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Keep your merchandise perfectly in place and protect it from damage with a custom-engineered Punch Insert. Made from high-grade cardstock or corrugated board, these precision die-cut inserts feature custom-shaped holes that hold your items snugly inside their outer boxes. Partner with XCustomBox for factory-direct wholesale pricing, zero setup fees, and rapid shipping across the United States.

Keep your merchandise perfectly in place and protect it from damage with a custom-engineered Punch Insert. Made from high-grade cardstock or corrugated board, these precision die-cut inserts feature custom-shaped holes that hold your items snugly inside their outer boxes. Partner with XCustomBox for factory-direct wholesale pricing, zero setup fees, and rapid shipping across the United States.


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Dimensions: Custom Shapes & Sizes (Made To Order)

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Print Options: CMYK, PMS, No Print

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Cardstock: 10pt - 48pt cardstock, Brown/white Kraft, Corrugated, Buxboard, Texture & Linen

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Quantity: Sampling (1-5 samples), Actual Order (100-500k units)

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Coatings: Gloss/Matte, Velvet Soft Touch, Aqueous Coating, Holographic

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Print Process: Offset, Digital, Screen

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Extra's: Window Patching, Foiling, Emboss/Deboss, Spot UV

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Proofing: 2D View, 3D View, Physical Sampling (On Demand)

Description

Punch Insert: Precision Die-Cut Custom Packaging Protection

A Punch Insert is the ultimate solution for brands that need to pack fragile, multi-piece, or uniquely shaped items securely. By stamping precise cutouts into a sturdy cardboard panel, this insert style creates dedicated spaces that lock individual products into position. At XCustomBox, we manufacture these custom tray partitions to match the exact shape of your merchandise, ensuring your items do not slide, rattle, or scratch against each other during shipping.

Choose a Punch Insert to Secure Delicate and Fragile Retail Items

When shipping premium items, loose packaging can lead to broken parts and costly customer returns. A custom Punch Insert fixes this problem by building a tight, protective framework right inside your box. This makes it a popular choice for glass cosmetic bottles, essential oil jars, vape cartridges, electronic parts, and luxury jewelry pieces. The cardboard dividers absorb shocks and keep your products perfectly upright and safe from the warehouse floor to the consumer’s home.

Create a Professional, High-End Product Presentation

The way your items look the moment a customer opens your box sets the tone for your entire brand experience. A custom-fit Punch Insert neatly organizes your items into a clean display layout instead of letting them roll around loosely in the box. This clean, symmetrical arrangement gives an immediate impression of luxury and strict quality control, making your products look incredibly professional and high-end to store managers and shoppers alike.

Save Assembly Time with Easy-Fold Eco-Friendly Material

Many businesses use plastic blister packs or custom foam padding to protect their items, which can be expensive and harmful to the environment. Our cardboard Punch Insert options provide a highly durable, 100% recyclable alternative that lowers your packaging expenses. These paperboard sheets feature intuitive, pre-scored folding lines that allow your packing crew to pop them into shape and slide them inside your outer boxes in just a few seconds without needing glue or tape.

Ship and Store Everything Flat to Lower Warehouse Overhead Space

Warehousing large blocks of pre-shaped plastic trays or thick foam inserts can quickly take over your packing room floor and drive up your storage costs. Because a custom Punch Insert is made from flat cardstock sheets, your entire bulk order ships completely flat-packed in tight, compressed bundles. This smart structural arrangement reduces your raw storage footprint by up to 70%, giving you the freedom to keep a massive inventory of protective packaging right next to your active assembly lines.

Expect Absolute Color Matches and Cutting Accuracy Across All Batches

If you are distributing your product line across major national retail networks, consistency across every piece of your packaging is vital to protecting your brand image. XCustomBox passes every production run through advanced die-cutting and printing workflows, ensuring your inner inserts line up perfectly with your outer boxes every single time. By cutting out traditional tooling charges and setup fees, we help your business keep upfront capital investments low while rolling out fresh product designs.

Upgrade Your Product Protection with XCustomBox Engineering Today

Selecting a professional, custom-fit box partition is a critical operational choice that directly affects your daily fulfillment speed and your product safety metrics. Our expert design team is standing by to help you map out a durable, beautifully custom-printed insert tailored precisely to your unique item measurements.

Contact our B2B account team today with your product dimensions, material preferences, and target batch sizes. We will provide a complete structural evaluation and a transparent wholesale price quote within 24 hours to help advance your retail packaging project.

