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Material and finish guide

Pantone Printed Cartons

Use this guide to connect the material or finish direction to real product structures before sampling. The right choice depends on packed-product fit, artwork, hand-feel, retail handling, and repeat-order expectations.

How to use it

  • Choose the product structure before locking a finish
  • Check whether the finish affects fold, wrap, closure, or window behavior
  • Confirm sample type when texture, foil, lamination, or print color is critical

Material signals

  • Kraft paper28
  • Coated paper16
  • Corrugated board16
  • White kraft11
  • Paperboard10
  • SBS paperboard 300–400 gsm9
  • FBB paperboard 280–350 gsm7
  • Greyboard6

Finish signals

  • Matte lamination9
  • CMYK7
  • Pantone7
  • CMYK outside print4
  • Debossing4
  • Embossing4
  • Foil, embossing, raised varnish4
  • Foil, embossing, raised varnish by tooling review4

Featured starting points

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