Custom Printed Paper Bags

A paper bag can be so much more than a way for your customers to carry their goods. A custom printed paper bag can be a potent marketing tool and a walk-around brand ambassador. It can also lower your environmental impact when you choose FSC and recycled materials.

Branding is an essential aspect of modern business and marketing. Whatever your industry, sector, vertical, or niche, branded packaging is an effective and economical marketing strategy for any company. Whether you’re launching product lines, re-branding old ones, or elevating your brand identity custom printed paper bags should be part of your strategy. They’re great for adding value to the products they carry, too, and as custom bags are often kept and reused, thousands of potential customers can see them over their lifetime.

Custom Printed Paper Bag Prices

While the final cost of your custom printed paper bags depends on several factors such as the structural design, size, paper choice, finishes, and quantity, the example price chart below will give you an idea of how much your project could cost. Note that, unlike many offset printers who set a minimum order quantity (MOQ) of 1,000 units, our MOQ is just 500.

Custom Paper Bag Prices Chart

All prices listed in USD

Quantity	500pcs		1000pcs		2000pcs		5000pcs		10000pcs		20000pcs
Length * Gusset * Height	Unit	Total	Unit	Total	Unit	Total	Unit	Total	Unit	Total	Unit	Total
220 x 60 x 330 mm	$0.78	$390	$0.55	$550	$0.43	$860	$0.38	$1,900	$0.36	$3,600	$0.34	$6,800
300 x 80 x 420 mm	$0.90	$450	$0.65	$650	$0.51	$1,020	$0.45	$2,250	$0.44	$4,400	$0.42	$8,400
330 x 100 x 450 mm	$0.95	$475	$0.70	$700	$0.56	$1,120	$0.50	$2,500	$0.49	$4,900	$0.47	$9,400

Please note that all prices are EXW our facility and do not include shipping costs.
250 gsm C1S paper with matte lamination outside, cotton handle

The Advantages of Custom Printed Paper Bags

Custom printed paper bags have many advantages over plain paper or plastic alternatives. They may cost a little more, but the return on investment is potentially much higher. A well-designed custom bag becomes a part of the product asset. Let’s look at how.

Custom printed bags add considerable value to your customers’ shopping experience making it more pleasurable and memorable.
For very little extra investment, you can turn shopping in your stores into e a complete brand experience with custom printed bags—and it’s an experience that customers carry home with them.
Customers who leave your store with a branded bag carry your marketing message to potentially dozens of other locations where it can be seen by other potential customers.
A printed bag broadcasts the style and the ethos of the company.
Custom printed paper bags are also a great way to add value to your product. Customers appreciate items that come with a bit of extra care and attention, and custom-made bags show that you care.
We can design custom printed bags for seasons, collections, product launches, and other occasions, keeping your brand image fresh and relevant all year round.
We can make branded paper bags from FSC-certified, recycled, and recyclable materials, closing the waste loop, and promoting your company’s commitment to the environment.
You can use vibrant colors and bold designs to create an eye-catching paper bag that stands out from the crowd.
Custom printed bags can drive traffic to your website, online stores, and social media just by adding a call-to-action and a scannable QR code right there on the bag or a detachable tag.
Bags with creative designs are more likely to be saved, reused, and shared on social media, given their eye-catching nature.

Those are just a few of the advantages of custom printed paper bags. Most paper bag suppliers offer a limited range of customizable styles and sizes from which you must choose, limiting the individuality and precision of solutions. But not at QinPrinting. We will help you design and print truly unique custom printed paper bags tailored in every detail to your specific needs.

Custom Printed Paper Bag Sizes

We don’t limit your design choices. Whether you need small folding bags, large carry bags with reinforced sides and handles, or anything in between; just tell us what you want and we’ll make them for you! That said, here are a few of the most common standard sizes to give you a few ideas to get started with:

220 mm × 100 mm × 300 mm
220 mm × 110 mm × 295 mm
260 mm × 120 mm × 310 mm
260 mm × 140 mm × 330 mm
320 mm × 160 mm × 410 mm
450 mm × 170 mm × 485 mm
320 mm × 220 mm × 245 mm

You can choose different shapes and orientations besides sizes. These factors will depend on your product ranges. For example, you may wish to customize your printed paper bag structure to accommodate cosmetics, perfumes, wines and other bottles, clothing, heavier goods and electronics, books, food, toys, and more.

Custom Printed Paper Bag Materials

QinPrinting has a vast array of paper options from which to choose depending on your brand style, bag structural design, the products the bags will hold, and your budget. Here are the most popular and useful options for a variety of uses.

White Kraft Paper

The same as brown Kraft paper, but bleached white. This is another great choice for custom printed paper bags as it is sturdy yet classy at the same time. We can finish it in a variety of ways and it maintains excellent color reproduction.

