How To Measure A Box
Boxes are the initial level of protection against damage to your products whilst being handled, stocked, or shipped. Your products travel through several hands before they make their way to your customer’s front door. Choosing the right dimensions to effectively secure your product in transit whilst utilising the best shipping and volume configuration is an important consideration.
In order to ensure you know exactly what dimensions you require for your custom boxes, we've created these a guidelines on How to Measure A Box for easy reference. With this guide, you'll have no trouble getting the precise dimensions of any box, ensuring that your packing and shipping processes go smoothly.
Why do we use Millimetres?
In Australia, box dimensions are measured in millimetres (mm) due to the metric system. This ensures precision and consistency in manufacturing.
Internal vs. External Measurements
A very common mistake to make while measuring a box is using the dimensions of the outside of the box. This way of measuring the box does not properly account for the thickness of the corrugated cardboard. When measuring a box for custom manufacturing, it's important to focus on internal dimensions. These are the usable spaces inside the box where your product will fit. We use these internal dimensions to ensure that your box is built precisely to your specifications.
External dimensions, on the other hand, relate to the overall size of the box, which impacts shipping and storage but isn't used in the manufacturing process. Always provide internal dimensions when submitting your measurements. Interior measurements guarantee a perfect match for the product no matter how thick or thin the packaging walls are. Relying on the outside measurements can lead to boxes where your products will not fit inside the box.
Internal Dimensions
Ensure the device fits snugly with padding.
External Dimensions
Make sure the box meets shipping carrier size restrictions.
Consider Your Product Size
A very common mistake to make while measuring a box is using the dimensions of the outside of the box. This way of measuring the box does not properly account for the thickness of the corrugated cardboard.
Interior measurements guarantee a perfect match for the product no matter how thick or thin the packaging walls are. Relying on the outside measurements can lead to boxes where your products will not fit inside the box.
Steps to Measure
You will need to use a ruler or measuring tape to measure.
The order of measurements is Length x Width x Height with length being the longest dimension first.
