Teal prints custom cartons and mailers for Amazon sellers and can often run them on a rush window. Rush production runs from about 4 to 7 business days after proof approval on qualified ready-to-print jobs, quoted at rush review, plus 2 to 5 business days for US delivery. Qualification depends on print-ready artwork, settled dimensions and quantity, approved material direction, and fast proof approval. Teal supplies the printed packaging, not Amazon compliance labeling or prep services, so confirm current inbound requirements in Seller Central before you finalize a spec.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Rush Packaging for Amazon Sellers 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 4, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
Yes, Teal can often print custom cartons and mailers in time for an Amazon inbound window, provided the order qualifies for rush. Inbound appointments and restock windows are set by Amazon, not by your printer, so the useful move is to work backward from the date your inventory has to leave your prep location. Send the spec through a rush review and you will know what your window supports before you commit artwork.
What Teal does and does not handle here
Being precise about this saves sellers real money. Teal is a US-based packaging supplier: we print custom retail packaging, shipping cartons, and mailers to your spec, with free dieline design, full-color printing, a digital proof before production, and free US shipping. We do not act as a prep center, we do not apply Amazon compliance labeling, and we do not interpret Amazon policy for you. Amazon publishes its own inbound, prep, and labeling requirements in Seller Central and changes them over time, so confirm the current rules there and build your spec around them. If a requirement affects the printed structure (for example a size or strength target you have to hit), tell us that number in the rush review and we will build to it.
What Teal can and cannot do on a rush timeline
Rush production runs from about 4 to 7 business days after proof approval on qualified ready-to-print jobs, quoted at rush review. Standard production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval, with complex or high-volume orders longer. Add roughly 2 to 5 business days for US delivery, with express and economy options available. We will not quote a flat turnaround before we see the spec, because a one-color corrugated shipper and a finish-heavy retail carton are not the same job.
A rush window is realistic when:
- Artwork is print ready, or close enough for our team to finish on the free dieline.
- Dimensions and quantity are settled (minimum 50 units, or 100 and up for specialty rigid styles).
- Material direction is approved: corrugated E-flute or B-flute for shipping strength, kraft paperboard at 300 to 400gsm, or white SBS at 14 to 18pt for retail-facing print.
- You can approve the digital proof quickly, since timing is confirmed after proof approval.
Complex structures, specialty finishes, and very high volumes may need a standard production window. Two revision rounds are included, which gives artwork room to close without burning the calendar.
Planning backward from your inbound date
Start from the day the cartons must be in hand at your prep location or 3PL, not the day the shipment is due at the fulfillment center, and subtract:
- 2 to 5 business days for US delivery.
- From about 4 to 7 business days for rush production after proof approval on a qualified job, or from about 7 business days on a standard job.
- Your proof approval time.
- Whatever prep, counting, and labeling your own process needs after the boxes arrive, which is easy to forget and rarely zero.
If that math does not clear your window, the practical levers are quantity and complexity. A smaller first run on a simple structure can clear a tight window while a larger, finish-heavy version follows on a standard schedule.
What to send with a rush request
- Interior dimensions in length by width by height, plus the product weight if the carton is doing shipping duty.
- Quantity, plus an alternate quantity if you want to see volume pricing.
- Print-ready artwork, or your logo and brand colors if we are building to the free dieline.
- Material direction, or a description of the shipping conditions so we can recommend a flute.
- Any dimensional or strength target your inbound process requires, stated as a number.
- The date the boxes must arrive, and the ship-to address.
Not sure the stock is right? The sample kit is free with $19.99 shipping, credited toward your first custom order, so you can check material and print quality without pausing the clock. See fast packaging samples for how that works alongside a rush job, or go straight to a sample order.
Which formats rush well for Amazon sellers
Custom Amazon FBA boxes covers the carton side of an inbound shipment, and corrugated shipping boxes explains flute choice and when E-flute or B-flute makes sense for your product weight. For the unboxing piece that customers actually see, rush mailer boxes is the structure that most often clears a short timeline for us. If the retail carton needs to look premium on a shelf as well as survive transit, mention both requirements in the review so we can size the structure once instead of twice. On a compressed timeline, rush shipping boxes covers the outer carton and rush folding cartons covers the retail-facing carton, including which finishes still fit a short window.
Cost on a rush job
Custom pricing starts from $0.44 per unit at volume, and rush pricing itself is quoted at rush review rather than set as a fixed surcharge, because the drivers vary: structure, finish, quantity, material availability, and how tight the date is. Free dieline design, full-color printing, two revision rounds, a digital proof, and free US shipping are included, so the quote you see is not a starting point that grows later. If you want the cost drivers laid out before you request anything, rush packaging cost goes through them one at a time.
Start the rush review
If an inbound window is closing, do not wait for perfect files. Request a rush review with what you have, or open a quote request to compare quantities, or call (224) 546-8325. We will flag anything that puts your date at risk while you still have time to change it.
More turnaround resources
Start at fast turnaround packaging for the full set of expedited options, and read rush custom packaging for what qualifies a given box style for a rush window.
