Custom Specialty Tubes

The liner, not the tube. Food-contact suitability comes from the material laminated to the inside wall — greaseproof paper, PE coating, metallized film, aluminum foil, PLA or wax — and from a declaration of compliance issued for that specific build.

An unlined kraft or printed tube is not a food-contact surface. Tell us the food and how long it has to stay good, and the liner is specified from that.

Yes, and they are built differently from each other. Tea needs a moisture and aroma barrier with a closure that reseals well between uses — a foil or metallized liner with tin-plate ends.

Coffee needs more: a foil-laminate liner, a heat-seal membrane, and a one-way degassing valve so the CO₂ released after roasting can escape without letting oxygen back in.

That depends on the liner, the seal and how it is stored, not on the tube wall. A greaseproof liner suits short shelf life; PE coating handles moisture; metallized film extends it further; an aluminum foil laminate gives the longest life and the best aroma retention.

Shelf life should be confirmed by testing on your own product rather than assumed from the pack specification.

Two things. The body is convolute wound rather than spiral wound, so there is no visible seam, the tolerance is tighter and the wall takes more crush load — that is what makes it feel solid rather than light.

On top of that sits a finish system: soft-touch lamination, hot foil, emboss or deboss, spot UV, or a textured specialty paper. The wall is the feel; the finish is the impression.

Yes. Our standard minimum is 500 pieces, and we can produce smaller runs from around 100 pieces at a higher per-piece cost, since setup and printing are fixed regardless of quantity. Per-piece cost drops significantly as quantity increases.

For a small batch, digital printing avoids plate costs and is usually the most economical way to get a finished tube in hand.

Yes, and it is one of the most-ordered formats in this range. A candle tube is a rigid body sized to the vessel with a telescoping lid or crimped metal ends, usually 2½″ to 4″ internal diameter depending on whether it holds a pillar, a jar or a tin.

Candles are heavier than they look and they are almost always a gift, so the two things that matter are a wall that does not flex when the pack is picked up, and a closure that opens cleanly. Kraft, white and through-colored black board are all available, with foil and emboss on top.

Yes. Everything in this range is supplied empty for you to fill, whether that is in a studio by hand or on a line. Nothing here is sold pre-filled.

If you are filling by hand, say so when you ask for a quote — it can change the closure recommendation, because some seals that suit a production line are awkward to apply without one.

A paper cosmetic tube with a paperboard cap and no film lamination is recyclable as paper, which is the strongest version of the claim available in this format. Kraft board also carries the look, which matters for a brand selling on it.

The two things that quietly break it are a plastic push-up mechanism and a soft-touch or gloss lamination. Both are available and both are popular; they are just worth choosing knowingly rather than discovering later.

We specify and source production through manufacturing partners rather than running one fixed set of tooling. In practice that is an advantage for a buyer: the diameter, wall, liner, closure and finish are chosen for your product instead of being whatever one factory happens to run.

What it means for you is that a quote needs a specification rather than a catalogue code. Tell us what goes inside, the size and the quantity, and the build is put together around that.

Yes, and this is where the finish options actually earn their cost. Hot foil stamping, emboss and deboss, spot UV over a matte laminate, soft-touch lamination and textured specialty papers can all be combined on a rigid convolute body.

Each finish carries its own setup, so a first run testing the format usually makes more sense in a simpler specification, with the full finish applied once the size and structure are settled.

Yes. Samples can be provided to confirm sizing, material selection and design details before full production begins, so you can check the structure and the print in your hand rather than on screen.

Free design support comes with it — artwork preparation, layout help, bleed and print-ready file setup, and 3D mockups before manufacturing starts. For a first order it is worth using both, because the two things that go wrong most often are a diameter chosen without the product to hand and artwork laid out before the flat dimensions were confirmed.

Processing takes 3 to 5 business days, which covers printing, packaging and quality checks, and orders are processed Monday to Saturday. Transit is a further 3 to 5 business days, for a total estimated delivery time of 6 to 10 business days.

Timelines vary a little with the destination city and courier workload, and a tracking link is emailed once the order ships. Embossing adds to production time, so allow extra if your build includes it.

Yes — free standard shipping to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Those are the destinations the policy covers, so it is worth checking it applies to yours before you plan around it.

The full terms, including processing and transit times, order tracking and what happens if a shipment is delayed or lost, are set out on the shipping policy page.