Custom Packing Cubes for Kickstarter

Minimum order quantity

500 pcs per style / colourway

Sampling

6-10 working days (12-15 for complex builds)

Bulk production

35-50 days after deposit + approved pre-production sample

Inspection

AQL 2.5 to ISO 2859-1

Trade term

FOB Xiamen

Payment

T/T 30/70

Production floor

4,950 m² SGS-verified, 137 staff, 7 lines, 149 machines

Monthly capacity

200,000 pcs per month

Programme contact

service@junyuanbags.com

Why a cube set is four SKUs sold as one

A packing cube is rarely bought on its own. Backers buy a set, which means the specification is a composition problem before it is a construction problem: how many sizes, what each size is for, and whether the sizes can also be bought individually. That decision drives the quotation, because the minimum applies per style and colourway, and a three-size set quoted as a set is a different commitment from three sizes quoted separately.

Where sizes are only ever sold together, treat the set as the style, so 500 sets means 500 of each size in the set. Where sizes are also offered individually in a pledge manager, each size becomes its own style against the 500 pcs minimum. Settle this before you send the RFQ, because it is the single largest swing in the total order value. Our custom bags for Kickstarter page sets out how multi-SKU programmes are booked into one production window.

Sizing the set around real luggage

Cube sizing should be checked against the luggage the backer actually owns rather than against a pleasing set of numbers. A cabin roller is typically 55 x 40 x 20 cm internally, and a medium checked case around 67 x 45 x 30 cm. Cubes stack two or three high and two or three across, so a large cube around 40 x 30 cm sits comfortably in either, while anything above 45 cm in length starts dictating how the case is packed rather than helping.

Depth is the dimension that decides whether a cube is useful. A cube 6-8 cm deep holds underwear, socks and tops laid flat. A cube 10-12 cm deep holds rolled garments, a jacket or a pair of shoes. Below 6 cm the cube stops compressing anything and becomes a folder. Publish external dimensions and a stated litre capacity, measured externally, and keep the tolerance at plus or minus 8 mm across a sewn, bound product.

• Check the largest cube against the internal dimensions of the cabin case you name on the campaign page.
• Keep depth at 8 cm or above for any cube intended to compress clothing; 6 cm does not compress.
• Publish litre capacity measured externally and say so, because internal and external figures differ by 10-15%.
• Use the same zip gauge and puller across the set so a single hardware purchase order covers every size.
• Limit the set to four sizes; a fifth size adds a style without adding a use case backers will name.

Shell, mesh and where the two meet

Two materials carry the whole product: a light shell and a mesh panel. The shell default is a 210D ripstop nylon or polyester, which is light, resists tearing at the seam and packs down to almost nothing. A 300D polyester is the more durable, slightly heavier option, and a 420D nylon is the premium tier that holds its shape when the cube is only half full. Heavier shells make a cube feel more expensive and pack worse, which is the wrong trade for this format.

Mesh is where most of the perceived quality lives. A full mesh top lets the cube breathe and lets the backer see contents without opening it, and it is the specification most reviewers comment on. A mesh window on one face is cheaper and stiffer but does neither job well. The failure mode is snagging, so specify the mesh by weight and by aperture, and always bind the mesh edge into a seam rather than butting it against the shell. Take both materials from one material customisation shortlist.

Zips, pulls and the compression feature

Every cube in the set has at least one zip, and the zip is the most-used component on the product. A #3 nylon coil is the default on small and medium cubes and a #5 on large and extra-large, because the larger panel carries more tension when the cube is compressed. Reverse coil, where the teeth sit inside, reads cleaner and snags less on the lining. Specify double sliders on the large sizes so the cube can be opened from either end inside a case.

The compression zip is the upgrade that separates a premium set from a generic one. It is a second zip running parallel to the first, roughly 4-6 cm below it; closing both removes air and reduces the packed depth by 20-30%. It adds one panel strip, one zip and one operation, which puts roughly 18-25% on unit cost. In campaigns we support it is the feature backers mention most often in review content, which makes it worth costing before it is worth cutting.

Handles, labelling and the small parts backers notice

Three small components carry more perceived value than their cost suggests. A webbing pull handle of 20-25 mm on the side of the cube gives the backer something to grab when the cube is stacked in a case. A grip tab at the zip end makes one-handed opening possible. And a labelled panel, either a printed size mark or a woven tab, stops the set becoming four anonymous cubes in a suitcase. Each costs a few cents and each is remembered.

