Does a paper tube need a plastic core or liner?

No. The wall is spiral-wound paperboard and the caps can be paperboard or moulded pulp, so the pack can be fibre-based throughout.

How is the product held inside?

By a moulded pulp cradle or a folded paperboard collar, cut to your product rather than taken from stock.

Why choose a tube over a box?

A tube gives a continuous 360° printed surface with no corner seams, which suits candles, teas, cosmetics and spirits where the artwork wraps the whole body.

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Close-up of a spiral-wound paper tube with fitted kraft lid

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Custom Paper Tube Packaging with Paper Caps and Fibre Inserts

Spiral-wound paperboard tubes with paper caps and moulded pulp or paperboard inserts — a fibre-only alternative to plastic jars and tins.

Continuous 360° printed surface with no corner seams
Paper and moulded pulp caps as an alternative to metal or plastic
Fibre inserts cut to the product rather than stock foam
Telescoping or friction-fit lid depending on how the pack is opened

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From$0.85/ unit

at 1,000 pcs

Minimum order: 1,000 pcs

Ex-works price, excluding freight and duty. Freight is charged by weight, so it does not fall per unit as you order more — budget roughly USD 0.15–0.65 per unit depending on size, destination and whether the volume justifies sea freight. Final price depends on dimensions, board, printing and finishing.

Trial runs below the minimum are possible on digitally printed structures — ask us.

Wall: Spiral-wound paperboard, wrapped with printed art or specialty paper
Caps: Paperboard, moulded pulp or telescoping paper lid
Insert: Moulded pulp cradle or folded paperboard collar
Diameter and height: Cut to your product; no fixed catalogue sizes
Printing: Offset CMYK and spot colour on the wrap; foil and emboss available
Construction: Fibre-based throughout, no plastic core or liner required

Product Details

A paper tube gives a continuous printed surface with no corner seams, which is why it suits candles, teas, cosmetics and spirits where the label wraps the whole body. The wall is spiral-wound paperboard, so the structure is rigid without a plastic core.

Caps can be paperboard or moulded pulp rather than metal or plastic, which keeps the whole pack in the paper stream. Inside, a moulded pulp cradle or folded paperboard collar holds the contents; both are cut to your product rather than taken from stock.

Customization Options

Tube diameter, height and wall thickness
Cap type: paperboard, moulded pulp or telescoping paper lid
Wrap material and colour, including uncoated specialty paper
Insert: moulded pulp cradle, paperboard collar or none
Full-wrap printing, foil stamping and embossing
Matte, gloss or water-based soft-touch finish

Send your product dimensions and target volume and we will come back with a structure recommendation and a quotation. Request a quote.

Custom Paper Tube Packaging FAQ

Does a paper tube need a plastic core or liner?: No. The wall is spiral-wound paperboard and the caps can be paperboard or moulded pulp, so the pack can be fibre-based throughout.
How is the product held inside?: By a moulded pulp cradle or a folded paperboard collar, cut to your product rather than taken from stock.
Why choose a tube over a box?: A tube gives a continuous 360° printed surface with no corner seams, which suits candles, teas, cosmetics and spirits where the artwork wraps the whole body.

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Your enquiry reaches an engineer, not a mailbox. Send dimensions and target volume and you get a structure recommendation and a quotation — no obligation.

What drives your unit price

Everything here is made to order, so there is no list price. These four decisions set it:

Structure: A rigid box is hand-assembled; a folding carton is die-cut and glued in one pass. This is usually the largest single factor.
Board and material: Greyboard, SBS, kraft or corrugated behave differently on cost, and specialty paper or fabric wraps sit above all of them.
Finishing: Foil, embossing, spot UV and soft-touch each add a pass. One well-placed process usually beats three competing ones.
Quantity: Make-ready is charged once whether you run 500 or 50,000, so unit price falls steeply across the first few thousand.

What to include

Product dimensions and gross weight
Quantity per order and annual volume
Materials and finishing you have in mind
Destination market and target date

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