Teal Packaging is a US-based custom packaging supplier that prints your packaging and then fulfills and ships the orders, so one vendor handles the print run and the pick-pack rather than a printer plus a separate 3PL. Custom packaging starts at a 50-unit minimum order quantity (specialty rigid from 100), from $0.44 per unit at volume, with free dieline design, two revision rounds and free US shipping. Production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, plus 2 to 5 business days US delivery, and fulfillment runs from West Chicago, Illinois. Typical fits: DTC brands, subscription boxes, and corporate gifting programs.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Print, Fulfill and Ship With Teal 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 August 9, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
What does print, fulfill and ship with Teal mean?
It means one vendor covers all three stages of a packaging program: Teal prints your custom packaging, stores and kits it, then picks, packs and ships the finished orders from its West Chicago, Illinois fulfillment center. You brief one team for the print run and the fulfillment instead of coordinating a printer and a separate 3PL.
Most brands buy these stages separately. A printer makes the boxes and hands them off; a third-party logistics provider receives them and ships orders. That handoff is where damaged inventory, mismatched counts and finger-pointing usually happen. Teal is a packaging supplier that also fulfills, so the same partner supplies the boxes and ships the orders.
How do the three stages hand off?
| Stage | What Teal does | What you provide | Typical timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Print | Dieline, digital proof, print run, finishing | Artwork or a brief, proof approval | From about 7 business days after proof approval |
| 2. Fulfill | Receive, store, kit and assemble to your spec | Kit contents, insert list, packing standard | Set at quote, runs alongside storage |
| 3. Ship | Pick, pack and dispatch to you or your recipients | Address file, service level, carrier preference | Plus 2 to 5 business days US delivery |
The single most useful consequence of running all three with one vendor: the packaging spec and the packing spec are written by the same team, so the box that gets printed is the box the pack bench is trained on.
Why use one vendor instead of a printer plus a 3PL?
| Question | Printer plus separate 3PL | Teal |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns a damaged shipment? | Disputed between two vendors | One vendor, one accountable team |
| Who holds the print inventory? | You receive it, then forward it | Teal receives and stores it directly |
| Reprint on a low-stock alert | New PO to the printer, new inbound to the 3PL | Same partner already holds the artwork and the dieline |
| Kitting a new insert | Source it, ship it in, brief the 3PL | Briefed once, added to the existing kit spec |
| Minimum to start | Printer MOQ plus 3PL onboarding minimums | From 50 units (specialty rigid from 100) |
The tradeoff is real and worth stating: a dedicated 3PL will usually beat any packaging supplier on raw throughput once you are shipping tens of thousands of parcels a month. This model is strongest for brands running branded, kitted, or low-to-mid volume programs where the packaging itself is the point.
What does it cost?
The packaging and the fulfillment are quoted separately, then delivered as one program. Custom packaging starts at a 50-unit minimum order quantity, 100 or more for specialty rigid, with volume pricing from about $0.44 per unit. Dieline design is free, every order includes two revision rounds, and US shipping on the packaging order is free.
Fulfillment is quoted from your order profile: storage footprint, picks per order, kit complexity, and destinations. There is no flat price list, because a 40-SKU kitted subscription box and a single-SKU mailer program do not cost the same to run. See fulfillment and kitting pricing for what goes into the quote, and the packaging and fulfillment cost guide for worked examples.
Which stage do you need to read about?
- The whole service: the fulfillment and 3PL hub is the router for every fulfillment page on the site.
- Print plus fulfillment together: packaging fulfillment.
- Storage: packaging warehousing and storage.
- Kitting and assembly: kitting and assembly services.
- Pick, pack and dispatch: pick, pack and ship.
- Shipping to your customers directly: ship custom boxes to recipients.
- Transit tiers and delivery timing: ship with Teal.
How do you start?
Send the packaging spec and the order profile in the same brief: product dimensions, run size, kit contents, monthly order volume, and where the parcels go. That is enough to quote both halves. If you want to see the board and print quality first, the sample kit ships for $19.99 and the cost is credited toward a first custom order. When you are ready, request a quote.
