What Is Box Design Template?
Box template is a *PDF or *Adobe Illustrator format file. It shows the packaging box structure in flat, and enable you to illustrate box printing artwork onto. It’s the first step of a box packaging design.
Generally, box template can be divided into the below styles:
Paper box template | Gift box template | Cardboard box template | Packaging box template | Printable box template | Box design template | Small box template | Box with lid template | Box cut out template | Box die cut template | Rectangle box template | Square box template | Cube box template | Hexagon box template | Folding box template | Corrugated box template | Pillow box template | Pizza box template | Gable box template
But now you are lucky, no need to pay hundreds of dollars to buy those templates, we offer free box templates!

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If you want us to create custom size template for you, write an email to [email protected], our designer will get in touch with you for a customized dieline-template.
2018-03-09 update (Total 136 new die-cut template added)
No worries, We have listed all possible packaging style below: (common shapes, if you need unique packaging shape, please contact our sales for personal customized)
Corrugated box template
Bags template
Paper Food Bag | Custom Shopping Bags | Other Paper Bags |
Rigid Gift box template
Magnet closure box style | Collapsible box style | Top and bottom box style | Rigid drawer box style | unique box style |
Envelop / Paper Folder template
Envelop | Paper Folder |
Insert / Dividers template
Insert | Dividers |
At the end of each article, there is a download button to download the free box template.
After download, you can see that they are in a fixed size, if it can?t be used for you, just open them by Adobe Illustrator CC, change the length of a line, remember the structure of it. Still not sure how to do? please contact our creative sales & designer?Mr. Tommy Jin?to give you a customized size design file. He would confirm with you for below details:
- Inside size or outside size
- Box packaging thickness (E flute corrugated/B flute/C flute/A flute,?rigid cardboard in 2mm/3mm/4mm,?HDF board?or?normal paper stock)
For a possible box template & Bag templates, please download our newest?free packaging design?catalog.
Or get free access to our 1,000+ free box dieline templates in the bottom of this information box.
Please allow us to make a short recommendation here, Shanghai Box Packing Solution team is a reliable partner in the paper packaging industry, we are highly efficient, fast delivery time, professional idea in design and production. If you would like to try samples or bulk order with us, you will be followed by our sales in the whole process. Sample cost depends on the expanded size of the packaging template and material, production time always within one week. Of course, the sample cost will be full or partial returned once bulk order placed.
If you want to make a box template on your computer, You should be ready for below tools and follow the steps:
- Install Adobe Illustrator and Adobe PDF Reader on your computer.
- Make a draft on paper, list the size of a box.
- Have an idea of box structure.
- Use Adobe Illustrator to create lines. Red lines represent cutting, blue lines represent folding.
- Leave enough space for cardboard thick after folding, this is called inside dimension and outside dimension.
- Test it by printing the file on a A4 paper, and fold it up.
- If you are still not sure, contact Shanghai BPS, they will support you for free.
Want Custom Templates?
We offer more than 1,000 free templates for different packaging structure, you can random to download it instantly. If you want custom size template or develop a custom structure, contact us by [email protected], we will offer high quality service to you with short lead time.