A customer meets your packaging before they meet your garment. A well-made sticker on tissue paper or a mailer turns a plain parcel into a branded moment, and the same family of labels keeps stock moving smoothly in the warehouse.
We manufacture stickers and packaging labels alongside woven labels and hang tags, which makes it easy to keep one visual language across everything a garment ships with. Here is how to plan the set, starting from the parcel and working outwards.
Layer by layer: what a typical parcel needs
Inside: the tissue seal
A small round or oval sticker, usually 30–50 mm, closes the tissue paper around the garment. It is the most personal branding in the box, so keep it simple: one or two colours, a logo mark or monogram rather than a long wordmark.
On the hang tag: the variant sticker
Small stickers of roughly 20 × 10 to 40 × 20 mm add price, size, colour code or a limited-edition note. They let you print one hang tag design for the whole collection and personalise it per product or market.
On the polybag: identification
Polybag and size stickers show style and size on bagged goods. Synthetic film grips flexible plastic better than paper and survives handling.
On the box or mailer: brand and message
Larger stickers from about 50 × 30 to 100 × 50 mm brand plain shipping boxes and mailer bags with a logo, a short message or a web address. On kraft or recycled board, a kraft-paper or white sticker in one dark colour looks natural.
On the carton: logistics
Outer carton labels list style, colour, size breakdown and quantity. They are usually plain thermal labels, though many brands now add a small logo for consistency. Wholesale customers often specify formats in their packing manual, so check it before ordering.
Quick reference
| Sticker | Usual size (mm) | Material | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue seal | 30, 40 or 50 round | Gloss or matt paper | Branding inside the box |
| Hang tag variant | 20 × 10 to 40 × 20 | Paper | Price, size, edition |
| Barcode / size | 40 × 20 to 70 × 40 | Paper or synthetic | Scanning and identification |
| Polybag | 50 × 30 to 100 × 50 | Synthetic film | Style and size on bags |
| Box / mailer | 50 × 30 to 100 × 50 | Paper, kraft or PP film | Brand on shipping packaging |
Custom shapes and sizes are always possible.
Materials
- Coated paper in gloss or matt for bright colours and sharp logos.
- Uncoated or textured paper for a calm, premium feel.
- Kraft paper for an earthy look on eco-positioned packaging.
- PP and PE film in white, clear or metallic, resistant to water and tearing.
- Clear film, which lets the logo float on a coloured box.
- Metallic film in gold or silver for gift packaging.
Finishes, used with restraint
Hot foil, embossing, spot UV, soft-touch or matt lamination and die-cut outlines all lift a sticker. Pick one effect and use it consistently; foil plus embossing plus spot UV on a 40 mm sticker is usually too much.
Choosing the adhesive
Permanent adhesive suits boxes and mailers. Removable adhesive is right for anything the customer or retailer will peel off, such as price stickers on hang tags. Polybags and textured papers need an adhesive that grips flexible or rough surfaces. If stickers are applied in a cold warehouse, tell us, because some adhesives need a minimum application temperature.
Rolls or sheets?
Rolls suit fast hand application, dispensers and label printers, and they are the only sensible format for barcode and size labels with variable data. Many packers also prefer tissue seals on rolls, because they can be peeled with one hand. Sheets are handy for small studios and pop-up packing tables. Tell us how stickers will be applied and we will recommend core size, winding direction and label gap. If you print barcodes in-house, we supply blank or pre-printed rolls matched to your printer’s core and maximum roll diameter.
Design tips for small formats
- Fine lines and tiny text disappear at 30–40 mm; simplify.
- One or two strong colours, or one colour plus foil, look cleaner than full colour.
- Keep key elements 2–3 mm inside the cut line to allow for die-cutting tolerance.
- Test the design against your real tissue and box colours; a logo that shines on white tissue can vanish on black.
- Refresh packaging seasonally with a new sticker instead of new boxes.
Estimating quantities
Count stickers per parcel rather than per garment. A typical e-commerce order uses one tissue seal and one mailer or box sticker, plus perhaps a thank-you sticker. Multiply by expected orders for the period you want to cover and add a buffer for peaks.
Ordering with us
Our design team prepares a digital proof, typically within 24–48 hours, and samples are available before production. Pair your stickers with tissue paper, poly bags and custom boxes from the same manufacturer, explore stickers and packaging labels, or send us your logo.
What size should a tissue paper sticker be?
Most brands use round stickers of 30, 40 or 50 mm. Smaller sizes need a simplified logo mark.
Which adhesive works on polybags?
Polybags need an adhesive designed for flexible plastic, usually on a synthetic film sticker. Tell us the bag material and we will match it.
Can you supply barcode labels for our own printer?
Yes, blank or pre-printed rolls matched to your printer’s core size and maximum roll diameter.
Can stickers match the colours of our woven labels?
Yes. We work with Pantone references across stickers, labels and packaging so the whole set looks consistent.
