YBY Boxes Canada

Custom printed packaging from YBY Boxes Canada

YBY Boxes Canada is a packaging manufacturer specialising in custom printed boxes for businesses that want their packaging to carry their brand. The company works with restaurants, bakeries, boutiques and e-commerce stores, among other sectors, and frames each order as a branding opportunity rather than a simple container. Orders are built from the customer's own design or logo, with the client choosing style, shape, size, colour, material and thickness.

The catalogue covers product boxes, retail boxes, display boxes, mailer boxes, gift boxes, magnetic closure boxes, boxes with inserts and two-piece boxes. The company states it can produce eight mailer styles and sixteen retail styles.

Materials, printing and finishes

Production starts from the cardstock, and the company lists four material families:

• Kraft paper, from 60 g to 80 g.
• SBS paperboard, from 12 pt to 24 pt.
• Corrugated cardboard, from E-flute to B-flute, in single, double and triple walls.
• Rigid chipboard.

Printing is digital CMYK with UV cure, which the company describes as giving the ink a slight sheen. Designs can be printed in one colour or full colour, on the inside, the outside or both, and on all faces of the box. Branding can be reinforced with gold or silver foil, spot UV or gloss finishes. Die-cut foam and cardboard inserts and window cut-outs are also available, and every box is cut to the customer's dimensions.

The company states that its material choices are FSC certified, fully printable and adaptable to any box shape or style. It also describes its boxes as made from 100% recyclable materials, including additives, adhesives and ink, and as curbside recyclable.

Box styles by category

The site details the constructions available within each product family:

• Mailer boxes in ear-lock to roll-end styles.
• Retail boxes in oyster pail, four-corner, six-corner and clamshell styles.
• Product boxes in tuck-end, tuck-top, hang-tab and display styles.
• Shipping boxes in RSC to HSC styles.
• Promotional boxes in hinged-lid, flip-top, cigar and clamshell styles.
• Gift boxes in pillow, petal-top, tulip, gable, two-piece and sleeve styles.

The catalogue is also organised by sector, with dedicated ranges for cosmetics (lipstick, nail polish, cream and perfume boxes), apparel (shirts, ties, socks and lingerie), retail merchandise (candles, cereal, keychains, reed diffusers, donuts, cookies, cupcakes and macarons) and healthcare products (capsules, syrup, eyedrops and pills).

Minimum orders and ordering process

The standard order starts at 50 boxes, although the company accepts single-box orders so customers can test a design and dimensions before bulk production. The ordering process is online: the customer uploads a design or logo and selects style, shape, size, colours, material with thickness, finishes, coatings and quantity. A quote request form collects the product name, dimensions in centimetres, inches or millimetres, stock, colour configuration and personal details.

According to the company, a price breakdown is sent within three hours of a quote request, a prototype with the required features follows in six to twelve hours, and production begins within twelve hours of approval. Production itself takes up to twelve hours or more depending on complexity and size, and dispatch takes six to eight working days. The company says longer timelines are communicated in advance by the account representative.

Commercial conditions

YBY Boxes Canada advertises free proofs, free design assistance, free shipping, no die fee and no plate charges, alongside low minimum quantities. It presents these conditions as part of its offer rather than as optional extras.

Customer feedback and scale

The site states that more than 30,000 customers have ordered from the company. It publishes three testimonials: one customer cites repeated orders and consistent print quality, another describes being fully satisfied with response time, box quality, price and customer appreciation, and a third mentions quick order fulfilment and communication. These are individual accounts rather than an aggregate rating.