Custom Display Boxes with Tier Insert

Plan a Tiered Display That Works for Your Products

A successful tiered display begins with the products, not a standard insert assumption. Our team can help you connect product measurements, arrangement, material, printing, and artwork into one production-ready specification. The planning process should establish what belongs in each row, which products need the clearest visibility, how customers will reach them, and which surfaces must carry the brand. The guidance below helps you prepare the information needed for a more confident structural and ordering decision.

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   Start with the Actual Product Footprint

   Provide the length, width, and height of each product or retail pack that will sit inside the display. Include any wrapping, sleeves, lids, hanging elements, or irregular shapes that change the occupied space. The required quantity per display also matters because the insert must be planned around both individual product dimensions and the complete arrangement. Exact tier heights, openings, clearances, and display dimensions should come from the approved structure rather than from a generic size chart. The planning stage can account for how products sit, how much of each pack should remain visible, and how they need to be removed. Where multiple variants use different pack dimensions, identify those differences before the insert is finalized.

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   Decide How Customers Should View the Range

   Think about where the display will be used and what customers need to understand at that moment. A compact counter display may prioritize a small number of clearly raised rows. A broader shelf presentation may need stronger separation between product groups. A promotional display may require a visible header, while a multi-variant range may benefit from printed tier faces or dividers. The structure can be planned around one primary environment and relevant supporting uses rather than assuming every display will work identically in every channel. Share the expected counter, shelf, event, showroom, or product-presentation context so the arrangement can support the intended viewing and selection experience.

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   Choose the Box and Insert Materials Together

   The outer box and tier insert should be treated as one system. Paperboard can support detailed graphics and a cleaner retail appearance. Kraft can create a more natural material character and can be paired with white ink or other relevant print treatments. Corrugated material can support larger branded promotional or presentation formats, while rigid greyboard is available for selected concepts that require greater physical presence. Cardstock, paperboard, kraft, corrugated, and cardboard insert options are available. Foam inserts can also be die-cut around product shapes where a foam-based arrangement is appropriate. Material selection should consider the product configuration, desired brand character, display format, and approved structural specification rather than thickness alone.

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   Coordinate Artwork Across Visible Surfaces

   Identify every surface customers may see: the front wall, side panels, back or header panel, tier faces, interior areas, and any product-separation elements. Printing is available on exterior and interior surfaces, including front, back, top, and bottom areas where they apply to the structure. Digital, offset, flexographic, CMYK, PMS, full-color, metallic-ink, and white-on-kraft routes are available. The production method should be selected around the artwork, material, quantity, and approved job specification. Artwork support can include a dieline or template, file checking, resizing, and help with bleed and safe zones. Accepted production files include AI, PDF, PSD, and EPS.

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   Review the Dieline and Proof Before Production

   A digital proof is available for every approved order. Use it to check artwork position, text, color references, visible tier graphics, and the relationship between the outer display and insert. A digital proof confirms the approved production setup; it is not the same as a physical prototype. A physical prototype may be available for a qualifying bulk or wholesale project. Where approved, its cost may be adjusted into the resulting order. This availability is conditional and should not be presented as an unrestricted free-sample program. Final production begins only after the required payment, artwork approval, and structural confirmation have been completed.

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   Plan Quantity, Pricing, and Production Timing

   Supported paperboard, cardstock, kraft, and corrugated orders may start from 50 boxes. Supported rigid-box formats may start from 25. Relevant sizing, printing, material, finish, and insert choices can remain available at these starting quantities, subject to the selected structure and production specification. Per-unit pricing generally improves as the order quantity increases. More visible differences may appear around 500 units, although the exact pricing change depends on the job and should be confirmed through a quotation. Bulk quantities can also be planned, and the same order may be shipped to multiple addresses when required. Production normally takes 4–6 business days after payment, final artwork approval, and structure confirmation. Production-ready jobs are generally planned to print and ship within 7 business days. Shipping transit time is separate, while complex multi-design orders may require a separately confirmed schedule.