Printed candle boxes and labels

Candle boxes for candle brands

We are a direct European manufacturer of custom printed candle boxes and candle labels, based in Wrocław, Poland. We have been printing for businesses since 2000.

Our boxes are made for candles in glass jars and tins, for pillar and slim candles, and for gift sets. Every box starts from your candle: the size of the jar with its lid, its shape and its weight. Heavy glass needs a stronger bottom and an insert that keeps the jar from moving.

The labels for the jar and the lid can come from the same design as the box, so the gold on the glass matches the gold on the carton.

Quantities and lead times are agreed in the quote – tell us roughly how many you need and we will price a few options. Our customers are companies across Europe, and we answer in English.

Box styles for candles

  • Cube-shaped tuck-end boxes for candles in glass
  • Lock-bottom or glued-bottom boxes that carry heavier jars
  • Long boxes with a window, for slim and dinner candles
  • Two-piece boxes (lid and base) with an insert for gift sets
  • Drawer boxes: a tray sliding into a sleeve
  • A printed band around the box for a seasonal edition

Finishes are the same as on our perfume boxes: gold or silver hot foil, spot UV, gloss, matt or soft-touch lamination and embossing; several of them can be combined. FSC-certified paper and board available on request.

Inserts for glass jars

A candle in glass is heavy and breaks easily. A die-cut card insert keeps the jar upright and away from the walls of the box during transport. One insert can also hold a candle together with a second product in a gift set.

The fit is tested on a digitally printed sample box before the run.

Labels for jars and lids

We print self-adhesive candle labels for the front of the jar and round labels for the lid, in any shape: on white, cream, textured or kraft paper, with gold or silver foil. Each scent can have its own label in the same shape.

More label materials and finishes are on labels and hang tags and cosmetic and perfume labels.

Candle boxes and candle labels

  • Two cube-shaped candle boxes, one green and one red, with the same gold foil illustration
    Candle boxes in two colours, same gold foil
  • Long white box for slim candles with an oval window, gold foil lettering and colour shapes at the ends
    Box for slim candles with a window
  • Open cream cube box for a scented candle with a black printed logo and a tall folding lid
    Cube box for a candle in glass
  • Close-up of a candle label with a gold foil frame and black lettering on white self-adhesive paper
    Candle label with gold foil
  • Sheet of candle labels for several scents, some with gold foil and some printed in black only
    Labels for several scents on one sheet
  • Visualisation: candle in a black glass jar with a ribbed cream paper label and gold foil lettering
    Visualisation: label on a candle in glass

One box size, many scents

A candle range usually shares one box and one label shape, with a different colour or name for each scent. We print all the versions in one order, on one cutting die, and pack them by scent. A new scent later means a new design on the same shape. See also one box in several designs.

Room for the safety information

Depending on the fragrance, a candle may have to carry CLP hazard information: pictograms, hazard and precautionary statements, a UFI code and the supplier’s details. The classification and the wording come from your safety data sheet and are decided by you as the brand. We leave room for this text on the label or on the box, print it as part of the design, and you check it on the proof.

What we need for a quote

  • Jar or candle size in mm, with the lid, and its weight
  • Preferred box style, if you have one
  • Colours and finishes
  • Whether you need an insert
  • Labels: size, shape and material
  • Quantity and number of scents
  • Delivery country

A photo of the candle, or of the box you use today, saves questions. We give box sizes as length × width × height in millimetres, measured inside.

How an order works

  1. Tell us the jar size, how many boxes and labels you need, how many scents and where they go. A draft, a photo or a finished file is enough to start.
  2. Our quote, in English, states the quantity and the lead time.
  3. You pay by bank transfer, normally in euros: on invoice with payment terms, or up front on a pro forma.
  4. You approve the proof and a sample box with your own jar in it.
  5. Boxes are printed, finished, die-cut and glued; labels are printed and cut in the same order.
  6. The order travels by courier or by freight forwarder, as parcels or on pallets.

Candle boxes: questions buyers ask

Which bottom is best for a heavy candle in glass?

A lock bottom or a glued bottom carries heavy glass better than a tuck-in flap, and an insert keeps the jar in place. We suggest the construction in the quote, and you check it on the sample box.

Can you make an insert for the jar?

Yes. A card insert is die-cut for your jar, printed or plain, and tested on the sample box.

Can the hazard information go on the box?

Yes. We print it as part of the box or label design. Which information is required, and where, you decide as the brand, based on your safety data sheet.

Do you print the jar labels too?

Yes. Front labels and lid labels, with gold or silver foil, from the same design as the box.

Do you supply the jars, tins or wax?

No. Jars and tins come from your container supplier; we make the printed part: boxes, inserts, labels and sleeves.

What quantities do you make?

Every quote sets its own quantity. Tell us roughly how many boxes and how many scents, and you get prices for several quantities. If a cutting die from our collection fits your jar, there is no cost for a new die.

Do you make a sample before production?

Yes. We print one sample box digitally, so you see the colours, the construction and how the jar sits in it before we go to offset.

Do you deliver outside Poland?

Yes. We ship to companies all over Europe, as parcels or on pallets, by courier or forwarder, and the shipping cost is part of the price we quote.

How do invoicing and VAT work?

Our customers are businesses. Payment is by bank transfer, normally in euros, on invoice with payment terms or up front on a pro forma; we do not accept cards. If your company has a valid VAT number in another EU country, we invoice without Polish VAT as an intra-Community supply.

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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.
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