| When you start selling on ebay or open your own | | | | Case Association, with its worldwide membership. |
| online shop, you have to start looking at | | | | What is the difference between the terms boxes |
| packaging how how you’ll send your product | | | | or cartons? |
| to your customer. The main two options are | | | | Whether you use the word box or carton really |
| cardboard boxes and jiffy bags. Jiffy bags are | | | | doesn’t make any difference as they both |
| easy to choose with size, colour and thickness the | | | | describe the same thing. Box is probably used |
| main options to choose from. Jiffy bags are great | | | | more than carton by Customers, whereas the |
| for small items but when you start to ship larger | | | | packaging and related industries generally use |
| items you need to start looking at cardboard | | | | carton. Whichever term you prefer to use, we will |
| boxes. These have a lot more options and here | | | | know what you are referring to. |
| I’m going to try and explain a bit about them | | | | What is corrugated cardboard? |
| to help you choose the right cardboard box to | | | | Corrugated cardboard consists of two paper |
| ship your products in. | | | | components: the medium and the linerboard. The |
| What is Fefco? | | | | medium is a fluted corrugated sheet which is |
| FEFCO is the European Federation of Corrugated | | | | sandwiched between two sheets of linerboard |
| Board Manufacturers. It is an association of | | | | facing. Both are made from paperboard |
| associations that was established in 1952 and | | | | (generically referred to as "cardboard") which is a |
| represents the interests of all European | | | | paper-like material often composed of two or |
| Corrugated Board Manufacturers. With | | | | more plies to provide the required stiffness. |
| headquarters in Brussels, the Federation is an | | | | What is the difference between single wall and |
| International Association governed by Belgian Law. | | | | double wall corrugated cardboard? |
| What is the International Fibreboard Case Code? | | | | Single Wall Corrugated Cardboard consists of one |
| A Code developed by FEFCO and ESBO | | | | fluted medium between two sheets of linerboard. |
| (European Solid Board Organisation) as an official | | | | Double Wall as its name implies, has two fluted |
| system to substitute long and complicated verbal | | | | mediums sandwiched between three sheets of |
| descriptions of fibreboard case and packaging | | | | linerboard. |
| constructions with simple symbols internationally | | | | So hopefully now you can make an informed |
| understood by all, regardless of language and | | | | choice about what packaging is right for you and |
| other differences. The FEFCO-ESBO code is | | | | good luck with your business. |
| adopted by ICCA, the International Corrugated | | | | |