Branding a cube: mesh or panel

A cube offers two branding surfaces and they behave differently. The solid panel takes a print or a woven label cleanly and is the safe route. The mesh top is the larger visible surface when the set is stacked, but printing on mesh gives poor coverage and a patchy edge, and a heat transfer on mesh can stiffen the panel and reduce the breathability that made the mesh worth specifying in the first place. Print on the panel, label on the mesh.

Placement should be pinned to a measured distance from the zip line, at least 10 mm clear, because the zip tape and its binding are where registration drifts. Cap the print block at roughly 20% of the panel face on the small cube; the surface is smaller than it looks in a flat artwork file. The method comparison sits on our print and embroidery page, and our crowdfunding bag guide covers how to present a set on a campaign page.

Nesting, packing and the freight line

Packing cubes are light and bulky, which is the wrong combination for freight. A four-piece set in 210D ripstop weighs roughly 350-450 g, and 30 nested sets fill a 60 x 40 x 40 cm carton at 0.096 m3. At the standard 6,000 divisor that is 16.0 kg of volumetric weight against an actual gross mass of around 14 kg. Volumetric governs, so the nesting ratio, not the carton count, is the lever that moves the freight line.

• Nest the set small-inside-medium-inside-large and ship the assembled nest as one unit.
• Confirm the carton specification before freight is quoted; volumetric weight governs on this format.
• Band the nested set with a paper sleeve or a belly band rather than individually bagging each cube.
• Keep the insert card to one per set, not one per cube, to save three packing operations.
• Our rewards fulfilment page covers the packing specification format we ask for.

QC gates that decide a cube run

Pre-shipment inspection runs at AQL 2.5 to ISO 2859-1, general inspection level II, single sampling plan. Critical is a zip that does not close or a mesh panel detached from the binding. Major is a zip that catches on the mesh, an external dimension outside tolerance by more than 8 mm, or a print defect on the logo. Minor is a loose thread, a slight shade variation between the shell and the binding, or a fold crease that relaxes out.

1. Confirm carton count, packing list and set composition before any carton is opened.
2. Measure external dimensions on one full set per drawn carton against the stated tolerance.
3. Cycle every zip a minimum of 20 times, including both sliders on double-slider sizes.
4. Run the compression zip a minimum of 10 times and measure the packed depth reduction.
5. Inspect the mesh-to-shell binding for snagging, puckering and skipped stitches.
6. Verify the branding coordinate and scale on each size, measured from the zip line.

Because the set is inspected as a set, ask for the inspection report to be broken down by size rather than reported as a single lot figure. A defect concentrated in the large cube is invisible in a blended number, and it is the size most likely to drift, because the larger panel stretches more under the needle. The defect taxonomy we log is set out on the QA and QC page.

Cost breakdown and volume pricing

On a 500 set run a four-piece 210D ripstop set with full mesh tops, #3 and #5 coil zips and webbing pull handles typically quotes in the 4.80 to 9.60 USD per set ex-works band, which is 1.20 to 2.40 USD per cube. Adding a compression zip to the two larger sizes moves the set to roughly 6.20 - 12.40 USD. Volume pricing steps at 1,000 and 3,000 sets, and the step is larger on sets than on single SKUs.

Sampling, compliance and the cube RFQ checklist

Sampling runs 6-10 working days per round from a released tech pack, extending to 12-15 working days where a compression zip or a custom mesh is involved. Sample the full set, not one representative size, because the large cube behaves differently on the line from the small one. production 35-50 days after the 30% deposit under T/T 30/70 has landed and the pre-production sample has been approved in writing.

• Set composition: how many sizes, and whether sizes are also sold individually.
• External dimensions per size in centimetres with a tolerance, plus the stated litre capacity.
• Shell by denier and weave; mesh by weight and aperture; binding specification.
• Zip gauge, coil direction, slider count, puller type and bar-tack specification per size.
• Branding method, maximum print block size, and placement measured from the zip line.
• Packing specification: nested sets per carton, band type, and carton dimensions.
• Quantity per set and colourway against the 500 pcs minimum, and the target delivery month.

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