Six paper types, one supplier. Water-based food-safe inks on FDA-compliant stock for anything that touches food, and full-bleed brand printing on everything else. Whether you sell skincare online, run a bakery counter, or ship a monthly subscription box, there is a paper here sized and specced for the job.
Custom Printed Tissue Paper
Soft 17–20gsm tissue for a premium inner layer. Full-bleed color or a repeating logo. Best for gift boxes, retail bags, and DTC shipments.
GiftRetailFashionDTC
Custom Printed Kraft Paper
Durable natural or bleached white paperboard stock for sandwich wrap, e-commerce void fill, and retail bag liners. FSC-certified options available.
E-CommerceFoodRetail
Parchment & Greaseproof Paper
Grease-resistant, translucent, and FDA-compliant. Keeps pastries, deli items, and baked goods fresh while carrying your logo at point of sale.
BakeryPatisserieArtisan Food
Deli & Sandwich Wrap Paper
Moisture-resistant food wrap printed with water-based inks on FDA-compliant stock. For burger wraps, sandwich sheets, and tray liners.
RestaurantQSRFood Truck
Custom Printed Wrapping Paper
Rolls or flat sheets in matte, gloss, or satin. Seasonal artwork or a clean logo wrap for retail gifting, subscription boxes, and holiday campaigns.
GiftingSeasonalSubscription
Custom Printed Butcher Paper
Heavy-duty, uncoated, rustic. Rolls up to custom lengths for BBQ joints, butcher shops, and farm-to-table counter service.
BBQButcherFarm-to-Table
SPEC SHEET
Customized Paper comparison guide
PAPER TYPE
BEST FOR
FOOD SAFE
ECO OPTION
MIN. GSM
FINISHES
IDEAL INDUSTRIES
Tissue
Gift wrap, retail inner lining
No
Recycled
17gsm
Matte
Fashion, DTC, Gifting
Kraft
Sandwich wrap, e-commerce liner
Yes (uncoated)
FSC
40gsm
Natural / Matte
Food, E-Commerce, Retail
Parchment / Greaseproof
Pastries, deli, bakery
Yes (FDA)
Compostable
30gsm
Translucent / Matte
Bakery, Deli, Artisan Food
Deli / Wax Wrap
Burgers, sandwiches, tray liners
Yes (FDA)
Limited
35gsm
Wax-coated / Matte
QSR, Restaurant, Food Truck
Wrapping
Gifting, seasonal, retail
No
Recycled
60gsm
Matte / Gloss / Satin
Retail, Subscription, Gifting
Butcher
BBQ wraps, deli counter
Yes
FSC
40gsm
Natural / Matte
BBQ, Butcher, Farm-to-Table
USE CASES
Custom Printed Papers by Industry
Customers range from one-person Etsy shops to regional restaurant chains and national subscription brands. Each industry uses these papers differently.
📦
E-Commerce & DTC
A branded tissue wrap or printed kraft liner makes the unboxing feel intentional — the moment that gets filmed and posted. Pair the inner paper with your custom mailer boxes for one color-matched brand story.
Unboxing & Fulfillment
🥖
Restaurants, Food Trucks & Bakeries
Printed parchment, greaseproof, and deli wrap put your logo in the customer's hands at the counter, on food-safe stock (see the food-grade section below).
Food Service & QSR
🛍️
Retail & Gift Shops
Tissue inside the bag and wrapping paper at the gift counter signal quality before the customer leaves the store.
Boutique & Point of Sale
🎁
Subscription Boxes
Coordinated tissue, a kraft wrap, and crinkle fill build a monthly ritual subscribers open on camera.
Recurring Kits
✨
Cosmetics & Skincare
Tissue is the first branded element a customer touches when opening a shipment — before the product, before the insert card.
Beauty & Luxury
🌿
Cannabis & CBD
Tissue and kraft liners for child-resistant kits, dispensary bags, and display-case liners. See custom CBD packaging.
Dispensary Packaging
COMPLIANCE
Food-Grade Custom Printed Papers: FDA-Compliant and Branded
When packaging touches food, compliance is not optional. Every food-grade paper we print — parchment, greaseproof, deli, wax, and sandwich wrap — uses water-based, non-toxic inks on FDA-compliant substrates rated for direct food contact. Material safety data sheets ship on request, and we provide additional certification documentation when your state or distributor requires it.
