6 x 6 x 6 in corrugated boxes

What fits in a 6 x 6 x 6 box

Think of what fits in the palm of two hands: a pint container, a coil of cable, a small motor brush set, a candle in its tissue. Most of what goes in a box this size is dense for its volume, so a full one can weigh more than people guess. Fasteners and fittings are the usual surprise.

Small cubes are also used as inner cartons. A case of twelve 6 inch cubes packs into a larger master carton, which is how many parts distributors send small items: the inner box keeps each unit clean on the shelf and the master takes the knocks.

The board it needs

For almost every load a box this size will see, 32 ECT single wall is enough. It is rated to 65 lb, and a 6 inch cube would need to be packed with lead shot to come near that. Where these go out as parcels on their own, some buyers move to 200# test single wall, which is rated for burst rather than stacking and stands up better to being thrown in a sort bin. B flute is a common choice at this size because it is thinner and folds tight on a small panel.

Packing notes

Shippers sending candles, cosmetics jars, sample kits and replacement parts often keep a 6 inch cube alongside a slightly flatter box such as a 6 x 6 x 4 for thinner items. Because a cube this small has short flaps, tape may not hold well on rough board; a two-inch tape across the seam and down the ends is enough. If you mail these to customers, a die-cut mailer of similar size may present better on arrival.

Sizes close to this one

Close relations of this size include 6 x 4 x 4 for slimmer items and 7 x 7 x 7 for a little more padding. Both are common in catalogues. A small padded mailer may also replace the box entirely for soft goods.

On a 48 x 40 pallet

Packed boxes lay out seven across the 48 in side and six along the 40 in side, 42 to a layer. Flat, a bundle of knocked-down 6 inch cubes is small enough that the count per bundle, not the pallet, decides how you store them.

Worked from an outside size of the inside dimension plus 0.25 in on length and width, a working allowance for single wall; double wall adds a little more. Ask us to confirm before you plan a load.