Printed cardboard sleeves for boxes, trays and sets

Packaging sleeves made to your size

We are a direct European manufacturer of printed cardboard packaging sleeves, based in Wrocław, Poland. We have been printing for businesses since 2000.

A sleeve is a band of board or paper that wraps around a finished pack and turns it into one piece. You may know it as a belly band, a wrapper or a banderole – it is the same product. We make sleeves for food trays, cans, cups, jars, boxes and gift sets.

Each sleeve is made to the size of your pack and printed with your design – on the outside and, if you want, on the inside as well.

Quantities and lead times are agreed in the quote – tell us roughly how many you need and we will price a few options. We work for businesses across Europe and deliver by courier or freight forwarder.

What a cardboard sleeve does

It carries the information: product name, ingredients, barcode, producer details or a QR code, without changing the pack underneath
It shows that the pack has been opened: a sleeve glued with an overlap cannot be taken off unnoticed
It holds a set together: two trays, a multipack or a promotional set, without a second box
It gives you a new version without a new pack: the same tray with a different sleeve for a new flavour, a seasonal edition or an export market

Sleeves for food trays and ready meals

On a tray sealed with film, a can or a closed cup, the sleeve wraps the pack from the outside and does not touch the food. That is a different situation from a box the food goes into directly, and the documents a buyer asks for are different too.

Tell us in your enquiry how your pack is built and what your quality department expects. Then we can answer specifically instead of guessing.

Ready meal sleeves and food tray sleeves

We print ready meal sleeves, food tray sleeves and sleeves that hold meal kits and multipacks together. One tray, many flavours: the same tray size can carry a different sleeve for each recipe, and all the designs are printed in one order.

Sleeves for boxes, gift sets and textiles

A sleeve over a printed or plain box adds a product name, a version or a seasonal design without reprinting the box. When we make both, we print the sleeve in the same technique as the box, so the colours of the two match.

Sleeves also go around packs of socks and other textiles, and around bottles and jars as a wrap die-cut to shape.

Board, print and finishes

Solid board and kraft board printed in offset; sleeves can also be made of paper
Print in one colour, CMYK or Pantone, on one side or both
Gloss or matt lamination, including soft-touch
Spot UV varnish on a logo or a product name
Gold or silver hot foil stamping, and embossing
FSC-certified paper and board available on request

Matt lamination has a slightly yellowish tint, which matters if your design relies on pure white. Spot UV is kept a little away from the cutting edge, so the cut stays clean.

Open sleeves, wraps and sleeve boxes

A sleeve slid over a tray or a box – the simplest belly band
A wrap that goes around the pack and is glued with an overlap when it is applied
A sleeve with a die-cut window or a shaped edge, so the product shows through
A sleeve-and-tray box: a printed sleeve with a tray that slides out like a drawer

Very long sleeves may have to be made from two parts. We check the format when we quote.

Sleeves and sleeve boxes from our production

Kraft sleeve-and-tray box
Kraft sleeve with a V-cut and embossing
White sleeve over a corrugated tray
Small sleeve-and-tray box

Labels, boxes and sleeves from one design

If the pack also needs a label, a box or a leaflet, ask for them in the same enquiry. We print labels, small custom boxes and sleeves from one set of files, so the colours stay the same across the product line.

For cosmetics, see cosmetic boxes; for supplements, see supplement boxes and labels.

How an order works

You send an enquiry with the pack size, the number of designs, the approximate quantity and the delivery country.
We reply in English with a quote. Quantities and lead time are agreed in the quote.
We issue a pro forma invoice, paid by bank transfer, usually in EUR.
You approve the artwork proof and the sample.
Production: printing, finishing and die-cutting.
Delivery by courier or freight forwarder, in parcels or on pallets.

What we need for a quote

Size of the pack the sleeve goes around, in mm – or a sample pack sent to us, which is the surest way
Board or paper, print colours and finishes
Number of designs: flavours, versions or languages
Approximate quantity, and whether the order will repeat
Whether the sleeves go on by hand or by machine – if by machine, which machine
Where the product waits for the customer: temperature, humidity, chilled or frozen storage
Documents or statements your quality department needs
Delivery country

Artwork can be a print-ready file, a draft or a photo of your current pack.

Packaging sleeves: questions buyers ask

What is the difference between a sleeve, a belly band and a wrapper?

In practice, none: all three are a band of board or paper around a finished pack. Tell us how it should sit on your pack – slid over a tray, around the middle of a box or glued around the pack when it is applied – and we propose the construction.

Which board is right for a sleeve on a food tray?

It depends on how the pack is built and where it waits for the customer. A sleeve on a tray sealed with film does not touch the food, and a chilled or frozen product needs a different board from one on a dry shelf. Describe the pack, the storage conditions and the documents your quality department needs, and we propose the board in the quote.

Can you print on both sides?

Yes. A sleeve can be printed on the outside and on the inside, for example with serving suggestions or a message the customer sees after opening.

Do you deliver sleeves flat or glued?

That depends on how the sleeves are applied. Tell us whether your team puts them on by hand or on a machine, and which machine, and we agree the form of delivery in the quote.

Can each flavour have its own design in one order?

Yes. One order can include several designs of the same sleeve: flavours, versions or language versions. Tell us how many designs you need and roughly how many of each.

What quantities do you make?

Quantities and lead times are agreed in the quote. Tell us roughly how many sleeves and how many designs you need, and we will price a few options – the unit price falls as the quantity grows.

Do you make a sample before production?

Yes. Before the run we make a sample, printed digitally, so you can check the print and how the sleeve sits on your pack. The production run is printed in offset.

Do I pay for a new cutting die?

Not if one of our existing cutting dies fits your size. We check this when we quote.

Do you deliver outside Poland?

Yes. We deliver to businesses across Europe by courier or freight forwarder, in parcels or on pallets. Shipping is part of the price we quote.

What artwork do you need?

A print-ready PDF in CMYK with 2 mm bleed, fonts and logos converted to curves and transparency flattened. If you only have a draft or a photo, send that – we can prepare the artwork, and you approve a proof before printing.

How do invoicing and VAT work for companies in the EU?

We issue a pro forma invoice, paid by bank transfer, usually in EUR. Companies with a valid EU VAT number in another EU country can be invoiced without Polish VAT (intra-Community supply).

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Request a quote

Tell us what you need and roughly how many. We will come back to you with a price.

How we state box dimensions: length by width by height, measured inside the box — Before you send your enquiry: dimensions go in the order length × width × height, in millimetres, measured inside the box.