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🍁 Proudly serving Canadian businesses. CAD pricing · Free shipping on qualifying orders
Mon–Fri 9am–6pm ET · ✉ mario@leadcustomboxes.ca
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Paper Weight Chart
Food and bakery packaging with structure, print, and material guidance before quote.
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Points (pt)
GSM
Lbs (per ream)
Thickness (mm)
12 pt
300 gsm
80 lb
~0.30 mm
14 pt
350 gsm
90 lb
~0.36 mm
16 pt
400 gsm
100 lb
~0.41 mm
18 pt
450 gsm
110 lb
~0.46 mm
20 pt
500 gsm
—
~0.51 mm
24 pt
600 gsm
150 lb
~0.61 mm
Points (pt)
GSM
Lbs (per ream)
Common Use
10 pt
250 gsm
65 lb
Folding cartons, lightweight boxes
12 pt
300 gsm
80 lb
Standard packaging, product boxes
14 pt
350 gsm
90 lb
Premium retail boxes, cosmetics
16 pt
400 gsm
100 lb
Sturdy product packaging
18 pt
450 gsm
110 lb
Heavy-duty retail, electronics
24 pt
600 gsm
150 lb
Rigid setup boxes, luxury packaging
Points (pt)
GSM
Lbs
Common Use
18 pt
300 gsm
80 lb
Light kraft boxes, sleeves
24 pt
400 gsm
100 lb
Standard kraft packaging
30 pt
500 gsm
130 lb
Sturdy kraft mailers
36 pt
600 gsm
150 lb
Heavy kraft boxes
Flute
Thickness
Flutes/ft
Common Use
E-Flute
1.5mm (1/16″)
90
Retail boxes, pizza boxes, displays
B-Flute
3.0mm (1/8″)
47
Die-cut boxes, inner packaging
C-Flute
4.0mm (5/32″)
39
Shipping boxes (most common)
A-Flute
5.0mm (3/16″)
33
Heavy-duty shipping, fragile items
BC-Flute
6.5mm (1/4″)
—
Double-wall, heavy products
Thickness
GSM
Common Use
1.0mm
600 gsm
Light rigid boxes, jewelry
1.5mm
900 gsm
Standard rigid boxes, cosmetics
2.0mm
1200 gsm
Premium gift boxes, electronics
2.5mm
1500 gsm
Heavy luxury packaging
3.0mm
1800 gsm
Large rigid boxes, display cases
GSM
Lbs
Common Use
17 gsm
10 lb
Standard tissue wrap, gift packaging
22 gsm
13 lb
Premium tissue, colored tissue paper
30 gsm
18 lb
Heavy tissue, product wrapping
40 gsm
24 lb
Thick tissue, protective wrapping
GSM
Lbs
Common Use
30 gsm
18 lb
Light greaseproof, sandwich wrap
40 gsm
24 lb
Standard wax paper, deli sheets
50 gsm
30 lb
Heavy greaseproof, bakery liners
60 gsm
36 lb
Premium food wrap, butcher paper
80 gsm
48 lb
Heavy butcher paper, meat wrapping
GSM
Type
Common Use
60 gsm
Thin label
Address labels, price stickers
80 gsm
Standard label
Product labels, bottle labels
100 gsm
Premium label
Wine labels, luxury product labels
120 gsm
Heavy label
Waterproof labels, outdoor stickers
150 gsm
Vinyl sticker
Die-cut stickers, bumper stickers
GSM
Lbs
Common Use
50 gsm
30 lb
Standard gift wrap
60 gsm
36 lb
Premium gift wrap, retail tissue
80 gsm
48 lb
Heavy wrapping paper, kraft wrap
100 gsm
60 lb
Luxury wrapping, coated paper
MANUAL SECTION – edit here: paper stock, thickness, finishing, size range, printing, turnaround. (Same on every product. For per-product values, connect these fields to ACF via Dynamic Tags.)
| Material | Rigid board / Cardstock |
| Printing | Offset, Digital, CMYK, PMS |
| Finishing | Gloss, Matte, Spot UV, Foil, Emboss |
Check the material, print quality, and box structure before placing your full order.
Decorate your packaging with our foil stamping.
High-gloss UV coating gives light and shine.
A glossy finish gives your packaging an extra layer of shine.
Holographic foil reveals the colours of the rainbow.
Raise the finest details of your product on the box.
Add unique graphics into your packaging.
A matte finish keeps fingerprints and smudges away.
Adds a layer of protection with a soft-touch feel.
Creating custom boxes is now easy with us. See how our process works.
Once you share the details, we will recommend the most suitable material and box style for your packaging needs.
If you upload the artwork file, we will check it for errors. If not, we will create it according to the design suggestions.
Once the design is finalized, our production team will begin producing your boxes to bring your vision to life.
When production is complete, we will pack your boxes and deliver them to your doorstep with free delivery service.
At ECB, we provide our customers with some extra services so they can get everything they need for their packaging order in one place.
You will get a free box dieline template after placing your order.
Our designers will create your box design from scratch for free.