Textured Paper

Textured paper is a great choice for paper gift bags, retail paper bags, high branding paper bags and more. If you order fewer than 5,000 pieces, you may choose the texture style from our standard stock. If you print over 20,000 pieces, we can also create customized textured paper according to your needs.

Brown Kraft Paper

Kraft paper is made from chemical pulp, often with recycled or waste materials.This paper is tough, resistant, and durable with a natural look, which makes it a great option for eco-friendly and craft products. Although, with the right design and printing, it can be used for luxury items, too.

C1S Paper (Coated on One Side) with Laminationer

The same as with C2S but only coated on one side, which will usually be the outer side of the bag. If you’re only printing on one surface, then this could be the optimal solution. Lamination still provides protection against tearing, spillages, and general wear, but the inner, uncoated surface will be more vulnerable.

C2S Paper (Coated on Both Sides) with Lamination

C2S is high-quality paper with a special coating on both sides, which makes the surface beautifully smooth. It’s an excellent option for full-color printing, which maintains the vibrancy and palette of your designs. Laminating the surface of the paper provides an extra layer of protection and durability, increasing the bag’s useful life. C2S paper is an optimal choice for packing lightweight items.

Paper Thickness (Weight) for Printed Bags

The weight of the paper (which determines how thick it is) will depend on the style, the size and structure of the bags, and the products they carry. As a rough guide, these are the most common paper weights for custom printed paper bags:

C2S Gloss and Matte Art Paper

C1S Gloss and Matte Art Paper

Brown or White Kraft Paper

Textured Paper

Besides the most popular options described above, you can also choose colored paper or any special paper. Just ask us, and we’ll send you a sample book showing our entire paper range just for the cost of mailing it.

Paper Bag Handles

While the core structure of the bag is important, the handles are a vital element of custom printed paper bags that are often overlooked. Handles must be comfortable, in keeping with the overall design, and robust enough to carry the weight of the goods. While many paper bags have handles made of folded paper, we also offer the following specialist solutions in a range of styles and colors:

Textured ribbon

Shiny ribbon

Cord or rope

Die-cut

For added strength, we can secure the handles with grommets. If you’d like tags to tie to the handles, that’s also an option.

Custom Paper Bag Printing Options

At QinPrinting, wherever possible, we use soy-based ink, which is eco-friendly and produces beautiful, vibrant colors. Bag printing options are:

CMYK offset printing

CMYK offset printing — uses cyan, magenta, yellow, and black to create the entire spectrum.

Pantone color printing

Pantone color printing—a form of offset printing, used to get 100% faithfulness in color reproduction.

UV printing

UV printing—for printing onto gold, silver, black and other colored paper.

Custom Paper Bag Special Finishes

Here’s a helpful list of the range of options to enhance your custom paper bags.

Gloss lamination

Gloss lamination adds a shiny, smooth surface that enhances the vibrancy and color of the printed bag.

Anti-scratch gloss lamination

An especially resilient type of gloss lamination to reduce the impact of scuffs, scratches, and general wear-and-tear.

Matte lamination

Matte lamination gives your printed bags a more subtle finish than gloss. It also softens the colors, which can be the perfect effect for certain products.

Anti-scratch matte lamination

An especially resilient type of matte lamination to reduce the impact of scuffs, scratches, and general wear-and-tear.

Soft touch lamination

Soft touch lamination is like matte lamination, but the surface has a delightful, almost velvet feel which speaks of quality and luxury.

Spot UV

You can highlight a specific area with spot-UV coating. We apply a clear polymer coat to the specified area — which could be a product name, a logo, or an image — which really makes it “pop” and catch the eye. Suitable only for surfaces already treated with matte or soft-touch lamination.

Foil stamping

Foil stamping adds a metallic effect to lettering or other design elements. Gold, silver and bronze are the most popular choices, but we have a vast range of colored foils from which you may choose.

Embossing

Embossing raises the surface of an area of the bag to make it literally stand out. This can highlight your brand name, for example, or your logo.

Debossing

Like embossing, only the surface is pressed inward to creative a concave impression rather than standing out. For this, you’ll need a more rigid bag structure made of paper with a weight of at least 250 gsm.

Don’t forget that you can combine several of these special finishes—such as an embossed and foil stamped brand name with a spot UV coated logo. It’s up to you!

Our Environmental Commitment

We actively encourage reuse and recycling of all our products. We can use recycled or FSC-certified or recycled materials for your custom printed paper bags on request. FSC-certified means materials from responsibly managed, sustainable forests. If you choose this option, we can also print the FSC certification logo on the bag to show your eco-friendly credentials.

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Let’s Talk!

If you’re ready to explore your options for creating unique custom printed paper bags at a price to suit your budget, we should talk. With over 25 years of success in the industry and going from strength to strength, we’re confident that we can help you design, manufacture, and print perfect paper bags. Get in touch to discuss your needs or ask us for a no-obligation quote.