Shoulder-neck rigid box
Inner neck raises the base so the lid sits flush; the prestige standard.
Health & Beauty
Custom Perfume Boxes
$105.00 per pack of 100 boxes · $1.05 per box Tax added at invoicing
Free delivery to 23 markets
Total: $105.00 for 100 boxes
No payment is taken online. Add your boxes and submit the request — a packaging specialist confirms sizing, artwork and freight, then we get back to you with the final invoice and payment options once the details are confirmed.
- Free standard DHL delivery
- Free dieline, digital proof and artwork check
- 10–16 business days production, then 3–6 days transit
- 30-day replacement guarantee on print and manufacturing defects
Need a different size, quantity or finish? Build a custom spec or email sales@boxes-custom.com.
A custom perfume box is a precision-fitted carton or rigid box built around a glass fragrance bottle. It has to hold an irregular heavy shape without movement, present at luxury price tiers, and often carry regulatory ingredient and flammability information on a very small panel.
- Inserts built to the flacon. Cavity geometry cut from your actual bottle, including asymmetric shapes.
- Shoulder-neck construction. The flush-lid build that separates fine fragrance from mass-market packaging.
- Panel planning for regulatory copy. Ingredient lists and flammability marks allocated before the design is locked.
- Overwrap-ready. Dimensions and finishes checked for cellophane overwrapping where required.
What are custom perfume boxes?
Fragrance bottles are the hardest shape in packaging. They are heavy for their size, usually asymmetric, and made of glass with a metal or plastic collar that concentrates impact. The insert — cavity card, EVA foam, or a shoulder-neck rigid construction — is not optional; it is the reason the pack survives distribution.
The shoulder-neck box is the category's signature construction. An inner neck raises the base so the lid closes flush with no visible gap, which is why almost every prestige fragrance uses it. It costs more than a tuck-end carton but is what customers read as 'fine fragrance' rather than 'body spray'.
Regulatory copy competes for the same tiny panels as the design. EU and UK cosmetic regulations require an ingredient list and responsible-person details, and alcohol content brings flammability marking for transport. Planning panel allocation before the design is finished avoids a very expensive late redesign.
Custom Perfume Boxes at a glance
| Box category | Health & Beauty |
|---|---|
| Minimum order | 100 boxes |
| Unit price from | $1.05 per box |
| Production time | 10–16 business days after artwork approval |
| Printing | Digital CMYK, flexographic spot colour, offset litho-lamination |
| Materials | 1.5–2 mm greyboard, SBS 400–450 gsm, Metallised and pearlescent board, EVA foam and flocked inserts |
| Finishing | Hot foil stamping, Registered and blind emboss, Soft-touch lamination, Spot UV, Metallic inks, Flocked and EVA inserts, Cellophane overwrap |
| Ships to | 24 countries by DHL — free to 23, Japan quoted separately |
Custom Perfume Boxes: styles and constructions
The construction decides how the box closes, how much it protects and what it costs. These are the formats we produce most often for custom perfume boxes.
Tuck-end carton with insert
Folding carton with a cavity card holding the bottle; the volume option.
Magnetic gift box
Hinged rigid box with foam cavity for sets and limited editions.
Sleeve over rigid tray
Versioning-friendly construction for multi-scent collections.
Materials
- 1.5–2 mm greyboard
- Rigid core for shoulder-neck and magnetic constructions.
- SBS 400–450 gsm
- Stiff folding carton stock for insert-based cartons.
- Metallised and pearlescent board
- Reflective shelf impact common in fine fragrance.
- EVA foam and flocked inserts
- Cavity-cut platforms that immobilise the bottle.
Printing & finishing options
- Hot foil stamping
- Registered and blind emboss
- Soft-touch lamination
- Spot UV
- Metallic inks
- Flocked and EVA inserts
- Cellophane overwrap
Who orders custom perfume boxes
- Fine fragrance and niche perfume houses
- Indie and celebrity fragrance launches
- Beauty retailers building gift sets
- Body mist and eau de toilette brands
Popular custom perfume boxes sizes
Every order is cut to your interior dimensions — these are the sizes customers request most often, and a useful starting point if you are not sure where to begin.
| Size (L × W × D) | Typical use |
|---|---|
| 2 x 2 x 4 in | 30 ml / 1 oz bottle |
| 2.5 x 2 x 4.5 in | 50 ml bottle |
| 3 x 2.5 x 5 in | 100 ml bottle |
| 3.5 x 3 x 5.5 in | Large or asymmetric flacons |
| 8 x 4 x 5.5 in | Fragrance gift set with body products |
How to choose custom perfume boxes
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Send a real bottle
Fragrance flacons are asymmetric and vary between mould batches. Renderings are not enough.