Parchment and greaseproof paper are the food brand's most-used touchpoint. Pastry customers photograph orders before they unwrap them, so a grease-resistant, translucent sheet works as packaging and as marketing at the same time. For eco programs, we also run soy-vegetable-based inks on select stocks.
State your deadline at quote stage and we confirm rush availability within 4 business hours before you commit.
Sizes, dimensions & GSM
Paper Type
Standard Sheets
Rolls
Tissue
20×26", 20×30", 14×20"
—
Parchment / Greaseproof
10×10", 12×12", 14×14"
—
Deli / Wax
10×10", 12×12", 14×14"
12" wide
Kraft / Butcher
12×12", 18×24", 24×36"
18", 24", 36"
GSM Range
Weight Class
Typical Use
17–20gsm
Ultra-lightweight
Tissue for box lining and gift wrap
30–35gsm
Grease-resistant
Bakery and deli food wrap
40–60gsm
Structural kraft
Void fill and surface protection
60–90gsm
Premium wrapping
Holds sharp creases for retail gifting
Non-standard widths and extra-long rolls are available on request, with no upcharge for custom sizes on 500+ unit orders.
Artwork specifications
Requirement
Standard
Accepted formats
PDF (preferred), AI, EPS, 300+ dpi PNG
Color profile
CMYK only (RGB is flagged and converted)
Bleed
0.125" (3mm) on all edges
Typography
Fonts embedded or outlined
Line weight
Avoid lines thinner than 0.25pt on tissue
Dark colors on kraft take on warm undertones from the natural substrate — plan the palette accordingly. Repeating patterns suit tissue and wrapping; a single centered logo suits parchment and deli wrap, landing face-up when food is folded. Every file gets a free pre-press review before production.
Custom printed papers vs plain packaging
Plain tissue and unbranded kraft do the same functional job — they wrap and protect. The difference is what the customer perceives. Branded presentation lowers the “arrived cheap” impression that drives returns and turns a routine delivery into shareable content.
The cost gap is small at volume. Plain tissue runs about $0.08–0.12 per sheet in bulk; custom printed tissue starts at $0.45 at 50 units and falls to $0.18 at 2,000+ — a difference of a few cents per sheet at scale. Pair your paper with custom mailer boxes, rigid gift boxes, or folding carton boxes for one color-matched brand story, printed with water-based or soy-vegetable-based inks.
Eco-friendly custom printed papers
US buyers increasingly weigh sustainability when they choose a brand, and packaging is where that value shows. Every eco option prints with the same CMYK quality as the standard range.
Tell us your eco requirement at quote stage and we recommend the right sustainable substrate and provide certification documentation for your retail partners.
Pair your papers with custom boxes
Product
Pairs Best With
Why It Works
Custom Mailer Boxes
Tissue + Kraft Liner
Outer box and inner wrap, color-matched from one supplier
Rigid Gift Boxes
Tissue + Crinkle Fill
Premium boxes matched to premium interior paper
Corrugated Shipping Boxes
Kraft Liner
Branded shipper protected with matching kraft
Folding Carton Boxes
Tissue Insert
Retail cartons finished with a branded inner sheet
Wholesale volume pricing
Quantity
Discount
Ideal For
500 – 1,999
15–25% off
Growing brands
2,000 – 4,999
25–40% off
Regional restocks
5,000 – 9,999
40–55% off
Multi-location
10,000+
Contract rate
National enterprise
Orders of 5,000+ units per month qualify for 12-month fixed rates, dedicated account management, priority scheduling, and synchronized multi-location delivery. Split-ship and annual-commitment pricing are available.
Seasonal paper is a high-return, time-boxed run. Holiday tissue and wrapping drive gift purchases and social content across October–December. Order early — that window is the busiest.
Season / Event
Target Ship
Order By
Note
Q4 Holiday (Christmas)
Dec 1–15
Nov 1–7
Busiest — order early
Thanksgiving / Fall
Nov 10–20
Oct 14
Peak Oct–Nov
Valentine's Day
Feb 7–10
Jan 14
Standard lead time
Spring / Easter
Mar 20–Apr 5
Mar 1
Standard lead time
Mother's Day
May 5–8
Apr 10
Gift-wrap peak
Custom Events
Your date
4–6 weeks prior
Contact for timelines
Reorder program
For brands that use printed paper continuously — restaurants, subscription boxes, retail chains, bakeries — running out mid-operation means shipping unbranded. The reorder program removes that risk.
