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Tea Packaging

Cartons, bags and boxes engineered to keep tea fresh.

Tea needs a moisture barrier, a degassing option for whole-leaf, and a brand that translates across retail shelves, ecommerce unboxing and hospitality. We make cartons, kraft bags and gift-ready tea boxes from low MOQ runs. Tea brands — from loose-leaf specialists to bagged commodity lines — deal with a set of packaging problems unique to the category: moisture ingress that flattens flavor between harvest and opening, oils and fragrances that transfer from the paper to the leaf, and a retail format (small cartons, tall tins) that is hard to photograph without a shadow. Typical MOQ is 500 units for folding cartons and 1,000 for foil-lined kraft bags, with volume orders of 5,000–20,000 units common for brands with retail shelf space. Lead time is 15–25 working days from sample approval, with an extra week for lines that require degassing valves or PLA windows. Common pain points include cartons whose inner liner transfers paper flavor to the tea, kraft bags whose heat seal fails at the bottom seam when filled, and side-gusset cartons that leak aroma in storage. We address these by using food-grade inner liners without added flavor agents, applying double heat seals to the bottom of every bag, and offering PLA or foil-lined sachets inside outer cartons to prevent aroma loss. Whether your program is a single-origin loose-leaf line, an herbal tea range or a branded gift-ready box of six sachets, we produce SBS cartons, foil-lined kraft bags, side-gusset cartons and rigid gift boxes with degassing valves, PLA windows, foil stamping and spot UV finishes.

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Case studies

Recommended packaging

The formats that work best.

Materials

Recommended papers and boards

  • SBS
  • Natural kraft
  • Foil-lined paper
  • Recycled board

Finishes

How to finish it

  • Aqueous coating
  • Foil stamping
  • Spot UV
  • Matte lamination

Packaging trends

What we're seeing in tea packaging.

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Loose-leaf-friendly cartons

Side-gusset cartons with internal PLA windows so the leaf shape and color sell the SKU.

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Hospitality-ready caddies

Branded tea caddies for hotels and restaurants, in refillable formats.

Frequently asked

Questions about tea packaging.

Yes, for whole-leaf teas.

For whole-leaf and fragrant teas we add a one-way degassing valve, similar to coffee. For most black and green teas, an airtight inner liner is sufficient.

Yes — food-grade inner liners on all tea packs.

Every tea carton and kraft bag uses a food-safe inner liner suitable for indirect food contact. The liner prevents flavor transfer and slows moisture ingress. Migration and food-contact certificates are provided on request at the sample stage.

Yes — side-gusset carton with PLA window.

Side-gusset cartons can be produced with a compostable PLA window so the customer can see the leaf. PLA windows are fully compostable in industrial facilities; standard PET windows are the recyclable alternative.

Inquiry

Tell us about your tea packaging project.

We'll get back to you within 24 hours with a tailored quote, lead time estimate, and material recommendations specific to the tea packaging category.

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Send us a sketch, a reference, or a sample. We'll send back a quote within 24 hours.