Quick Answer: Teal Packaging coordinates branded kits with sourced merchandise, custom packaging, kit assembly, and ship-to-recipient service. Most custom packaging starts at 50 units, while sourced tumblers and hoodies use a 100 unit MOQ. The kit contents, package construction, packing sequence, and timing are confirmed in the quote, with free dieline design and a digital proof before print.
Questions or ready for a quote? Contact Teal Packaging at info@tealpackaging.com or (224) 546-8325.
Branded Kits for Employee and Client Programs 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 23, 2026 · Teal Packaging operates a US facility in West Chicago, Illinois.
A branded kit is a defined package with three obligations: contain the approved merchandise, present it in the right order, and reach each recipient on the intended schedule. Teams often lose time when they buy apparel, drinkware, boxes, inserts, and shipping as disconnected tasks. Teal Packaging coordinates sourced merchandise, custom packaging, kit assembly, and ship-to-recipient service through one quote-led process.
Use this page for an employee welcome kit, onboarding kit, new hire kit, event package, or client shipment. For a single presentation box, review custom swag boxes. For seasonal client gifting, compare corporate holiday gifts.
What Teal assembles
Teal starts with the recipient package you want to create. That may be a sourced hoodie with a printed mailer and welcome note, a tumbler with an insert, or a collection of selected items packed into a custom box. The quote defines the items, packaging, assembly work, and destination handling. If the contents change, the package and schedule may change as well, so approve the complete set before the dieline is finalized.
- Sourced merchandise selected for the program and confirmed in the quote.
- Custom printed boxes, mailers, sleeves, inserts, or other packaging in the approved scope.
- Assembly of the approved merchandise and packaging into recipient-ready kits.
- Ship-to-recipient coordination using the destination list and delivery plan provided by the buyer.
- Free dieline design and a digital proof before print for custom packaging.
Additional handling or platform functions are not assumed. If the kit requires a special handling step, describe it in the brief and ask Teal to include or exclude it explicitly in the quote.
Kit structures for common programs
New-hire kits usually benefit from a simple opening order. Place the welcome note where it is seen first, protect the merchandise, and keep the package easy to distribute. Onboarding kits add printed instructions or a separate component for a workstream. Event kits are about throughput: efficient assembly, then delivery to one or more sites. Client kits tend to justify a more formal presentation. Teal can quote each structure when the intended recipient experience is clear.
| Kit type | Typical purpose | Quote decisions |
|---|---|---|
| Employee welcome kit | Introduce a new teammate with useful branded items | Merchandise, size mix, package fit, note, assembly, and destination |
| Onboarding kit | Support a structured first-week or first-month program | Item sequence, printed materials, packing method, and ship date |
| New hire kit | Repeat a defined recipient package at a planned quantity | Quantity, sourced choices, packaging run, recipient addresses, and timing |
| Client or event kit | Deliver a controlled set for an external audience | Presentation direction, proof, assembly volume, and delivery routing |
Merchandise choices need approval
Tumblers and hoodies in a branded kit are sourced merchandise. Teal does not claim to manufacture them. The quote and digital proof confirm the selected tumbler or garment, decoration, colors, size mix, packing approach, and timing. Those details are configurable choices and should not be treated as guaranteed stock specifications before approval. Sourced tumblers and hoodies use a 100 unit MOQ.
Other merchandise can be reviewed for the kit, but the exact choice, availability, and decoration must be confirmed in the quote. Give Teal the audience, use case, quantity, and budget direction instead of selecting from an unverified list. A clear brief lets the package be designed around the actual item dimensions and the actual recipient distribution.
Packaging, MOQ, and pricing
Most custom packaging starts at 50 units. Specialty rigid packaging starts at 100 or more. A kit with an insert or a more complex construction may need a specific quantity and schedule, so the approved configuration controls. Pricing from about $0.44 per unit at volume applies only to qualifying custom packaging. It does not apply to sourced merchandise, assembly, shipping, small runs, rigid boxes, kits as a whole, or every configuration.
Teal has plants in West Chicago, Illinois and Guangzhou. The selected package and production route determine the timing shown in the quote. The two-plant structure gives the buyer a defined routing conversation without implying that every kit follows a single location or production origin before quoting.
Timing and delivery planning
Eligible in-house work may run in about 7 business days. Specialty imported work may take about 12 weeks. A kit can include several workstreams, so merchandise sourcing, decoration, packaging, assembly, and recipient shipping all need to be considered. Rush work is quoted by job and adds 7 to 25 percent when available. Free US shipping is part of the stated service offer, with destination scope and ship-to-recipient details confirmed in the quote.
Provide the target arrival date. The order date alone is not enough to build a schedule. Include a single destination or the expected address count, whether recipients will receive identical kits, and whether sizes or colors need to be mixed. Those facts help Teal set a schedule that reflects the real assembly and delivery work.
How to order branded kits
- Define the audience, program purpose, quantity, contents, recipient locations, and target arrival date.
- List the sourced merchandise choices and the packaging direction. Include decoration, garment, color, size mix, and packing preferences as items for confirmation.
- Review the quote for the packaging MOQ, 100 unit sourced-merchandise MOQ where applicable, assembly scope, shipping, and timing.
- Approve the free dieline and digital proof before print. Check item fit, copy, artwork, and the intended opening sequence.
- Confirm the assembly and ship-to-recipient plan, then release the approved kit for production and delivery.
Build a brief that avoids rework
State what the recipient should receive in the first minute of opening the package. Name the item that needs protection, the item that needs a size mix, and any message or printed material that must be visible. Include whether kits go to one office or individual addresses. If the program repeats, explain the expected cadence without assuming that every future configuration will have the same stock or timing.
Send logo files, brand colors, copy, and any existing dieline or package reference. Teal can use the approved requirements to develop the free dieline. The digital proof should answer the practical questions before print: does the artwork match, does the package fit the selected contents, and does the packing order support the recipient experience?
Start the kit
Send the item list, quantity, recipient locations, and target arrival date to request a kit quote. Attach logo files and any existing dieline or package reference in the same message; Teal starts the free dieline from those and returns the quote with sourcing, packaging, assembly, and delivery scope broken out.
