Custom Tea Boxes

What Makes a Good Tea Box

Tea has a short list of enemies: light, air, moisture, and odor transfer from whatever’s sitting next to it in the pantry. Every box we build is designed against that list first, and decorated second.Aroma & Freshness Retention — We use foil-lined laminates, barrier coatings, and tightly engineered seams to keep essential oils and volatile aromatics locked inside, where they belong.Moisture Defense — Whether your tea travels through humid warehouses or sits on a kitchen shelf near the kettle, our boards and coatings are chosen to resist moisture absorption that dulls flavor over time.Light-Blocking Options — For delicate or specialty teas, we offer opaque and UV-resistant finishes that shield leaves from light degradation.A Box That Feels Like the Tea Tastes — Matte textures for earthy blends, soft pastels for florals, deep foils for luxury black teas — we help the packaging carry the same mood as what’s inside it.

Formats We Build

• Loose Leaf Cartons — Rigid or folding cartons with inner pouches or liners, built for tins-in-a-box or standalone presentation
• Tea Bag Boxes — Compartmentalized cartons for bagged tea, with or without individual sachet dividers
• Pyramid & Sachet Cartons — Slim, stackable boxes designed for pyramid bags and single-serve sachets
• Gift & Sampler Sets — Multi-compartment boxes for flavor collections, seasonal gifting, and subscription unboxing
• Café & Wholesale Cases — Bulk-friendly corrugated cases for foodservice and wholesale distribution
• Window Boxes — Die-cut windows that let the leaf color and texture speak for itself

Materials & Finishing

Board	SBS paperboard, kraft, recycled fiber, rigid chipboard
Barrier Options	Foil lamination, moisture-resistant coatings, greaseproof liners
Print	Full CMYK, Pantone spot color matching
Finishes	Soft-touch matte, gloss, spot UV, foil stamping, embossing/debossing
Structural Add-ons	Inner trays, dividers, window die-cuts, resealable closures
Eco Options	FSC-certified stock, compostable liners, recyclable mono-materials
Turnaround	7–10 business days standard, rush available

Built for the Way Tea Actually Sells

• Specialty & artisan tea brands wanting packaging that reads as handcrafted, not industrial
• Wellness and herbal tea lines where ingredient transparency and clean design matter
• Cafés and tea houses selling retail bags of their house blends
• Subscription boxes that need modular inserts for rotating monthly flavors
• Gifting and seasonal collections — think holiday sampler sets and corporate gifts
• Wholesale and foodservice accounts needing sturdy, stackable bulk cases

Working With John Packaging

John Packaging keep the process simple: send us your product details and rough quantities, and we’ll come back with a quote and material recommendations within a business day. From there, our design team builds your dieline at no charge, you approve a digital proof, and production begins — typically landing in your hands within 7–10 business days.Small first orders are welcome. We’d rather grow with a new tea brand from batch one than only take on brands that already have volume figured out.

Browse all beverage boxes, or send your size and quantity through our quote form for pricing on your custom tea boxes.