Packaging Planning / RFQ
How to Prepare a Packaging RFQ
Know what to share now, what can be clarified later, and how to compare early prices with defined quotes.
Resources
Packaging decisions, made clearer.
Practical guides, short definitions, and tools for planning custom packaging, preparing artwork, and checking quality requirements.
Guides
Start with a buyer question. Each guide helps you prepare a clearer brief or review a specific decision.
Artwork & Prepress
Packaging Artwork: Dielines, Bleed and DPI
Check the structure, edge artwork, and image detail before sending files for production review.
Quality Control
How AQL Packaging Inspection Works
Understand the lot, sample, defect rules, and decisions that follow an inspection result.
Topics
Packaging Planning / RFQ
Structures & Dielines
Artwork & Prepress
Quality Control
Shipping & Packing
Glossary
Plain-English explanations of packaging terms that affect a quote, file handoff, or inspection.
AQL
An index used with an agreed sampling plan to assess a defined lot; it is not a guaranteed defect rate for an order.
Bleed
Artwork extended beyond a cut edge to help a colour or image reach the finished edge after trimming. The required amount follows the confirmed production dieline and specific production requirements.
See Packaging Artwork: Dielines, Bleed and DPI or use the Packaging Bleed Calculator for an initial size calculation.
Dieline
A flat structural reference showing where a package is intended to be cut, folded, or joined.
MOQ
The minimum quantity offered for a specified packaging order or configuration.
CBM
Cubic metres, a measure of volume used in early packing and shipping estimates. Carton dimensions and quantity can be used to estimate total shipment volume; the result alone does not confirm a loading plan or freight charge.
Use the Box Volume & CBM Calculator for an initial estimate.
Related Tools
Use calculators and checklists to organize inputs and spot questions to confirm with the responsible team.