Tie Boxes

Tie Boxes Sized Around a Tie That Can't Be Folded

A tie box is one of the few pieces of apparel packaging where the garment fixes one dimension and leaves the others open. A single tie, a tie with a pocket square, or a set of three all need the same internal length; only the width and depth change. The buyers are neckwear makers, menswear retailers, formal-wear and wedding suppliers, and companies ordering branded ties for staff or clients. Many of those ties are bought for someone else, so the box usually arrives at a counter or a table rather than through a mailbox. That shifts the job toward presentation: the box needs to open well, hold the tie still, and look as though it was chosen on purpose.

Tie Box Build: Rigid Case, Folding Option and Internal Length

Premium tie boxes are usually rigid, using a grayboard case that won't bow along its length. A long, narrow box is where a light carton flexes first, so board choice matters more here than on a square box.

A rolled tie needs a shorter, deeper box; a flat tie needs the full length. Tell us which before the dieline is drawn.

The Long Lid-and-Tray and Why Neckwear Needs It

A tie laid along a base and lifted out from above never has to bend, slide or be threaded through an opening, so tie boxes are commonly made as a long lid lifting off a slim tray. Compare that with a sleeve or tuck-end, where the tie is pushed in from one end and the silk can catch on the board edge or bunch at the tip. A lid also lets the person giving it open the box, check the tie and close it again without any wear showing. The format uses more board than a slim carton, and on a plain tie sold in volume that may not be worth it. On a silk tie, a set or anything given as a present, it usually is.

Foil, Wrap Paper and Insert Choices for Neckwear

Rigid tie boxes are finished in the wrap paper, which can be printed full-color, kept to one solid color, or textured. A single foil logo on the lid is the most common upgrade and usually does more than full-coverage print on a box this narrow. Embossing suits brands that want the logo felt rather than seen. Inside, a fitted insert or a card base holds the tie in place, and on sets, dividers keep each tie and pocket square apart. Folding tie boxes take full-color print directly on the board and suit volume ranges where the box won't be kept. What to skip: a large window on a rigid gift box. It gives the present away before it's opened and breaks up the wrap.

Who Packs Ties This Way, From Tailors to Wedding Planners

Tailors and bespoke shops use rigid tie boxes to finish a suit order with something that matches the cloth. Neckwear brands use them for silk ties and pocket-square sets sold through their own stores and online. Wedding planners and formal-wear shops order them in batches for groomsmen, where matching ties go out in matching boxes on the morning. Menswear retailers stock up before Father's Day and holiday gift sales, the two points in the year when ties sell as presents rather than workwear. Clubs, schools and associations order boxed club ties for members and anniversaries. Companies hand out branded ties to staff and clients, usually in a folding box with the logo on the lid.

Planning a Tie Box Run Around Gift Season

Most tie box orders are tied to a date, whether Father's Day, the holidays or a wedding, so work back from it. Rigid tie boxes take 20 business days from proof approval, and the proof only comes once artwork and dimensions are settled, so start earlier than feels necessary. If the date is close, rush is available at extra cost, quoted upfront. Send the tie's width and whether it will lie flat or rolled, plus the count for sets, and we draw the dieline around them. Artwork help costs nothing, however many revisions it takes. Should the delivered boxes differ from the proof you signed, the reprint is on us. Shipping is included, dies and setup sit in the quote, and the minimum is 100 boxes.