Printed boxes for panel, round and cabin air filters, sized so the pleats don’t get crushed and the part number is easy to read on a warehouse shelf. Choose kraft, white or printed corrugated, with tuck or crash lock bottoms and space for fitment details.
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An air filter looks tough until you squeeze it. The pleats crush, the rubber gasket deforms, and a dented frame won’t seal in the housing. Custom air filter boxes are sized around the filter so none of that happens on the way from your warehouse to the customer’s garage, and they carry the part number and fitment details that stop people from buying the wrong one.
Aftermarket parts brands, filter manufacturers, online auto parts sellers and HVAC suppliers order these. The pain they bring us is usually about range size. They might stock dozens of filter models that look almost identical, and a plain brown box with a sticker isn’t helping anyone pick the right one.
Air filters come in a few basic shapes. Panel filters are flat rectangles. Round or cylindrical filters are short and wide with a hole through the middle. Cabin filters are thin panels, often a bit flexible. Each wants a different box, and getting the internal clearance right is what protects the pleats and gasket.
Give us the overall length, width and height including the gasket, plus the weight. A few millimeters of clearance is plenty; more than that and the filter shifts around and rubs the box corners. If you sell a whole range, we can work out a handful of box sizes that cover most models, which keeps your stock of empty boxes simpler.
Most air filters go in corrugated, because they ship in mixed cartons with heavy parts and get stacked high in warehouses. E-flute is thin enough to print nicely and still holds its shape under a stack. For large round filters or multi-packs, B-flute adds more crush strength. Our guide on single, double and triple wall corrugated explains when each one makes sense.
Small cabin filters sold on a retail rack can go in heavy SBS paperboard, which prints sharper and costs a bit less. Kraft corrugated suits brands that want a workshop look and like the fact that most corrugated and kraft boxes are recyclable.
The part number should be the biggest thing on the end panel. That’s the panel facing out on a shelf, and it’s what a parts counter worker reads first. Put it on two ends if the boxes might be shelved either way. Fitment notes, filter dimensions and a barcode go on the sides.
Color coding helps too. Some brands use one band color per filter type, so cabin, engine and HVAC filters are easy to tell apart at a glance. You’ll find more ideas in our auto parts packaging and our headlight and fuse boxes, which use the same approach.
Custom air filter boxes have low minimums, often around 50 boxes depending on the style, and the per-box price drops with volume. Our team builds the dieline and lays out your artwork for free, and checks files for print issues before you get a digital proof. A physical sample is available on request if you want to test fit with a real filter.
Standard production is 10 to 12 business days after proof approval, and ground shipping is free anywhere in the USA. Browse more in auto parts boxes or send us your filter list for a quote.
Often, yes. If filters are close in size, a shared box with a small insert or clearance can cover several part numbers and simplify your stock.
A B-flute corrugated box with a crash lock bottom is a good choice, since it holds weight well and sets up quickly on the packing line.
Yes. Each part number can have its own artwork on the same dieline, or we can leave a clear area for your own labels.
Similar options include custom auto parts packaging, custom bike parts boxes and headlight fuse box & lighting electrical box. Browse all of them in auto parts boxes.
