Your Vision, Our Packaging Perfection
Custom Boxes UK's free design team created exactly what I imagined. "Maybe saved many on a designer!
Mishel K. · Verified · 16 Jun 2026
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Custom Boxes UK provides custom 12" x 2" paper tubes for secure packaging that ensures safe shipping of blueprints and posters as well as artwork and premium products. The durable cardboard material used to construct these tubes protects contents against damage as well as moisture attack. Your brand promotion during shipping becomes stronger by adding proprietary branding elements or decorative covering to each paper tube. We give you every packaging solution, ranging from ordinary postal tubes to specialized high-end retail packaging.
Get these paper tube packaging at wholesale rates, which are mainly bought by art suppliers together with eCommerce sellers and marketing agencies. These tubes serve as eco-friendly packaging solutions because they are lightweight and recycle-friendly. Secure delicate items using optional caps, which can be combined with inserts and internal wraps.
Send your specs and get professional pricing back within 2 hours on business days.
| Box style | 12″ x 2″ Paper Tube |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | All custom sizes and shapes |
| Minimum quantity | 100 boxes |
| Board | Greyboard 1.5mm – 3mm |
| Wrap stock | 128–157gsm art paper, kraft, or textured |
| Closure | Two concealed neodymium magnets |
| Format | Assembled or collapsible |
| Printing | Offset and digital, CMYK + spot colour |
| Lamination | Matte, gloss, or soft touch |
| Add-on finishes | Spot UV, foil, embossing, debossing |
| Inserts | Foam, EVA, pulp, card — velvet or silk lined |
| Proof | Free digital proof, sample on request |
| Turnaround | 12–15 business days after approval |
| Shipping | Flat rate, tracked |
Offset Printing
Digital Printing
Pantone Colors
Soft Touch Lamination
Spot Gloss UV
Hot Foil Printing
Blind Embossing
Window Patching
White Kraft
Natural Brown Kraft
Textured Paper
Grey Chipboard
100 boxes. Per-box pricing drops at 500, 1,000, and 5,000 units, so ask for tiered pricing if you expect to reorder.
12–15 business days from approved proof to dispatch. Rush production is available on request for an additional charge.
Yes. Our design team prepares dielines, sets up your artwork, and produces the proof at no cost, whatever the order size.
very order includes a free digital proof. Physical samples of your exact box can be produced on request before the full run.
Credit and debit cards, PayPal, and bank transfer. Larger runs can be split into a deposit and a balance on dispatch.
Boards are FSC-certified, and inks, coatings, and adhesives meet food-contact standards where the box needs it.