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Material

Corrugated, cardboard, kraft

Printing

Full CMYK + Pantone, soy inks

Turnaround

7 business days

Shipping

Free shipping included

Full-Coverage Branding That Wraps Around Your Product

Custom shrink sleeves give you 360-degree printable space on bottles, jars, cans, and containers of nearly any shape. Unlike pressure-sensitive labels that cover a flat panel, these sleeves conform to curves, tapers, and contours using heat application. The result is a seamless, tamper-evident wrap that turns your packaging into a full billboard for your brand.

Whether you sell beverages, sauces, candles, or supplements, shrink sleeves let you maximize shelf appeal without redesigning your containers. They work on glass, plastic, and metal surfaces, making them one of the most versatile labeling solutions available.

Design and Print Options

Every sleeve is printed in full-color CMYK on high-quality shrink film, delivering photo-realistic graphics, gradients, and fine text with sharp clarity. You can incorporate finishing touches like matte or gloss lamination, spot UV coating for tactile contrast, and metallic foil accents to highlight logos or key product details.

Teal Packaging offers complete design flexibility:

  • Full wrap coverage from cap to base, including tamper-evident perforations
  • Custom die-cut windows to reveal the product inside
  • Variable data printing for batch codes, barcodes, or seasonal variations
  • Pantone color matching for consistent brand identity across product lines

If you need help translating your vision into print-ready artwork, our team provides free design support to get your files production-ready.

Sustainable Materials Built for Performance

Our sleeves use PET and PETG shrink films that deliver consistent shrink rates and excellent clarity. These materials are widely accepted in recycling streams, especially when paired with compatible containers. For brands prioritizing sustainability, we also offer plant-based and biodegradable film options.

The films are engineered to resist moisture, scuffing, and UV exposure, keeping your graphics vibrant through shipping, cold storage, and retail handling. Tamper bands and perforated tear strips add a layer of consumer confidence without additional packaging components.

Who Uses Shrink Sleeves

Beverage brands rely on these wraps to create bold, eye-catching bottles that stand out in crowded coolers. Craft breweries, juice companies, and energy drink startups use them to launch new flavors with short print runs and fast iteration.

Food producers wrap hot sauce bottles, spice jars, and honey containers with full nutritional panels and ingredient lists printed directly on the sleeve. Candle makers use them on glass vessels for a polished, retail-ready look without adhesive residue.

Health and beauty brands apply sleeves to lotion bottles, serums, and cosmetic containers where complex shapes make traditional labels impractical. The seamless wrap creates a premium feel that matches higher-end positioning.

Shrink sleeves also work well for promotional campaigns, limited editions, and multi-packs where temporary branding needs to look permanent.

Why Work With Teal Packaging

Most shrink sleeve suppliers require large volume commitments that price out growing brands. Teal Packaging has low minimum order quantities, so you can order exactly what you need for a product launch, test batch, or seasonal run.

free shipping are confirmed during quoting, and production completes within 14 days of artwork approval. That timeline lets you respond to market trends, restock fast sellers, and test new designs without long lead times eating into your momentum.

Our team handles the technical details, including shrink ratios, film selection, and perforation placement, so your sleeves fit and perform correctly on your specific containers. Request a free quote to get started, or contact our team with questions about your project.

Custom Shrink Sleeves for Bottles, Jars, and Retail Products

Custom shrink sleeves wrap around bottles, jars, tubes, and containers to give brands more design surface than a standard label. Teal can quote printed sleeves, metallic ink planning, product cartons, labels, and secondary packaging around the container size.

  • Best uses: bottles, jars, cosmetics, food containers, wellness products, candles, and promotional product lines.
  • Quote details: container dimensions, sleeve height, artwork, finish, quantity, application method, and secondary packaging needs.
  • Planning note: confirm container material, fill process, heat sensitivity, and barcode placement before production.

Related planning pages: tubes and jars, 30ml bottle boxes.

How to Order Custom Shrink Sleeves

Ordering custom shrink sleeves is simple:

  • Submit a quote request with your dimensions, quantity, and design references
  • Receive quote guidance within one business day
  • Send your artwork or work with our design team (free dieline + 2 revision rounds)
  • Approve the digital proof and production begins
  • Standard production takes 7 business days after proof approval; complex or high-volume orders may require 10-14 business days
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers about custom shrink sleeves, materials, lead times, and ordering.

Most standard custom box projects start around 50 units. Specialty structures, regulated categories, and some material choices may start at 100+ units.

Standard production takes 7 business days after proof approval. Complex or high-volume orders may require 10-14 business days. Shipping time depends on destination.

Fully custom dimensions at no extra charge. Common sizes from 4x4x2 to 18x12x8 inches. Submit your required dimensions with your quote request.

Full-color CMYK, Pantone spot colors, white ink on kraft. Finishing: matte/gloss lamination, spot UV, embossing, debossing, and foil stamping.

FSC-certified paper options, recyclable materials, and soy or water-based ink options are available by specification. See the certifications and materials page for claim scope.

Yes. Free shipping is included on every Teal order. Delivery timeline, carrier/service level, and destination requirements are confirmed during quoting.

Yes. Use the sample kit to check materials, finishes, print quality, and sizing before committing to a full production run.

We offer kraft paperboard in 300 to 400 gsm weights, white SBS (solid bleached sulfate) board in 14pt and 18pt, corrugated board in E-flute and B-flute for shipping protection, and rigid chipboard in 1.5mm to 2.5mm for luxury packaging. FSC-certified and recyclable options depend on the selected board and finish.

Yes. Every order includes free dieline creation and artwork review. Send us your logo and brand colors, and our design team will create a print-ready layout. We provide a digital proof for your approval before production starts. No design fees or hidden charges.

Why Order Custom Shrink Sleeves from Teal Packaging?

Teal Packaging produces custom shrink sleeves with low order minimums, material guidance, dieline support, artwork review, and a digital proof before production begins.

Standard production takes 7 business days after proof approval, while complex or high-volume orders may require 10-14 business days. FSC-certified paper options, recyclable materials, specialty finishes, and free shipping are scoped on the certifications and materials page.

Before requesting a quote, use the box size and dimensional weight calculator or the eco-friendly packaging material selector to narrow sizing and material choices.

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Where You Can Find Us

We serve customers through our locations around the globe.

USA (Head Office)

(224) 546-8325
1800 W Hawthorne Lane Ste 205
West Chicago, Illinois, 60185

USA

(224) 546-8325
44288 Fremont Blvd,
Fremont, CA 94538, USA

UK

+44 7342 050575
29 Stafford Road, Wallington,
Surrey, England,
SM6 9AP

UAE

+971 564246684
Office 1904, The
Metropolis Tower - Opp Bay
Square Dubai - Dubai - UAE

China

No. 3 Longxing Dongnan Yiheng
Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou,
Guangdong, China

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