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Plan the regulatory panel first
Ingredient lists and flammability marks eat panel space and cannot be omitted.
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Choose shoulder-neck for prestige tiers
It is the construction customers unconsciously associate with fine fragrance.
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Check overwrap compatibility
Soft-touch and heavy emboss can interact badly with cellophane overwrapping.
Custom Perfume Boxes pricing by market
We manufacture for brands in 24 markets. Prices below are for one pack of 100 boxes at the standard specification. Delivery is free everywhere except Japan, where air freight is quoted separately.
| Market | Currency | Per box | Pack of 100 | Excl. tax | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USD | $1.05 | $105.00 | — | at invoicing |
| United Kingdom | GBP | £1.00 | £99.54 | £82.95 | included |
| Canada | CAD | CA$1.44 | CA$143.85 | — | at invoicing |
| Australia | AUD | A$1.76 | A$175.56 | A$159.60 | included |
| Ireland | EUR | €1.19 | €118.82 | €96.60 | included |
| New Zealand | NZD | NZ$1.99 | NZ$199.24 | NZ$173.25 | included |
| Singapore | SGD | S$1.53 | S$153.36 | S$140.70 | included |
| Market | Currency | Per box | Pack of 100 | Excl. tax | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | EUR | €1.15 | €114.95 | €96.60 | included |
| France | EUR | €1.16 | €115.92 | €96.60 | included |
| Netherlands | EUR | €1.17 | €116.89 | €96.60 | included |
| Belgium | EUR | €1.17 | €116.89 | €96.60 | included |
| Austria | EUR | €1.16 | €115.92 | €96.60 | included |
| Italy | EUR | €1.18 | €117.85 | €96.60 | included |
| Spain | EUR | €1.17 | €116.89 | €96.60 | included |
| Sweden | SEK | 13.78 kr | 1,378.13 kr | 1,102.50 kr | included |
| Denmark | DKK | 8.99 kr | 899.06 kr | 719.25 kr | included |
| Norway | NOK | 14.18 kr | 1,417.50 kr | 1,134.00 kr | included |
| Finland | EUR | €1.21 | €121.23 | €96.60 | included |
| Switzerland | CHF | CHF 1.00 | CHF 99.88 | CHF 92.40 | included |
| Market | Currency | Per box | Pack of 100 | Excl. tax | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | JPY | ¥173 | ¥17,325 | ¥15,750 | included |
| South Korea | KRW | ₩1,559 | ₩155,925 | ₩141,750 | included |
| Hong Kong | HKD | HK$8.19 | HK$819.00 | — | n/a |
| United Arab Emirates | AED | AED 4.05 | AED 404.62 | AED 385.35 | included |
| Israel | ILS | ₪4.58 | ₪458.43 | ₪388.50 | included |
The headline price includes local VAT or GST where that market requires it. If you are VAT-registered you reclaim that, so the excl. tax column is your real cost. US and Canadian prices add sales tax at invoicing instead. Volume pricing improves at 250, 500, 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 units — see wholesale custom boxes for the volume tiers.
Further reading
Guides from our structural, prepress and production teams that are directly relevant to specifying custom perfume boxes.
How to read a dieline and supply artwork that prints first time
Bleed, safe zones, glue-tab knockouts, grain direction and barcode quiet zones — the ten-point pre-flight list.
Read the guide →Rigid vs folding carton vs corrugated: choosing a construction
A structural comparison of cost, strength, print quality, freight and lead time across the three board families.
Read the guide →Digital vs flexographic vs offset: which printing method costs less
Where the crossover points sit between the three processes, and how to cut print cost without cutting quality.
Read the guide →FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a shoulder-neck perfume box?
A rigid box with an inner neck that raises the base so the lid closes flush with no visible gap. It is the construction used by almost all prestige fragrance because the seamless closure reads as luxury.
How do I stop a perfume bottle moving inside the box?
With a fitted insert — a die-cut cavity card for lighter bottles, or EVA foam and flocked platforms for heavy or asymmetric flacons. We cut the cavity from your actual bottle rather than a nominal dimension.
Does perfume packaging need special labelling?
Yes. EU and UK cosmetic rules require an ingredient list and responsible-person details, and the alcohol content brings flammability marking for transport. We plan panel allocation for this before the design is locked.
Can perfume boxes be cellophane wrapped?
Yes, and it is standard at retail. Tell us at quotation stage, because heavy embossing and some soft-touch films interact badly with the overwrap process.
What is the minimum order for custom perfume boxes?
100 units for insert-based folding cartons and 50 units for rigid shoulder-neck and magnetic constructions, which suits indie and limited-edition launches.
How long does perfume packaging take to produce?
10–14 business days for folding cartons with inserts, 12–18 for rigid shoulder-neck boxes, plus additional time for foil, emboss and custom foam.