Packaging formats
Discuss the format your product needs, from retail boxes and paper bags to labels, tissue paper, inserts, and presentation details.
Custom packaging for U.S. brands
Custom packaging sourcing from China for U.S. brands.
Custom packaging sourcing means developing boxes, bags, labels, inserts and retail packaging to your own specification rather than buying a stock item. Sourcing Lab USA works from a written brief covering product, dimensions, material, print finish, quantity and destination, coordinates supplier options and samples through an independent China partnership, and supplies the approved packaging to U.S. business customers.
Develop custom boxes, paper bags, labels, tissue paper, inserts, and retail packaging from a clear product brief. The focus is a packaging specification that works for your brand, quantity, and destination.
Share your project briefDESIGNED AROUND THE PRODUCT
Specify your custom packaging.
Custom packaging works best when format, material, print, finish, and packing method are considered together. We help turn those choices into a documented brief that can be reviewed before production begins.
Materials and finish
Set the material, structure, print requirements, and finish that support the intended product and brand experience. We source FSC certified paper, cardboard, sustainable options, and non-woven eco bags to meet your compliance needs.
A complete brief
Bring dimensions, artwork, quantity, reference images, and destination together so the proposal can be reviewed on the right basis.
Samples before approval
Sample requirements are agreed for the project so product details can be reviewed before a production approval is made.
Product briefs we review
Boxes, bags, labels and inserts.
Material, construction, print method, and branding are confirmed against your brief before anything goes into production.
Packaging
Product boxes
- Dimensions & structure
- Material & finish
- Artwork & quantities
Packaging
Labels & inserts
- Format & intended use
- Copy & artwork
- Product requirements
Packaging
Bags & packaging sets
- Required components
- Materials & colors
- Quantities by component
A DOCUMENTED PROCESS
From packaging brief to approved order.
- 01
Define the packaging brief
Share the product, packaging use case, dimensions, visual references, quantity, and target timing.
- 02
Review options and samples
Confirm the product specification, available options, quote basis, and sample requirements before approval.
- 03
Approve the order terms
Production and delivery arrangements are confirmed for the exact order, including responsibilities agreed by the parties.
- Minimum order quantity
- From 500 units
- A common starting point. The real minimum follows the product, material, construction, decoration and the split across sizes or colours.
- Samples
- 1 to 2 weeks
- Once the specification is agreed. A new mould, tooling or a custom material extends it, and a revised sample restarts the cycle.
- Production
- 45 to 60 days
- After sample approval, before shipping. Quantity, decoration and factory loading at the time of order all move it.
Indicative planning figures, not commitments. The quantity, sampling scope and production timing for your project are confirmed in your quotation.
Review the product specifications, sample requirements, quantities, product pricing and payment terms before approving your order. Delivery and import responsibilities are agreed for each project. See how product supply and order terms work. Use the supplier evidence matrix and quality checkpoint worksheet to prepare the questions for your order.
RELATED RESOURCES
Resources for your sourcing brief.
Packaging materials and environmental claims
Identify the material information and evidence to request before approving packaging claims.
China sourcing RFQ checklist
Prepare a practical product brief and download the quotation request template.
Private label packaging
Align packaging structure, branded details, and the information your product needs to carry.
China-to-U.S. procurement
Understand the project information and order terms to confirm for a U.S. destination.
Custom packaging MOQ guide
Read a practical guide to preparing a packaging brief and discussing quantity requirements.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Questions about custom packaging sourcing.
How is the packaging price established?
The quotation is based on the packaging specification, materials, print and finish, quantities and agreed sample requirements. Product pricing and any separately quoted costs are reviewed with the payment, delivery and import terms before you approve an order.
Can you work from packaging we already use?
Yes. Send photos, dimensions, artwork, material references, and quantity. We will confirm the information needed to review the project.
What determines the minimum quantity?
Minimums depend on the packaging format, material, print process, finish, and the specific production requirements. They are confirmed for the project.
Can packaging be delivered to the United States?
Products may be delivered directly from China to the agreed U.S. destination. Shipping terms and import responsibilities are confirmed for each order.
Start with your brief
Send your packaging brief.
Product, dimensions, material, print finish, quantity, and destination. We confirm what can be quoted and sampled, and reply by email.
- 01
We read the brief
We confirm what can be quoted and sampled for your product.
- 02
We reply by email
With the missing information we need, or the next step for the project.
- 03
You get concrete options
Supplier options, pricing, sampling, and production timing for your review.
Or contact us directly