// Custom Printed Packaging · United Kingdom
Your brand, printed on our bags. Custom printed packaging from just 500 units, with published minimums and production times, your artwork checked by our in-house designer, and a team that guides you from first quote to stock arriving in our UK warehouse.
// Four Ways To Print
Every method has a sweet spot. We publish the minimums, production times and trade-offs up front, so you can pick the right press before you even ask for a quote.
Press-direct full-colour printing with no plates and no hidden charges — the way most brands start.
Your artwork engraved onto print drums — the workhorse for big volumes and the lowest unit cost at scale.
A heated die presses your mark straight onto the bag — the fastest, lowest-commitment way to brand a bag.
Printed in-house on kraft stock bags — the fastest way to get branded bags at small quantities.
// The Numbers, Published
Most custom packaging suppliers hide their minimums and production times behind a quote form. We’d rather you plan with the real numbers from day one.
Production times above run from artwork approval. Shipping is separate — and flexible.
The most cost-effective way to receive your order.
Around 10 days when you need stock sooner.
Airfreight part of a rotogravure run to start selling — the rest follows by sea.
Ask for current shipping options when you request your quote.
Not sure which fits? Tell us your volumes and we’ll recommend the right press — and say so plainly if custom isn’t the right move yet.
// Under The Minimums?
No problem — and no pressure to over-order. The ladder starts lower than you think: stock bags ship from our UK warehouse from a single carton, our in-house short run printing brands kraft stock bags from 500 units, digital printing starts at 2,000 and rotogravure at 10,000. Start where your volumes are today and step up when you’re ready.
// Formats You Can Customise
Every bag format we stock can also be custom printed — plus rollstock film and boxes to match.
// Materials & Eco Options
Print your brand on recyclable mono-PE, PCR film with a post-consumer recycled core, or compostable film — alongside the kraft and high-barrier structures roasters rely on. Same presses, same quality, better story on the back of the bag.
Compare all our materials →// How It Works
Guided from start to finish — you’ll always know which step your order is on.
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Tell us your format, size, material and volumes. We quote with real numbers — MOQ, production time and unit cost.
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Set your artwork on our cutter guides. Our in-house designer checks it and works with your designer daily on adjustments. It’s an artwork check — we don’t design from scratch.
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A digital proof is included with every order — nothing prints until you approve it. Printed proofs are available on demand at extra cost.
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Your run is printed and made at source. Production after artwork approval: hot stamp ~3 weeks, digital ~3 weeks, rotogravure ~5–7 weeks.
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Sea freight for the best rate, or airfreight in around 10 days when you need stock sooner — then to our UK warehouse, quality-checked and on to your door, ready to fill.
Full ordering detail: how to order custom packaging →
// Reviews
REAL FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOM PRINT CUSTOMERS
“I cannot recommend The Bag Broker enough! We have worked with them for several years now and the quality of the bags they provide is exceptional.”
Stacy
OWNER, THE BEAN CARTEL
“You were an absolute pleasure to deal with and were professional, efficient and courteous at all times. These can be unusual qualities to find these days and yet you seem to have them in abundance.”
Imbibe Coffee Roasters
CUSTOMER REVIEW
// FAQ
Short run in-house printing starts at 500 units on kraft stock bags, hot stamp printing at 1,000 units, digital printing at 2,000 units and rotogravure at 10,000 units. If you need fewer than that, our stock bags are available from a single carton.
Production takes around 3 weeks for hot stamp and digital printing, and around 5–7 weeks for rotogravure, counted from artwork approval. Shipping is separate and flexible — sea freight is the most cost-effective, and airfreight takes around 10 days when you need stock sooner. Short run in-house printing is quicker still — turnaround is quoted per job.
You choose. Sea freight is the most cost-effective option, and airfreight takes around 10 days when you need stock sooner. You can also split a shipment — airfreight part of a rotogravure run so you can start selling, with the rest following by sea. Ask for current shipping options in your quote.
No — we are not a design studio and we don’t create artwork from scratch. We supply cutter guides for your bag, and our in-house designer checks your artwork and works with your designer on adjustments until everything is print-ready.
Yes. A digital proof is included with every order and nothing goes to press until you approve it. Printed proofs are available on demand at an extra cost.
Digital printing has no setup costs at all — no plates and no hidden charges. Rotogravure uses engraved print drums, which are a separate cost itemised in your quote — never hidden in the bag price — and a long-term asset: drums are reusable across reprints and guaranteed for 2 years, with free replacement if a drum rusts or is damaged in that period. Hot stamp pricing depends on the size of the stamp.
For very short runs, tests and seasonal drops from 500 units on kraft stock bags, choose short run in-house printing. For 1,000–2,000 units of single-colour branding, choose hot stamp. For a first full-colour run, multiple SKUs or photographic artwork from 2,000 units, choose digital. From 10,000 units upwards, rotogravure gives the lowest unit cost.
Short run in-house printing puts your branding on kraft paper stock bags from just 500 units, printed in-house on the front and back panels only — we can’t print on gussets. It has its limitations, but it’s the fastest way to get branded bags at small quantities, and increasingly popular for very short runs, tests and seasonal drops. Turnaround is quick and quoted per job — see short run printing for details.
Order stock bags from our UK warehouse — available from a single carton, in the formats and materials roasters use most — and switch to custom printing when your volumes are ready.
Free quote, real numbers, and an in-house designer checking your artwork before anything prints.
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