Custom Rigid Gift Boxes — Lid and Base, Ribbon Bow, Matching Bag

A custom rigid gift box is a lid and base built from solid board and wrapped in your printed paper, finished with a ribbon bow tied to the box so it arrives ready to hand over. It is the format used for jewellery sets, gifting, candles, cosmetics and corporate presents, where the box is part of the gift rather than transport for it. Everything is produced to your specification at Longyin Druck: box size, wrap paper, lid height, ribbon, printed message and matching bag are all made for your order, and nothing is drawn from an existing range.

Send your specs and get a custom quote.

What You Can Specify on a Made-to-Order Gift Box

The box, its lid height, the wrap, the ribbon and the bag are specified together, because a lid that sits too shallow lets the ribbon ride up and a bag that is too narrow will not take the box. The table below shows what each decision changes.

The same wrap paper and print can be carried onto the custom paper gift bags supplied in the set, so the box and the bag reach the counter in one brand colour.

Why the Ribbon Is Tied Before the Box Ships

The ribbon is banded around the box and the bow is tied for you, so the box leaves the packing line gift-ready instead of arriving as a loose roll of tape for someone to tie on site. A ribbon band also holds a lid and base together in transit, which means the set can travel as a gift rather than being boxed twice. The band is specified with the ribbon width, the print across it and the finished bow size, so the proportions are fixed before production starts.

Paper, Board and Finish: What Makes the Box Feel Solid

The box is solid board wrapped in printed paper, and it is the board underneath that keeps the corners square and the lid sitting flat while the wrap decides the surface. A textured or sparkle wrap hides handling marks and lifts a flat colour; a smooth printed wrap holds gradient artwork and fine type. Where the wrap is printed in a gradient, the artwork runs across the lid and base as one image, which is why sheets are planned on the layout rather than cut to size afterwards. The same rigid board and wrap also run on our custom printed cardboard boxes where a project needs a folding box rather than a lid and base set.

Which Sizes and Colourways the Set Is Built In

Sizes run from about 12 x 14 x 4 cm for a small jewellery box up to 35 x 25 x 10.5 cm for a hamper, with 15 x 15 x 7 cm, 20 x 18 x 8 cm, 20 x 28 x 8 cm, 20 x 28 x 9 cm and 25 x 35 x 8.5 cm covering most gift programmes. Colourways are printed to your brand, and the combinations we produce most are a red wrap with a gold chevron ribbon, an orange wrap with a black satin ribbon, and a pastel gradient wrap with a plain ribbon. The printed message is one design per order, so every box in the shipment carries the same logo or line.

Where Custom Rigid Gift Boxes Are Used

They are used for jewellery sets, candles and home fragrance, cosmetics, corporate gifts and hampers, wherever the packaging is handed to someone rather than unpacked in private. A lid and base box is chosen where the contents are heavier or taller than a drawer will take, and the matching bag turns the box into something the customer can carry away. The full range of packaging box printing we produce sits alongside the gift box lines if you want the same wrap in another structure.

One Factory That Prints, Wraps and Ties the Set

Longyin International Printing Group Limited runs a 20,000 m2 plant in Shenzhen Longhua with 300+ employees and 50+ technical specialists, each with 10+ years of printing experience, and the printing, wrapping, ribbon and bag for a set are produced in that one plant. For a gift programme that repeats every season, that matters because the set is what has to match:

• Prepress, printing, board wrapping and bag making are all in-house, so a box and its bag are matched on the same press rather than coordinated between suppliers.
• Kodak CTP platesetting and Heidelberg and Komori 4-8 colour presses hold colour to a Delta-E below 2.0, which is what keeps a repeat shipment identical to the season before.
• Quality systems are certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, FSC chain of custody and BSCI social compliance, verified by SGS, with Alibaba Trade Assurance available on orders.
• Quotations are issued within 24 hours, replies within 2 hours, and the production window is confirmed in your quote before you commit.

What to Send for a Quote

Send the contents size and weight, the quantity, the box size, the wrap paper and colourway, the ribbon type and width, whether the message is printed or foil stamped, and whether you want the matching bag. The contents decide the box depth, the depth decides the lid overlap, and the lid overlap decides where the ribbon band sits, so those three are specified together. Quotes are issued within 24 hours.

Sampling, Production and Payment

Sampling takes about 1-7 working days depending on the structure and the print, and the sample is approved as a filled, closed and ribboned box rather than as a flat printed sheet. Once the sample is approved, the bulk run is scheduled to your delivery window. Payment terms are 40% deposit with the 60% balance before shipping, and confirmed quality issues are covered by a free reprint or refund. Air freight and sea freight are both available, with DDP and DDU door-to-door options. Sets that ship as parcels travel inside the custom corrugated mailer boxes we produce, sized to the consolidated carton rather than to the gift box.

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Technical Specifications

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Key Takeaways

• A rigid gift box is solid board wrapped in your printed paper, with the lid overlap set to the height of the contents.
• The ribbon is banded and the bow tied before packing, so the box leaves the factory ready to hand over and the lid cannot lift in transit.
• A matching carrier bag printed in the same artwork turns the box into a set the customer carries away.
• Sizes run from about 12 x 14 x 4 cm for jewellery to 35 x 25 x 10.5 cm for a hamper, and a nested size set is cut from one design.
• Gradient wraps are printed as one image across lid and base, which is why the sheet layout is planned before cutting.
• Printing, wrapping, ribbon and the matching bag are produced in one plant, so a repeat season matches the first.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: What is a rigid gift box made of?

A: Solid greyboard wrapped in printed paper, with the lid made to overlap the base by the height of the contents. The board gives the box its solid feel and the wrap carries the colour, print and any foil.

Q: Can the ribbon be tied on the box before shipping?

A: Yes. The ribbon is banded around the box and the bow is tied during packing, so the box arrives gift-ready and the lid cannot lift in transit. Ribbon width, print and finished bow size are all specified.

Q: Do you supply the matching paper bag?

A: Yes. A carrier bag is printed in the same artwork with a ribbon or cord handle, so the box and the bag leave the counter as one set. Both are produced from the same artwork on the same press.

Q: What sizes can you produce?

A: Any size built from your contents. Common gift sizes are 12 x 14 x 4 cm, 15 x 15 x 7 cm, 20 x 18 x 8 cm, 20 x 28 x 8 cm, 20 x 28 x 9 cm, 25 x 35 x 8.5 cm and 35 x 25 x 10.5 cm.

Q: Can a logo or message be printed on the lid?

A: Yes, printed or foil stamped, and the artwork is one design per order so every box in the shipment carries the same logo or line. The wrap layout is confirmed before production so the message sits correctly on the lid.

Q: Which colourways do you produce most?

A: A red wrap with a gold chevron ribbon, an orange wrap with a black satin ribbon, and a pastel gradient wrap with a plain ribbon. Gradient, sparkle and textured wraps are all printed to your artwork.

Q: How long does sampling take?

A: About 1-7 working days depending on the structure and the print. The sample is checked as a filled and ribboned box rather than a flat sheet, and the production window is confirmed in your quote.

Q: What if there is a quality issue?

A: Board thickness, wrap alignment, print registration, lid fit and the ribbon band are checked during the run. Confirmed quality issues are covered by a free reprint or refund.

Send your specs and get a custom quote.

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