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Square carton

Nº D-11655

Three equal edges — gifts, household goods, square pallet loads.

Made for: Fashion & retail, Food & specialties.

Sample printed on brown-liner corrugated board, uncoated; style: shipping carton, flaps meet – FEFCO 0201.

Sample size 300 × 300 × 300 mm.

About this mockup

Slotted carton variants: the regular slotted case (FEFCO 0201 and family) with hand holes, air holes, a tear strip, a puzzle lock, rounded flaps or a window — picked in the product card’s Style select.

Usually holds
Distribution goods, produce, bottled drinks, parts, household goods.
Who uses it
Corrugated plants, factories, logistics, online sellers.
Popular in
Vietnam, Southeast Asia, worldwide (FEFCO codes are shared everywhere).
Also searched as
square cardboard box · square shipping box · square carton mockup

How to use this mockup

  1. Start from the 300 × 300 × 300 mm sample or type your own size.
  2. Design straight on its real dieline.
  3. Turn it in 3D, export a picture or video, or stage a scene.

This mockup’s dieline: Shipping carton (FEFCO 0201)

Trade tips

  • For e-commerce mailers, printing inside the lid is a cheap way to make the unboxing feel special.
  • Print the logo on two adjacent sides so the name shows however the cartons are stacked.
  • On brown corrugated, colours print darker than on screen: proof on kraft first.
  • Unlaminated paper keeps its natural feel but scuffs easily: fine for short-lived packs.

Questions

Is the square carton 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 carton?

Yes — from the 300 × 300 × 300 mm sample or your own size, with the dieline redrawn.

Can I get the square carton dieline for printing?

Yes, with Pro: the die files (SVG, PDF / AI, DXF / CF2) and the CMYK print PDF; designing on the die is free.

What is the square carton sample printed on?

The sample is brown-liner corrugated board with no lamination, on a dieline drawn at the size you type.

Construction

This family is built around FEFCO 0201 and a few related 02xx/03xx codes: one sheet of corrugated board carries four body panels, a manufacturer's joint (glued, stitched or taped) closes them into a sleeve, and each end has four flaps. Each variant adds one die-cut feature to the base dieline: hand holes, vents, a tear strip, locking tabs, rounded flap corners, a window, or a body split into two or four pieces when the box outgrows the die-cutter. Boxes ship flat; the packer squares them up, folds the bottom flaps, fills and closes the top.

Choosing board and material

Single-wall B flute (about 3 mm) or C flute (about 4 mm) for contents up to roughly 10–12 kg; double-wall BC (6–7 mm) for big boxes, heavy goods or high warehouse stacks. Brown kraft liners of 150–250 gsm are standard, a white top liner when colour must look clean. Every cut-out weakens the box, so when you add holes, vents or a tear strip, step up a flute or a liner grade rather than keeping the plain-box spec.

Finishing

Warehouse cartons are flexo printed in 1–3 water-based colours with no lamination; for photo-quality graphics, print offset on paper and laminate it onto E or B flute (litho-lam). A PET window can only be patched onto a flat panel, never across a score. Hand holes can keep a fold-in flap of board so the edge doesn't cut fingers.

Preparing the print file

Work on the flat dieline at the exact inside size; the four body panels sit side by side, so a logo running across a score will break at the corner — give each panel its own block of content. Every die-cut feature (holes, windows, tear strips, locks) is a no-print zone: keep type at least 10–15 mm from any cut-out. Multi-piece boxes need one file per piece with join marks so the factory pairs them correctly.

Common mistakes

  • Hand holes too close to the top edge or a corner: the box tears up from the hole on its first lift; keep holes about 40–60 mm below the top score and at least 60 mm from a vertical corner.
  • Vents or windows placed on the vertical corners: the corners carry most of the stacking load, and the box collapses on the pallet.
  • A zipper or perforated tear line drawn straight through the brand name: opening the box rips the logo in half and looks like damage.
  • A two- or four-piece box designed as one continuous sheet: the artwork jumps at every join because each piece is cut and glued separately.

Questions and answers

What's the advantage of a 300 × 300 × 300 mm cube carton?

With three equal sides it can be packed any way round, which suits gifts and housewares; the 0201 flaps are each 150 mm and meet in the middle, so the square top closes very evenly.

How should cube cartons be stacked on a pallet?

A 1200 × 1000 mm pallet takes 4 × 3 cartons of 300 mm per layer; interlocked (brick) layers make the load steadier, while column stacking corner-on-corner keeps the most compression strength.

How do these carton variants differ from a plain FEFCO 0201 box?

The base structure is the same — a four-panel body and four flaps at each end; what changes is the feature added to the cutting die, such as hand holes, vents, a tear strip, locking tabs or a window. Each feature needs its own knife or perforating rule in the die.

How much compression strength does a hole take away?

It depends on the size and position: two side hand holes typically cost roughly 10–20%, and large holes, holes near corners or many vents can cost more. Compression-test a real sample if the boxes will be stacked high.

What if the box is bigger than the die-cutter can handle?

Split the body into two pieces (two panels each) or four pieces (one panel each), each with a glue flap, then glue or stitch them at the corners. This is common for machinery, furniture and other bulky goods.

Sizes available

  • 300 × 300 × 300 mm

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