Teal's standard MOQ is 50 units for serialized packaging. Opaque paperboard can form the presentation carton, while corrugated board can protect the parcel outer. The digital proof records dimensions, copy, and packout details before production, and specialty structures may require 100+ units after review of the completed package and chosen routing.
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Serialized Packaging From 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.
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Updated August 23, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
Plan serialized packaging around the actual shipment
Serialized packaging begins with a complete brief: the packed item list, measured dimensions, weight, quantity, destination, artwork status, and proof deadline. Those details let the package serve a real job instead of a loose visual concept. They also give the designer, buyer, and packing team the same reference. A structure works best when every person can see what it must hold, how it will be opened, and where it must arrive.
Start with the user and the handoff
The person opening serialized packaging should shape the package. A recipient may need to understand a product quickly, remove it without a struggle, and keep supporting pieces in order. Write the opening sequence before selecting a structure. That step turns a box into a considered handoff. It also exposes whether a card, insert, label, divider, or shipping outer has a real job or is only taking up space.
Keep the medical role secondary
Serialized packaging covers secondary packaging such as cartons, cards, inserts, and labels around supplied contents. Teal does not provide primary containers, filling, lidding, sealing, sterile barriers, or sterilization. For blister work, Teal supplies cards or backing only, with no primary cavity or product-handling step. That scope keeps the package practical and avoids unsupported claims about a supplied product or its performance.
Measure every item before the layout
The serialized packaging layout starts with measurements for each product, card, insert, label, accessory, and protection layer. Give each part a named position and a clear removal motion. A divider, sleeve, or shaped insert should keep pieces from shifting without trapping them. This avoids a common failure: the flat artwork looks correct, then the real package becomes loose, awkward, or slow to assemble. The approved packout should show the same order the packing team will use.
Give printed information a stable panel
Reserve flat, readable areas for brand copy, instructions, handling information, and variable fields supplied by the customer. In serialized packaging, keep critical content away from folds, closures, glue areas, and label seams. The digital proof should show panel order and finished dimensions together. That lets approvers see what is fixed print, what may be applied later, and which information must remain visible after the package is assembled and ready for shipment.
Choose material for the work
Opaque paperboard can suit a printed presentation carton. Corrugated board can protect the parcel outer. Rigid board may fit a heavier or presentation-led serialized packaging. Choose material from item weight, opening motion, print coverage, finish request, and route. Material defines a packaging layer. It does not promise product performance, storage conditions, or any result that sits outside the written scope and the supplied specifications.
Treat tamper evidence as a design feature
Tamper-evident labels or bands can make a secondary opening visible when the structure supports them. Put their position on the proof and confirm the application step during packout review. Child resistance, if requested, is a design feature only. Certification and regulatory validation are outside Teal's scope. The customer should provide required legal direction and exact approved wording for every panel that carries a claim, warning, or variable identifier.
Separate presentation from parcel protection
The display package and shipping outer do different work in serialized packaging. State packed dimensions, cushioning needs, destination, label area, and any fulfillment handoff. Protect the assembled presentation package from transit without crushing corners, lids, or printed surfaces. Review the outer together with the insert and contents. A strong presentation package still needs a practical parcel layer that protects the opening experience after carrier handling and a real delivery route.
Use the approval record as a packing tool
The digital proof checks copy, panel placement, and visual treatment. The assembled review checks item count, fit, opening sequence, insert access, closure, and parcel protection. Use both reviews for serialized packaging. If a supplied item changes dimensions after approval, revisit the insert and finished layout before production. The final record should let the packing team reproduce the intended handoff without making a judgment call, even when a project has versions or repeat orders.
Secondary packaging boundaries
Teal supplies secondary cartons, blister cards, inserts, and labels. It does not supply primary containers, product filling, sterile barriers, primary sealing, or sterilization. Compliance-support details can include tamper-evident bands or labels, lot and expiry printing areas, serialization-ready panels, and opaque or light-protective board.
Child resistance can be explored as a design feature only. Certification is outside Teal's scope. The customer controls approved product copy, primary-pack requirements, and validation.
Set MOQ, routing, and timing after review
Teal has two production facilities: West Chicago, Illinois and Guangzhou, with per-job routing. Standard packaging begins at an MOQ of 50 units. Specialty structures may require 100+ units, while merch projects use an MOQ of 100 units. Applicable work can start at about $0.44 per unit at volume. Turnaround is quoted as a range after materials, structure, destination, and selected route are known. The written quote defines the final scope.
Make the buyer decision concrete
Before choosing serialized packaging, compare the finished packout rather than a headline or a single price. Ask whether the structure fits the supplied items, whether a recipient can open it cleanly, whether the proof reflects final dimensions, and whether the parcel outer protects the presentation layer. These questions are useful for a one-time launch and for an ongoing buying program because they reveal where a package may fail after artwork has already been approved.
Quote checklist
- Which supplied items must the serialized packaging hold?
- Which panels need brand-supplied instructions or variable information?
- What insert, presentation, and parcel-protection layers are required?
- Who approves the digital proof and assembled packout?
Related packaging pages
Explore Tamper Evident Packaging and Medical Device Packaging for connected product work. The next quote request should include the measured item list, desired structure, quantity, finish request, destination, and proof deadline. That gives Teal enough context to prepare a written scope that matches the package that will actually be built, packed, routed, and opened by the intended recipient.
