Custom packaging fulfillment and 3PL combines two jobs brands usually buy separately: manufacturing the printed packaging, then storing, kitting, packing, and shipping it to customers. Teal Packaging is a US custom packaging manufacturer that does both, fulfilling orders from its center in West Chicago, Illinois. Teal prints your custom boxes, mailers, and pouches (50-unit minimum, from $0.44 per unit at volume, free dieline design), then kits each unit with inserts, picks and packs orders, and ships them to individual recipient addresses. It regularly runs jobs like a recent order of 70 custom printed boxes kitted and shipped to 70 separate addresses. This closes the gap that packaging-only brands, which do not warehouse or ship to your customers, and 3PL-only providers, which cannot manufacture your packaging, each leave open. Teal Fulfillment is managed and quote-based, with one point of contact and one invoice. 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.
Custom Packaging Fulfillment and 3PL 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 is a US custom packaging manufacturer that also fulfills orders from its fulfillment center in West Chicago, Illinois. We print your custom boxes, mailers, and pouches in full color, then kit, pick, pack, and ship them to your customers out of the same facility. Custom packaging fulfillment and 3PL means one partner handles both the making and the shipping, so you are not stitching together a packaging supplier and a separate warehouse. Teal Fulfillment is a managed, quote-based service: you tell us the box, the insert, and the destinations, and we quote the project. Every job starts with a fulfillment quote, not an instant checkout, so the price fits your spec.
What is custom packaging fulfillment and 3PL?
Fulfillment is everything that happens after your packaging is printed: storing the finished boxes, assembling them with inserts (kitting), picking and packing each order, and shipping it to an individual recipient. 3PL, or third-party logistics, is the outside partner that runs those steps for you. Most brands buy these two things separately: a packaging company prints the box, then a 3PL warehouses and ships whatever arrives. Teal closes that gap. Because we manufacture the printed packaging in the first place, we can carry the same job through kitting and ship-to-recipient without a handoff, on a single quote and a single point of contact, all coordinated through our West Chicago center.
Where does Teal fulfill orders?
Teal runs fulfillment out of a warehouse and fulfillment center in West Chicago, Illinois (West Chicago, IL 60185). Storage, kitting and assembly, pick, pack and ship, and shipping to individual recipients all run from that location. A central US position means finished orders can reach customers on both coasts from one hub. For more on the site and how the location fits into national shipping, see the Chicago fulfillment center page, and read how warehousing and storage works between production runs.
What fulfillment services does Teal offer?
Teal Fulfillment mirrors the standard 3PL vocabulary so you can scope exactly what you need:
- Receiving and storage: we hold finished printed packaging and components in West Chicago 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 securely, and hand each parcel to the carrier.
- Ship to recipients: we send each parcel to an individual address you provide.
- Returns handling: reverse logistics can be scoped into a project when you need it.
What does this look like in practice?
A concrete example: we regularly fulfill orders like a recent run of 70 custom printed boxes that Teal is kitting and shipping to 70 individual recipient addresses from the West Chicago center. The client ordered one custom box design, Teal printed it, assembled each unit, and is sending a finished box to each of the 70 separate addresses on their list. That is the whole model in miniature: print the packaging, kit it, and deliver it to a list of people, without the customer ever renting a warehouse or briefing a second vendor.
How does Teal's make-it and ship-it model work?
The workflow is straightforward:
- Print: we produce your custom-printed packaging (mailer boxes, rigid boxes, kraft boxes, pouches, or bags) in full color, with free dieline design and a 50-unit minimum (specialty rigid from 100).
- Kit and assemble: we build each unit to your spec: box plus inserts, tissue, cards, or product, assembled as a finished kit.
- Pick and pack: we pull the correct items per order and pack them securely for transit.
- Ship to recipients: we send each parcel to an individual address, whether that is one bulk drop or hundreds of separate doorsteps.
Standard production runs from about 7 business days after you approve the proof, with complex or high-volume jobs longer, plus transit time to each destination. Fulfillment timelines are quoted per project rather than promised as a blanket turnaround, because kit complexity and destination count vary.
Who is Teal Fulfillment for?
The service fits any brand that needs its custom packaging both made and delivered:
- Small businesses and DTC brands that want branded unboxing without running their own warehouse.
- Subscription boxes that need the same custom box kitted and shipped on a recurring cycle.
- Shopify brands that want their store orders fulfilled in branded packaging.
- Event, conference, and corporate gifting shipped to attendees, employees, or clients at their own addresses.
How is Teal different from packaging-only and 3PL-only providers?
Packaging-only brands (the kind that print beautiful boxes but stop at your door) do not warehouse or ship to your customers: once the boxes arrive, the fulfillment problem is yours. 3PL-only providers pick, pack, and ship, but they cannot manufacture your custom packaging: they treat whatever box you supply as a pass-through. Teal sits in the seam neither side covers: the manufacturer that prints the packaging and then kits, packs, and ships it to your recipients from West Chicago. One quote, one invoice, one contact for both halves of the job.
What does packaging fulfillment cost?
Pricing is quoted per project because it depends on the box, the kit complexity, storage, order volume, and where each parcel ships. Custom packaging itself starts from $0.44 per unit at higher volumes, with free US shipping on custom orders and a 50-unit minimum. Fulfillment (kitting labor, pick-pack, storage, and outbound freight) is scoped and priced against your specific run when you request a quote, so you see the real number for your job rather than a placeholder.
How do I get started?
Start by requesting a fulfillment quote and sharing the essentials: the packaging you want printed, what goes in each unit, roughly how many, and where it ships. Teal reviews the spec, prepares the free dieline design for the box, and scopes the print plus fulfillment as one project handled from West Chicago. You can browse packaging in the shop first, then tell us what you are making and where it needs to go. Request a fulfillment quote to begin. Because it is quote-based, you see the real cost before anything runs.