SBS C1S
SBS C1S
Premium-grade bleached white paperboard coated on one side for high-quality printing and finishes.
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SBS C2S
SBS C2S
Premium-grade bleached white paperboard coated on two sides for high-quality printing and finishes.
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CCNB
CCNB
Duplex paperboard made from 90% recycled paper pulp with a white surface for high-quality printing.
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Fully Recycled CCNB
Fully Recycled CCNB
Duplex paperboard coated on one side and made from 90% recycled paper pulp.
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Natural Brown Kraft
Natural Brown Kraft
Kraft paper made from a mix of virgin and recycled paper pulp, coated on both sides for printing.
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White Kraft
White Kraft
Bleached kraft paper made from a mix of virgin and recycled pulp with coating on both sides for printing.
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Black Kraft
Black Kraft
Black dyed kraft paper made from a mix of virgin and recycled pulp, coated on both sides for printing.
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Uncoated Unbleached Kraft
Uncoated Unbleached Kraft
Unbleached kraft paper with no coating. Made from a mixture of virgin and recycled paper pulp.
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Clay-coated Kraft Back
Clay-coated Kraft Back
Kraft paper with a coated bleached topside for high-quality print and unbleached bottom side.
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Clay Natural Kraft
Clay Natural Kraft
Kraft paper with an uncoated bleached topside and unbleached bottom side.
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Metallic
Metallic
Specialty paper material featuring a glossy or matte metallic laminated surface.
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Holographic
Holographic
Specialty paper material featuring a glossy or matte holographic laminated surface.
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Textured
Textured
Premium-grade textured paper stock primarily used for wrapping rigid boxes.
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Aqueous Coating
Aqueous Coating
Clear, fast-drying, water-based, and eco-friendly coating. Available in gloss or matte finish.
UV Coating
UV Coating
Fast-drying coating cured with ultraviolet light. Available in gloss or matte finish.
Spot UV
Spot Gloss UV
UV coating that is applied to a specified area and cured using ultraviolet light.
Soft Touch Coating
Soft Touch Coating
Soft to the touch coating that creates a velvety texture for a more tactile appeal.
Varnish
Varnish
Clear coating applied using the CMYK printing method. Available in gloss, satin, or matte.
Lamination
Lamination
Laminated protective film that adheres to the surface of packaging materials to maximize durability.
Anti-scratch Lamination
Anti-scratch Lamination
Laminated BOPP film that is scratch, scuff, and fingerprint resistant. Cost-effective option.
Soft Touch / Silk Lamination
Soft Touch / Silk Lamination
Soft to the touch lamination similar to peach skin. Available in a satin or matte finish.

Hot Foil Stamping
Hot Foil Stamping
Form of relief printing in which foil is transferred to a surface at high temperatures.
Cold Foil Printing
Cold Foil Printing
Form of relief printing in which foil is transferred to a surface by pressing onto UV curable adhesives.
Blind Embossing
Blind Embossing
Form of relief printing in which dies is pressed on the back of the material to form a raised motif.
Blind Debossing
Blind Debossing
Form of relief printing in which dies is pressed on the front of the material to form a raised motif.
Registered Embossing
Registered Embossing
Form of relief printing in which a die is pressed on the back of the material to form a raised motif.
Combination Embossing
Combination Embossing
Combination between embossing and foil stamping. It creates a 3D motif that features a foil finish.
Window Patching
Window Patching
Die-cut shape is layered with plastic film to feature a window showcasing the product inside.

 

 

How To Prepare Your Custom Packaging Artwork ?
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Accepted Formats: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw

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Artwork Creation:  Layout your artwork on the provided die template and send back to us for proofing. If your product needs a white ink please create a separate layer. Embed your images with a resolution of min 300dpi or provide vector file

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Bleed Margin: Add 0.625" as bleed margin in your file

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Colour Management: Identify PMS colours on file for us to match with PMS - Do not decide colours from pdf file. As they are not compatible with original prints. Update us if you already have a colour sample for us to match

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Fonts: Curve outline the fonts if any special font is used in your file - Any special font used in file to be provided separately

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Page Size: Setup the page size of your artwork to the exact size of your file on a single page. Our team will adjust the artwork canvas and uppings at our end. We recommend to print the final proof on actual size and make a paper dummy to ensure proper sizing of your boxes

 

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