Custom Packaging

• Custom Bags (all shapes, sizes and materials)
• Custom Boxes (standard folding and thermoformed)
• Custom Stationery (to meet all your paper needs)
• Custom Mats (proudly made in the USA)
• Custom Backing and Foam Boards (cut to order at extremely low minimums) - Call (800) 233-2630 for Custom Backing & Foam Boards

• Plastic Options: PET, KPET, MPET, Foil, BOPP, CPP, IPP, PP, LDPE, PVC, Nylon, Laminates
• Bioplastic or Sustainable Options: PLA, Cellulose, Additives, Paper

• PET, PVC, PP, Paper

Don't see the material you are looking for there? Contact us to see if we can do that at our facilities.

• We can do most thicknesses, but the thicker the packaging the more material it uses and the higher the cost (though still very competitive in price).

• Available from .25mm (10mil) to .45mm (18mil)

• See answer below for more details on thicknesses of custom cut mats and backing

Yes! We do low, 25-piece minimums on most styles and have fast lead times typically under 14 days. Through ClearBags’ Customs Team you have access to top-of-the-line mat customization services at unbeatable pricing.

• Single mats, double mats, double thick, collage and floating mats, straight or computerized design cuts
• Most any major matboard brand, thickness and color, specializing in Crescent® brands
• Bevel cuts using high speed and super accurate Gunnar computerized mat cutters
• Die cuts are available including blanks or specialty shapes
• V-Groove mats and colored cores – specialty cuts to expose more of the matboard core
• Customized Labeling, bundling, bagging available
• Themed mats – Family, Holiday, Wedding, School and Sport Team colors
• Embossed mats – emboss a signature or logo (500 pc minimums)
• Foil stamped mats – (500 pc minimums)

We cut all our backing and foam to custom size at our California facility (proudly made in the USA).

• 100 piece minimum for custom cut paperboard backing and 50 piece minimum for foam board.
• Standard Most Economical 50 point double sided white super smooth paper coated chip board 100% recycled (75% PCW) and PH Neutral (BACKMISC)
• Super rigid Bainbridge® UB1 - 100 point “Double thick” Utility Board – White blemish free surface paper PH Neutral (BACAMISC)
• Black Bainbridge® 100 Super Black 50 point deep black double sided scuff resistant smooth black finish ideal for art and photography presentation PH Neutral and 100% recycled Fiber.
• Super Rigid Black Bainbridge® 100 Super Black 100 point same as above but double thick.
• Self Adhesive Bainbridge® Self Adhesive convenient pressure sensitive permanent cold mounting solution for art and photo. Adhesive is initially repositionable and becomes permanent within 24 hours. Acid Free adhesive. Will not crack or become brittle. 60 point.
• Bainbridge® Foam Boards 4 styles: Standard 3/16 inch Claycoat, ArtCare™ Acid Free, All Black, and Self-Adhesive.

• Bags: Flap tape (adhesive on flap), protective closure (adhesive on body of bag), no flap, zip top, handle Bags, hanging bags, gussets and more!
• Boxes: Soft Fold, Crystal Clear, Anti Scratch, Food Safe, Archival, Hanging, Auto Locking Bottoms, Frosted, two-piece, shapes (squares and rectangles, circles, purses, tubes, clamshells, blister trays, sheets, pillow)

Full color and spot color rotogravure printing with the capability of holographic, gradient, metallic, matte/glossy/combo finishes, and more. If you can think it up, give us the chance to try and do it!

Bags:
Full color and spot color rotogravure printing with the capability of holographic, gradient, metallic, matte/glossy/combo finishes, and more.

Boxes:
Full, 8-color CMYK process on a Heidelburg Press, allowing for white, metallic, varnish and other finishes.

Basically, if you can think it up, give us the chance to try and do it!

When submitting artwork for a custom product, please follow the guidelines below to ensure timeliness and accuracy.

• Adobe Illustrator (*.ai)
• Encapsulated Post Script (*.eps)
• Adobe Photoshop (*.psd)
• Editable PDF (*.pdf)

All images should be embedded into the design file. Please be sure to communicate any clear areas of the packaging (e.g., windows). Recommended: In addition to sending us the editable file(s), please send either a flattened jpg or pdf, of your final design, as a soft proof. With the proof of your design, our designers are better equipped to compare your approved design with the editable file(s) sent, ensuring that all elements are present.

All fonts must be converted to outlines in the document or included with design files. The benefit of outlined fonts is that design remains intact, while the drawback is text cannot be edited. Outlined fonts are preferred.

Please submit artwork in Pantone color format. We will have to separate and reformat any artwork that is not given to us, layered by specific Pantone color. When using Pantone colors, you must include color codes (i.e., Pantone Number). Providing a printed sample to match colors will help ensure proper print matching (sample is not required). Providing a printed sample to match colors will help ensure proper print matching (sample not required). Please send any printed samples to the ClearBags representative you are working with.

RGB format will NOT be accepted.

If your art is in CMYK format, we will convert the colors to Pantone and try to color match to the best of our abilities. Colors converted from CMYK may not exactly match (we can typically get a 90% color match). Please provide Pantone colors if you want to ensure 100% color match.

Use pink (or another color if you already have a pink color in your file) to represent clear, white, and special finishes such as a matte or glossy finish. The color layer can be layered on part or all of the image. Donte what this color means in the file.

BLEED

Please use a 1/8” bleed (i.e., extend artwork 1/8” beyond dieline).

Resolution should be 300 dpi and 100% in size. Having our artists resize elements could result in image quality loss.

Please submit artwork to the representative assisting with your order via email (if less than 50MB), Google Drive, or WeTransfer.com.

Please direct any questions to the customer service representative assisting you with your order or call 800-233-2630.

That depends on the type of product and whether or not it is being printed.

The figures below are the average base prices for custom orders, meaning it is the minimum dollars that you should expect to spend on a give bag or box type. Actual quantities and costs will depend on the size of the bag and the complexity of the project.

Minimum order quantities apply. Varying lead times from 8-10 weeks standard, or 3-4 weeks express. Zip Top and retail handle bags require a 3-4 month lead time. Call a Custom Packaging representative (800-233-2630) for more information.

We get it. This is a lot to take in. Here is a summary of some of most popular custom types/styles along with minimum order costs.

The below quotes are average base prices for custom orders i.e., at a minimum, you, or your client, can expect to spend around listed costs for the type of packaging you're interested in. For example: An order of "Unprinted - Crystal Clear Bags" would, at the minimum, cost $250 to $300. Actual quantities and cost will depend of the size of the bag and the complexity of the project. Please contact us using the custom product request form or by calling 800-233-2630.

Crystal Clear Bags

Crystal Clear and Paper Boxes

Stand Up Zipper Pouches

Hanging Zipper Barrier Bags

Mats

PE or PP Zipper Bags

PE or PP Bags