Tuck lid shipping box dieline

About this dieline

A tuck lid shipping box is a corrugated carton with a lid hinged on its back wall. Close it and the lid lies over two small flaps from the side walls, then its tuck flap slides down inside the front wall and holds it shut. It opens and closes again without tape, so it suits subscription boxes, returns and anything the customer keeps the box for. Box makers call it FEFCO 0212.

Enter the length, width and height and the board thickness, and download a print-ready PDF with cut and crease lines. By default the bottom has four flaps that meet in the middle and are taped, like a shipping box. Under Bottom you can give it a second tuck lid instead, on the back wall (FEFCO 0210) or on the front wall (FEFCO 0211), and the box needs no tape at all.

Is the size inside or outside the box?

Crease to crease, the way box makers quote it. The clear space inside is about one board thickness smaller. Check the allowances with your printer, or print one at 1:1 and fold it first.

Which side is the length?

The side the lid hinges on, across the front of the box. Width is the depth from front to back, the way the lid opens; it is never more than the length.

How deep is the tuck flap?

It grows with the box: 15 mm on a small one, 15% of the width on a larger one, and never more than half the wall, so it always fits inside the front wall.

Tuck lid shipping box sizes: corrugated boxes with a lid that tucks in →