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How to specify a Cardboard Insert

What to put on an RFQ for Cardboard Insert: the ratings, documents, and constraints that change the quote.

25 Oct 2026 · 3 min read · Tradinor Desk

Specification points for Cardboard InsertTRADINOR · FIGUREWhat to lock for Cardboard InsertSizeStrengthBarrierPrint
Put these on the RFQ for Cardboard Insert before you compare prices.

A buyer searching for Cardboard Insert is usually trying to stop a bad substitute. Packaging is specified by the product it must protect, the distribution test, and the print. The notes below are selection criteria for a Cardboard Insert. They are not a catalog promise. Confirm every rating on the current datasheet, drawing, or test report for the revision you will receive.

What has to be true of Cardboard Insert

Packaging is specified by the product it must protect, the distribution test, and the print. For a Cardboard Insert, start from the duty, then the interface to the rest of the machine or the room, then the document that proves the claim. A lower price that leaves one of those blank is a different product.

Cardboard Insert is easy to confuse with Jar. If the quote could be read as either, add the line that separates them: the rating, the fitment, or the standard named below. Link the drawing number to that line so receiving inspection can reject the wrong one.

Numbers that change the quote

Line What to write for Cardboard Insert
Size Internal dimensions and the board or film grade.
Strength ECT, burst, or a stated drop and stack test.
Barrier Moisture or grease needs, if any.
Print Colors, the artwork revision, and the barcode.
Closure Tape, adhesive, or a zipper, and how the line erects it.
Recycling The material claim you are prepared to print.

How to compare two offers

Lay both quotes for Cardboard Insert on one sheet and line up size, strength, and barrier. If a cell is empty, the offer is not finished. Ask for the missing line in writing. When those match, the honest difference is lead time, the test evidence, and who carries the warranty. Do not average a fully specified Cardboard Insert with a cheaper line that omitted size.

Documents worth having before the deposit

Ask for a drawing with flute or film and the dieline. The file should name Cardboard Insert and the revision, not only the supplier’s homepage. A factory quality certificate such as ISO 9001 can sit beside that file. It does not replace it.

Failures that show up after delivery

  • Approving artwork without the barcode quiet zone.
  • Claiming a recycle mark the local system does not accept.
  • Sizing the box to the product and forgetting void and drop height.

On a Cardboard Insert, the expensive version of the first mistake is discovering it after the goods are in the crate. Put the rejection condition in the purchase order while the supplier can still restate the offer.

A worked RFQ line

Use this shape, then replace the brackets with your duty: “Cardboard Insert — Write size, board or film, strength test, and artwork revision.” That sentence is a template, not a rating of any brand. If a supplier’s datasheet uses different units, convert them onto this sheet so the next offer can be compared.

Where words like IP67 belong

Searches often add a constraint to Cardboard Insert: IP67, or OEM / custom. Keep those on this page. IP67 is dust-tight plus a defined temporary immersion. It is not a rating for living underwater, and it says nothing about sunlight or salt. OEM or custom means a drawing, a revision, and a statement of who owns the tool. Without those, you are buying the catalog part. If you need a third constraint, add it as another line on the same drawing. A second URL that only swaps the adjective does not give a buyer a second fact.

Related in this section: how to specify Jar.

Questions buyers actually ask

What should an RFQ for Cardboard Insert include?

Write size, board or film, strength test, and artwork revision.

Is a cheaper Cardboard Insert the same part?

Only if size, strength, and the documents match. A missing line is a different offer.

Do waterproof, OEM, or IP words need their own page?

No. For Cardboard Insert they are extra lines on this specification. Ask for the test or the drawing that gives the word a value.