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Stored artwork
We keep your approved file at no charge — no resubmission on reorders.
◷
Scheduled runs
Monthly, quarterly, or custom. Production runs automatically and ships by your date, with tracking.
◆
Locked pricing
Your volume rate is held for the schedule term, and queued ahead of new orders at peak.
⇄
Flexible
Adjust or cancel with 30 days' notice; submit updated artwork before any cycle.
Compliance & certifications
Certification
What It Means
FDA Food Contact
Meets direct food-contact requirements; water-based inks only
FSC-Certified
Paper from responsibly managed forests
Non-Toxic Inks
Soy and water-based; no petroleum or high-VOC chemicals
Compostable (ASTM D6400)
Select parchment suitable for industrial composting
MSDS
Safety data sheets for all food-grade papers on request
Documentation ships free within one business day. If a delivered order does not match your approved proof, we reprint at no charge.
What Our Customers Say About Our Custom Printed Papers
★★★★★
"We switched our tissue paper supplier after years of bland, generic wrap. Urgent Custom Boxes matched our brand colors perfectly on the first proof — and our unboxing video got 40K views in three days."
MK
Maya K. — Founder, Soleil Skincare
🛒 DTC E-Commerce · Austin, TX
★★★★★
"The custom printed butter paper has been a game-changer for our pastry counter. Customers photograph their orders before they even unwrap them. We've had people ask where we got our packaging — that's never happened before."
TP
Thomas P. — Owner, Maison Boulangerie
🥐 Artisan Bakery · Brooklyn, NY
★★★★★
"We needed 250 sheets of custom wax paper for our burger wraps — no other printer would touch an order that small. Urgent Custom Boxes said yes, shipped in 6 days, and the food-safe certification was already included. Will reorder every month."
JR
Jake R. — Co-Founder, Stack'd Burgers
🍔 QSR Restaurant · Chicago, IL
★★★★★
"Our subscribers actually reuse our custom printed wrapping paper. Multiple people have posted photos of gifts they wrapped with it. For a subscription box brand, that kind of loyalty is everything — and it all starts with the paper."
AL
Amara L. — CEO, The Ritual Box
📬 Subscription Box · Miami, FL
GOT QUESTIONS?
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum order quantity?
Minimums start at 50 units for tissue, parchment, and deli/wax paper. Kraft and butcher minimums are based on roll length and print coverage — built for small businesses testing a new design.
How much do custom printed papers cost?
Tissue starts at $0.45 per sheet at 50 units and drops to $0.18 at 2,000+. Kraft starts at $0.38 and reaches $0.15 at volume. Price depends on paper type, size, print coverage, and quantity.
How long does production and shipping take?
Standard production is 5–7 business days from proof approval. Shipping adds 1–5 business days by region. Rush production of 3–4 business days is available on most types.
Is your food-grade paper safe for direct food contact?
Yes. Parchment, greaseproof, deli, and wax papers use water-based, non-toxic inks on FDA-compliant substrates rated for direct food contact. Material safety data sheets are available on request.
Which US food papers do you print?
Parchment, greaseproof, deli, wax sandwich wrap, and butcher paper. Parchment suits bakery and pastry; deli and wax suit sandwiches and burgers; butcher suits BBQ and counter service.
What file formats do you accept?
PDF (preferred), AI, EPS, and 300dpi-minimum PNG, in CMYK with 0.125" bleed. Free pre-press review flags any issue before production.
Do you offer eco-friendly options?
Yes — FSC-certified kraft, recycled tissue, and compostable parchment (ASTM D6400), printed with soy or water-based inks. Certification documentation is provided on request.
Are there any setup fees or hidden charges?
None. No plate charges, setup fees, artwork-review fees, or minimum reorder fees. Volume discounts apply automatically at the configured price.
Can I order a sample before a full run?
Yes. Printed sample kits are available for a small fee credited toward your first order — recommended before a first food-grade parchment or wax run.
Can I set up automatic reorders?
Yes. The reorder program stores your artwork, runs production on your schedule, and locks your volume rate for the term. Adjust or cancel with 30 days' notice.
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