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Square plastic jug with hollow handle

Nº D-11066

Fresh milk, purified water, juice in big jugs — white HDPE, moulded handle.

Made for: Beverages.

Sample printed on paper decal 80 gsm, gloss lamination; style: plastic jars, glass jars, bottles (labels).

Sample size Ø150 × 260 mm.

About this mockup

PET and HDPE bottles for drinks, condiments and chemicals — wrap-around or full-body shrink labels. A shrink sleeve covers 360°, hugs shoulders and necks, and can include a tamper band.

Usually holds
Fresh milk, purified water, juice in big jugs.
Who uses it
Dairy farms, water bottlers, café suppliers.
Popular in
Vietnam, Southeast Asia.
Also searched as
4 L plastic jug mockup · milk gallon mockup · square handled jug · juice jug label

How to use this mockup

  1. Start from the Ø150 × 260 mm sample or type your own size.
  2. Upload your label or artwork.
  3. Turn it in 3D, export a picture or video, or stage a scene.

Trade tips

  • Place a bottle label on the straight part of the body; a flat label wrinkles over the shoulder and neck.
  • When a label wraps more than half the bottle, its two ends hide at the sides: keep key information away from them.
  • Paper labels do not like water: use plastic labels for fridges and bathrooms.
  • Gloss lamination deepens colours but shows fingerprints and glare under shelf lights.

Questions

Is the square plastic jug with hollow handle mockup free?

Yes, commercial use included; Free adds a watermark grid at 1K, Pro exports 4K without it.

Can I use my own size for the square plastic jug with hollow handle?

Yes — from the Ø150 × 260 mm sample or your own size.

Can I use the mockup pictures to sell and advertise?

Yes, on every plan including Free: use them on your website, marketplaces, social media and for clients. Pro removes the watermark and exports 4K pictures.

What is the square plastic jug with hollow handle sample printed on?

The sample is paper decal 80 gsm with gloss lamination.

Construction

Plastic bottles are blow-moulded: PET is stretch-blown from a preform, so it's clear and rigid; HDPE (and many PP bottles) are extrusion-blown, so they're opaque, softer and can have a hollow handle moulded into the body. The designer's part is the label: a wraparound film glued with hot-melt at an overlap, a front/back pressure-sensitive label, or a shrink sleeve from shoulder to base. Screw caps, flip caps, triggers and pumps come from closure makers — leave the neck clear for the tamper band and the shoulder clear for any seal.

Choosing board and material

80 gsm paper labels with lamination print beautifully and cheaply but hate water; bottles that go in fridges, ice buckets or carry chemicals want white or clear PP/PE film labels (roughly 50–80 micron) or a BOPP wrap. Shrink sleeves are PETG or PVC around 40–50 micron, reverse-printed, shrinking onto curved shapes. Squeezable HDPE needs soft PE film so the label doesn't crease, and oils or soaps need an oil-resistant adhesive.

Finishing

Paper labels need lamination or UV varnish against damp; clear film on PET gives a 'no-label' look but needs white underprint wherever colour must stay strong. Cold foil, raised UV and metallic inks all work on labels; shrink sleeves can carry metallic and matt varnish in zones. On squeeze bottles and strongly curved shapes, avoid hard coatings that crack.

Preparing the print file

Measure the label panel on a real bottle: the straight body between shoulder and base, excluding ribs, waists and curves. A wrap label adds 5–10 mm overlap with the seam at the back; a shrink sleeve is built as a distorted file from the converter's shrink grid so type doesn't warp at the shoulder or waist. On small round bottles run barcodes 'ladder' style (bars horizontal, along the bottle axis) so the scanner isn't reading round a curve.

Common mistakes

  • Sizing the label to the bottle height instead of the straight panel: it climbs onto the curved shoulder, creases and lifts at the edges.
  • Paper labels on bottles that get iced or chilled: condensation softens the paper and the label slips off within hours.
  • Treating a shrink-sleeve file like a flat label: type at the shoulder and waist shrinks out of shape and a round logo turns oval.
  • A picket-fence barcode wrapped round a small bottle: the bars curve with the body and the till scanner can't read it.

Questions and answers

What volumes are square hollow-handle jugs for milk or juice?

Usually 2–4 litres for cafés, kitchens and big households; extrusion-blown white HDPE with a hollow handle for one-handed pouring.

One label or two on a square handled jug?

Two — front and back on the flat faces; one side carries the handle and the other often a moulded level scale, which a label shouldn't cover.

Paper or film labels for plastic bottles?

Paper for dry goods kept at room temperature, where it's economical; PP/PE film for chilled bottles, squeeze bottles, oils and chemicals, because it shrugs off water and flexes with the body.

When is a shrink sleeve better than a stick-on label?

When the bottle has curves, a waist or a long shoulder that needs 360° coverage from neck to base, or when the sleeve should also seal the cap; plain straight bottles are cheaper and quicker with a wrap or pressure-sensitive label.

What must a bottled drink label show?

Generally the product name, net volume, ingredients, production and expiry dates, storage advice, responsible company and origin — in Vietnam under Decree 37/2026/NĐ-CP — and bottled water also needs its food-safety product declaration.

Sizes available

  • Ø150 × 260 mm · 4 L (135 fl oz)

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