Teal Packaging's Chicago-area fulfillment center is in West Chicago, Illinois (West Chicago, IL 60185), a warehouse where finished custom packaging is stored, kitted, packed, and shipped. Teal is a US custom packaging manufacturer, so the same company that prints your boxes also fulfills them from this location: storage, kitting and assembly, pick, pack and ship, and shipping to individual recipients all run out of West Chicago. A central US position, roughly midway between the coasts, lets one facility send orders nationwide without warehouses on both sides of the country. What sets the center apart from a plain 3PL is that Teal manufactured the packaging it is fulfilling, so there is no handoff between an outside printer and a separate warehouse. Custom packaging starts at a 50-unit minimum, from $0.44 per unit at volume, with free dieline design. Fulfillment is managed and quote-based; production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, longer for complex or high-volume jobs.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Chicago Fulfillment Center from Teal Packaging: 50-unit standard MOQ (100+ units for specialty rigid boxes), 2-5 business day delivery in the US (express and economy options available), free design help included on every order, free generic sample kit ($19.99 shipping, credited toward your first order). Standard production runs from about 7 business days after digital proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer.
Materials and certifications: FSC-certified paper stock, soy-based inks, kraft / corrugated / rigid paperboard / mylar / tin / vinyl substrates.
Contact Teal Packaging: Call (224) 546-8325, email info@tealpackaging.com, or request a free quote at tealpackaging.com/contact-us. We reply within one business day.
Updated July 7, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
Teal Packaging runs its fulfillment center in West Chicago, Illinois (West Chicago, IL 60185), a warehouse just west of Chicago where finished custom packaging is stored, kitted, packed, and shipped. Teal is a US custom packaging manufacturer, so the same company that prints your boxes also fulfills them from this location: storage, warehousing, kitting and assembly, pick, pack and ship, and ship-to-recipient all run out of West Chicago. That pairing, a packaging fulfillment center in the Chicago area run by the manufacturer that made the packaging, is what sets Teal apart from a plain 3PL. It is part of Teal's managed custom packaging fulfillment service. Request a fulfillment quote to use the center for your run.
Where is Teal's Chicago fulfillment center located?
The center is in West Chicago, Illinois (West Chicago, IL 60185), in the western Chicago metro. Finished printed packaging is received and held there, then assembled into kits, picked and packed against each order, and shipped to the addresses you provide. Because Teal manufactures the packaging as well as fulfilling it, there is no inbound freight step where boxes are trucked in from an outside printer: the packaging and the fulfillment share one location and one point of contact.
Why does a Chicago-area fulfillment center matter?
Chicago is a central US position, roughly midway between the coasts and a longtime hub for national distribution. Fulfilling from West Chicago means a single facility can send orders east and west without you operating warehouses on both sides of the country. For a brand shipping across the United States, a central location keeps a package from having to cross the whole map from one corner. Teal scopes outbound freight per project rather than promising fixed delivery windows, since destinations and weights vary from job to job.
How does the West Chicago location support national shipping?
A central hub means a parcel does not have to travel the full width of the country from a coastal warehouse. From West Chicago, orders reach the East Coast, the West Coast, and everywhere between from one location, which is part of why the Chicago area has long been a distribution crossroads. Teal does not promise fixed delivery windows, since transit time depends on the carrier, the service level, and the destination, but a central starting point keeps the average distance shorter than shipping from an edge of the map.
Can Teal store and ship from the same site?
Yes. The advantage of a single fulfillment center is that storage, kitting, pick-pack, and shipping happen in one building, so there is no transfer between a storage site and a shipping site. Your printed boxes are received, held, assembled, and dispatched from West Chicago, which keeps handling to a minimum and the branded unboxing consistent from the shelf to the doorstep.
What services run out of the West Chicago center?
- Receiving and storage: we hold finished printed packaging and components until orders release.
- Kitting and assembly: we build each unit, combining the box with inserts, tissue, cards, or product.
- Pick, pack and ship: we pull the right items per order, pack them, and hand each parcel to the carrier.
- Ship to recipients: we send each parcel to an individual address you provide, one drop or many.
- Returns handling: reverse logistics can be scoped into a project when you need it.
Who is a Chicago fulfillment center right for?
The center fits brands that want their custom packaging both made and shipped from one place:
- DTC and ecommerce brands shipping across the United States that benefit from a central hub.
- Midwest and national brands that want their fulfillment close to a major distribution region.
- Subscription boxes that need recurring kitting and shipping from a single facility.
- Corporate gifting and event programs sending branded boxes to lists of individual addresses.
What makes Teal's fulfillment center different?
Most fulfillment centers are 3PLs that receive whatever product and packaging a brand ships in, then store and dispatch it. Teal's West Chicago center starts a step earlier: the boxes are printed by Teal, so the center is fulfilling packaging it manufactured, not passing through someone else's cartons. That removes the handoff between printer and warehouse, keeps the branded unboxing consistent, and puts one team in charge of both the box and the shipment. It is the difference between a warehouse that stores your boxes and a manufacturer that made them and ships them for you.
What can Teal print and fulfill from West Chicago?
Teal prints and ships the full custom lineup, from custom boxes for retail and ecommerce to mailer boxes for DTC unboxing, plus rigid boxes, kraft boxes, pouches, and bags. Each is produced in full color with free dieline design and a 50-unit minimum (specialty rigid from 100), then kitted and shipped from the West Chicago center. Whatever the outer package, the same facility that stores it also assembles and ships it.
How much does it cost to fulfill from the center?
Pricing is quoted per project. Custom packaging starts from $0.44 per unit at volume, with free US shipping on the custom order and a 50-unit minimum. Storage, kitting, pick-pack, and outbound freight from West Chicago are scoped against your actual run: how much you store, how complex the kit is, order volume, and where each parcel ships. Standard production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, with complex or high-volume jobs longer, plus transit time.
Request a fulfillment quote
Tell us what you want printed, stored, and shipped, and we will scope it against the West Chicago center. Request a fulfillment quote. Start from the packaging: custom boxes or mailer boxes.
