders and trays	Lid hinged on the back wall, tucks in at the front
Pizza box	0426	04 folders and trays	Hinged lid tucks in; front wall rolled over and locked
One-piece folder box	0401	04 folders and trays	One sheet folds round the product
Air-cell one-piece folder box	0403	04 folders and trays	Folds round the product, with hollow ends
Roll-end tray box	0422	04 folders and trays	No lid; end walls rolled over
High-sided tray box	0460	04 folders and trays	No lid; high long walls, low end walls
Box sleeve	0502	05 sleeves and slide boxes	Open at both ends, slides over a box or tray
Sliding box	0505	05 sleeves and slide boxes	A drawer slides out of an outer sleeve
Counter display box	0802	Display box	No lid; high back wall, low front wall
Platform box insert	0955	09 inserts	Sits inside a box: a top panel on four skirts

FEFCO is the European code of corrugated box styles that box makers use to name a construction; the 0423, 0452, 0453 and 0458 trays are on this page as cards.

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Flute and face

Corrugated board is two liners with a fluted sheet between them. The flute sets the thickness, and the face sets the color.

E-flute, 1.5 mm

Fine waves, 3.2 mm apart. Used for mailers, pizza boxes and printed retail boxes.

B-flute, 3 mm

Coarser waves, 6.4 mm apart, for shipping cartons. The Shipping box and the Open-top box start on it.

Three faces

Choose Kraft, White outside or White both sides in the Material panel. The flutes on the cut edge stay kraft-colored on Kraft and White outside, and turn light on White both sides.

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Cardboard boxes to start from

Each one opens as a 3D model folded from its own dieline.

Shipping box

FEFCO 0201, starting at 305 × 254 × 203 mm (12 × 10 × 8 in). The outer flaps meet along the middle and are taped shut.

Small shipping box

The same slotted construction at 6 × 6 × 6 in, on Kraft 3 mm board.

Large shipping box

17 × 14 × 12 in on Kraft 3 mm board. The same flaps and tape at a larger size.

Mailer box, opened

FEFCO 0427, one piece with no glue or tape. The lid is hinged on the back wall and shown open.

Open-top box

FEFCO 0200: four walls on four bottom flaps and no lid. It starts at 300 × 200 × 100 mm.

Telescope box, lid lifted

FEFCO 0300, two pieces: a base and a shallower lid that goes down over it. Shown with the lid lifted off the base.

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How to make a cardboard box mockup

Pick a cardboard box
Choose a style from the list above by its construction or FEFCO number.
Set size and board
Open Size and type the inside dimensions. Open Material for E-flute or B-flute and Kraft, White outside or White both sides.
Place your logo
Click Upload artwork and place the logo on the Outside of the dieline. On Kraft, the board color shows under the artwork.
Render and export
Open Render & export. On Image, render up to 4K from any angle, with a Transparent Background for a PNG; on Dieline, export a PDF or SVG for the box maker.

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Common cardboard box sizes

Corrugated boxes are ordered by inside size, length × width × height. Each size below is matched to a box on this page.

Size	Inside (mm)	Box on this page
6 × 6 × 6 in	152 × 152 × 152	Shipping box (Small shipping box card)
12 × 10 × 8 in	305 × 254 × 203	Shipping box (where it starts)
12 × 12 × 12 in	305 × 305 × 305	Shipping box
17 × 14 × 12 in	432 × 356 × 305	Shipping box (Large shipping box card)
8 × 6 × 3 in	203 × 152 × 76	Mailer box (where it starts)
10 × 8 × 4 in	254 × 203 × 102	Mailer box
12 × 12 × 1.8 in	305 × 305 × 45	Pizza box for a 12 inch pizza (where it starts)
16 × 12 × 8 in	406 × 305 × 203	Open-top box
11 × 8.5 × 1 in	279 × 216 × 25	One-piece folder box, letter-size books

These are inside sizes; any size inside a box's range can be typed, in millimetres or inches.

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Cardboard box mockup FAQ

Short answers about board, styles and print.

How to print a design on a cardboard box?

Box makers print on the kraft or white face of the board. Here you place the artwork on the dieline, check it on kraft in 3D, then export the dieline as a PDF or SVG for the printer. Ask for a printed sample before the full run.

How to create box packaging design?

Choose the corrugated style first by its FEFCO number, then type the inside size so the dieline fits your product. Design on the flat dieline and keep text and logos away from the creases.

Is a cardboard box the same as a corrugated box?

In everyday use, yes: cardboard box, carton box and corrugated box usually mean board made of two liners with a fluted sheet between them. Every box on this page is corrugated.

Should I choose E-flute or B-flute?

E-flute is 1.5 mm with finer waves and gives smoother print, which suits mailers and pizza boxes. B-flute is 3 mm, for cartons that are stacked and shipped. Switch in the Material panel: the inside size stays the same and the outside size changes with the thickness.

Will my colors look different on kraft board?

Yes. Ink on kraft looks darker and warmer, and white areas in your artwork show the kraft board unless they are printed in white. Switch to White outside to compare, and keep in mind a screen cannot show exact ink.

What do the FEFCO numbers mean?

They are a code box makers use to name a construction: 02 for slotted cartons, 03 for telescope boxes, 04 for folders and trays, 05 for sleeves and slide boxes. Quote the number with the inside size and a supplier knows what to make.

Can I show the cardboard box open?

Yes. The fold slider moves between Flat, Open and Closed on the Shipping box, the mailers and the folders, and between Flat and Formed on the Open-top box, the trays and the sleeves. The Shoe, Telescope and Three piece boxes also stop at Lifted, so you can render the lid raised off the base.

Can I make a cardboard box mockup for free?

Browsing the boxes and turning them in 3D is free. Log in with an email code or Google to upload artwork, save projects and render images. Exporting a rendered image or a dieline needs a free account; rendering and downloads are free right now.

Cardboard box mockups on real corrugatedKraft or white, E-flute or B-flute