These guides explain custom packaging in plain English, so you can choose a box style, a board and a finish, brief a supplier properly and plan for the EU packaging rules before you ask for a quote. Each one answers a question buyers ask us every week.
Updated 20 October 2026 · By the EasyPak team in Qormi, Malta
Use the tools with the guides below. They are free and need no sign-up.
Put your whole brief in one place: product, box style, board, print, quantity and delivery. Send it to us by email or WhatsApp and we come back with a written quote within 48 hours of full specifications.
No sign-upEmail or WhatsAppBuild your spec →Three quick questions on volume, timing and market, so you know if we suit your order before you write a brief.
3 questionsCheck your fit →Box styles, board and flutes, print and finishes, briefing, minimum orders and the EU rules, in plain English.
6 guidesRead the guides →Fourteen practical steps towards Regulation (EU) 2025/40, grouped by date. Tick them off on screen or print them.
14 stepsPrintableOpen the checklist →Forty-one trade terms, from dieline and flute to spot UV, each explained in a line or two.
41 termsSearch boxLook up a term →Each guide answers one question buyers ask us all the time, in plain English, with the trade terms explained.
Shipping carton, mailer, folding carton or rigid box? How to choose a box style from the way your product travels and is opened, with FEFCO codes explained.
Read the guide → MaterialsSingle wall or double wall? B, C or E flute? A plain guide to corrugated board, flute sizes and carton board grades, so you can brief the right strength.
Read the guide → PrintFlexo, litho-laminated or digital print? Spot UV, foil, embossing or soft-touch? A plain guide to packaging print and finishes, and where each one is worth paying for.
Read the guide → BuyingThe ten things a packaging supplier needs to quote properly, why each one matters, and the mistakes that slow quotes down. A practical briefing guide for brands.
Read the guide → BuyingWhy custom packaging has a minimum order, what 10,000 pieces per design means, and how quantity changes the price per piece. A plain guide for brands.
Read the guide → RegulationRegulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from 12 August 2026. What the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation means for brands, with the key dates to 2030 and beyond.
Read the guide →If you are new to custom packaging, read them in order. The box style guide helps you pick a format, the board guide helps you pick its strength, and the print guide helps you decide where to spend on looks. The briefing guide then pulls it all together, and the minimum order guide explains how quantity changes the price per piece.
If you sell into the EU, read the guide to the EU packaging rules as well. The regulation has applied generally since 12 August 2026, and its biggest design changes arrive on 1 January 2030. A pack you design this year may still be in use then, so it is worth designing to the new rules from the start.
When you are ready, the spec builder turns what you have learned into a specification we can quote. Once we have your full specifications, you get a written quote within 48 hours, and a physical sample to approve before any full run. Our minimum is 10,000 pieces per design, and you can see what each package includes on the packages page.
The EasyPak team in Qormi, Malta, writes these guides from the questions UK and EU brands bring to us. Where a guide relies on a standard or a regulation, it lists the source at the end, so you can check it yourself. They are general information for buyers, not legal or technical certification advice.
Are the EasyPak guides free?
Yes. The guides, the spec builder, the glossary and the EU packaging rules checklist are free to use, with no sign-up.
I am new to custom packaging. Where should I start?
Start with the guide to choosing a box style, then board grades and flutes, then print and finishes. The briefing guide pulls them together, and the spec builder turns your answers into a specification we can quote.
Do the guides cover UK rules as well as EU rules?
The packaging regulation guide covers the EU. If you sell into the UK, check the UK's own packaging rules separately. The guides on formats, board, print and briefing apply wherever you sell.
Tell us about your product and we'll recommend the right solution, with a clear, no-obligation quote. Once we have your full specifications, you get a written quote within 48 hours.
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