{"product_id":"stationery-boxes","title":"Stationery Boxes","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTwo-piece \u003cstrong\u003estationery boxes\u003c\/strong\u003e with a separate lid and base, for UK retailers, e-commerce sellers, gift brands and subscription businesses. Also sold as lid and base boxes, A4 postal boxes, white postal boxes, presentation boxes or postal gift boxes. Corrugated, supplied flat in trade packs, in natural kraft brown or smooth white, manufacturer-direct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat a lid and base box does that a one-piece box doesn’t\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA standard postal box is one piece: you fold it, fill it, and seal the flap shut. A lid and base box is two separate pieces — a tray that holds the contents and a lid that slides down over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat difference matters in three places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe unboxing.\u003c\/strong\u003e A lid lifts off. A sealed flap has to be cut, and the customer is holding a knife over your product. For anything bought as a gift, or anything a subscriber opens twelve times a year, that is the whole experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe reseal.\u003c\/strong\u003e A lid and base box closes again. Returns go back in the box they arrived in, which is cheaper for you and easier for the customer than finding something else to pack it in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe print surface.\u003c\/strong\u003e The lid is one clean unbroken panel with no flaps crossing it. If you are printing, branding or applying a sleeve, it is the easiest surface in corrugated packaging to work with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat you give up is depth efficiency. A lid overlaps the base, so a two-piece box uses slightly more board than a one-piece box of the same capacity. You are paying for presentation, and it is worth knowing that is what you are paying for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe size: A4, with room to spare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOne size, two colours. The internal dimensions are \u003cstrong\u003e305 × 215 × 57mm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat takes A4 (297 × 210mm) with \u003cstrong\u003e8mm clearance on the length and 5mm on the width\u003c\/strong\u003e — enough to get a hand in and out without forcing the contents, which is the difference between an A4 box and a box an A4 sheet technically fits in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAt 57mm deep it holds a genuine stack: a hardback notebook and a pen, a boxed candle, a folded garment, a six-item subscription selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePostage: this is a Small Parcel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWorth being exact, because the depth decides it and people assume otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Mail Large Letter\u003c\/strong\u003e — up to 353 × 250 × 25mm and 750g. At 57mm deep, these are nowhere near it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Mail Small Parcel\u003c\/strong\u003e — up to 450 × 350 × 160mm and 2kg. Comfortably inside, with room on every dimension.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIf Large Letter rates are what you are buying for, your product has to be under 25mm packed, and that is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boxpac.net\/products\/letterbox-boxes\" title=\"Letterbox Box\"\u003eletterbox box\u003c\/a\u003e, not this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatch volumetric weight.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 305 × 215 × 57mm this box works out at roughly 0.75kg volumetric on a 5000 divisor. Most couriers charge the greater of actual and volumetric weight, so if your contents weigh less than that, the box size is setting your postage, not the product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhite or kraft\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSame box, same board, same price break structure. The choice is what the customer sees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKraft brown\u003c\/strong\u003e reads as unbleached and minimal. It suits brands whose customers notice packaging waste, and it takes a printed sleeve or a stamped logo well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmooth white\u003c\/strong\u003e is a blank canvas. If you are using branded tissue, a printed insert, a sticker seal or direct print, white gives you the cleanest colour reproduction and the sharpest contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNeither is more recyclable than the other. Both go in the household paper collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat these suit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStationery, notebooks and planners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreeting card sets, prints and art supplies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGift sets and hampers\u003c\/strong\u003e where the box is part of the product\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubscription boxes\u003c\/strong\u003e needing more depth than a letterbox box allows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFolded clothing and accessories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCandles, ceramics and small homeware\u003c\/strong\u003e with an inner wrap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnything being resold in the box it arrives in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhich box do you actually need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese\u003c\/strong\u003e — presentation matters, the box gets opened in front of someone, or it needs to close again. A4 footprint, 57mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boxpac.net\/products\/letterbox-boxes\" title=\"Letterbox Boxes\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLetterbox boxes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — your product is under 25mm packed and you want Royal Mail Large Letter rates and delivery through the door rather than a doorstep handover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boxpac.net\/products\/postal-boxes\" title=\"Postal Boxes\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePostal boxes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — one-piece FEFCO 0427 with a peel-and-seal strip. Cheaper per box, faster to pack, no separate lid. The right answer when nobody is going to admire the packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boxpac.net\/products\/ecommerce-postal-boxes\" title=\"Ecommerce Boxes\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcommerce postal boxes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — the same thing with a crash-lock base, which saves three or four seconds a parcel and pays for itself at volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boxpac.net\/products\/board-backed-envelopes\" title=\"Board Backed Envelopes\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard backed envelopes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — flat items with no depth at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe honest rule: buy a lid and base box when the opening matters. When it doesn’t, a one-piece box does the same protective job for less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuying by the pack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSupplied flat in trade packs with price breaks as quantities increase. Flat delivery matters on a two-piece box — lids and bases nest, so a pallet holds far more than it would of a made-up equivalent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe buy these direct from the manufacturer as part of a manufacturing group, at volumes a reseller can’t reach, and hold them across more than 100,000 square feet of warehousing. No middleman margin, and stock on the shelf rather than on order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNeed a size we don’t list, or a printed lid? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boxpac.net\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Us\"\u003eTell us what you’re sending\u003c\/a\u003e and we’ll quote it — bespoke is a conversation, not a no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDelivery and returns\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOrder by 2pm, Monday to Friday, for same-day dispatch. Free UK mainland delivery in 1–2 working days, with a £75 minimum order. Full terms on our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boxpac.net\/pages\/delivery-shipping-policy\" title=\"Shipping Policy\"\u003edelivery\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.boxpac.net\/pages\/returns-refund-policy\" title=\"Returns and Refund Policy\"\u003ereturns\u003c\/a\u003e pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BoxPac","offers":[{"title":"305 x 215 x 57mm \/ Brown","offer_id":57901449609480,"sku":"BP1450","price":29.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"305 x 215 x 57mm \/ White","offer_id":57901449642248,"sku":"BP1451","price":29.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/1571\/3032\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-27162448.png?v=1792166371","url":"https:\/\/www.boxpac.net\/products\/stationery-boxes","provider":"BoxPac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}