Add an outsourced product with a vendor-supplied cost (no calculation needed)
📥 Upload Ready Cost
For products quoted by an outside vendor (no cost calculation). Enter the vendor's CNY cost per unit — no 5% factory charge is applied. Markup is set later in the Pricing Workbench.
Card size auto-filled from box L × W — paper & print spec below
Insert Card Sheet
Sheet size & K auto-filled from Box Dimension layout optimizer — or select manually
Auto-filled from layout optimizer
One-time die-cut tooling
Insert Card Paper
2-ply: 1 outer paper laminated. 3-ply: outer + inner papers.
Outer Paper
Inner Paper
Insert Card Printing
+PMS
+PMS
🎨 Insert Card Finishing ▶
Finishing applied to the insert card only. Rates default from the main finishing table — adjust per card if needed.
Finishing Options▶
Tick to include. Rates are locked — click 🔒 to edit.⚠️ Rates unlocked — verify all values before saving
Assembly & Other Costs
One-time tooling. Standard ≥ CNY 300
Auto-calculated from sheet size & qty
Auto — from Insert Card settings
Auto-calculated: 0.10 CNY/sheet, min 300
Pricing & Quote Settings
×1.3
Total Weight
Cost Breakdown
📋 Quote Builder
Saving captures the current cost/specs as a snapshot. Items persist across browser refresh until cleared. Shared fields (Client, Project, Date, Ref, Prep By, Lead Time, Payment Terms, Shipping Terms, Notes) carry across all items.
Quote language:
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📊 Internal cost breakdown — for management review. Shows all line items per saved quote item per quantity tier. Hidden from the customer-facing quote.
📦 Item to Pack
No items in the quote yet. Save items from the Calculator first.
Writes carton config + per-tier carton counts back onto the item.
📦 Product Type
All flat-pack types use stack math · Rigid uses 3D fit math
Use "manual" for custom-die mailers where the standard formula doesn't apply.
Long axis of the flat dieline
Short axis of the flat dieline
% of bounding rect. Mailer ~78%, folding ~70%, cards/envelopes ~100%.
Weigh a sample in grams. Calculator back-derives net area using current paper GSM.
📄 Material
Drives caliper estimate. Choose corrugated to switch to flute/ply controls.
Single-wall corrugated. Skillful uses E or F.
2-ply: paper laminated on outside only. 3-ply: paper on both sides.
Laminated to outside of corrugated
3-ply only — laminated to inside of corrugated
Net erected box weight (with lid/insert)
Both treat inner sheets as folded signatures
Physical paper sheets inside (excludes cover)
Adds film weight to cover (one side)
Cover sheet — folds around all inner sheets
Leave blank to auto-derive from paper + GSM
Leave blank to compute from net area × GSM
Pad stack count down by N% (5–10% typical)
🗃️ Master Carton
Auto-design synthesizes the smallest carton at a target weight, rounded to 5 mm.
5-ply ≈ 5 mm, 3-ply ≈ 3 mm
Empty master carton weight
Override how the carton is sized.
Round designed dims up to multiple of N mm
e.g. 12 for dozen multiples
Skillful default: 15 kg. Max handling: 20 kg.
Calculator finds the smallest carton holding this many pcs
Blanks/units across carton L
Blanks/units across carton W
Auto-fills to Max Gross/Carton (computed)
Skillful standard: 15 kg target, 20 kg hard cap.
e.g. 12 for dozen multiples
🔬 Derived Specs
🎯 Recommendation
Enter dimensions and quantity above to see the recommended master carton configuration.
🔄 Orientation Comparison
📋 Order Totals
⚠️ Estimates. Bounding-box formulas verified against Mingyinjia 2026-04-29 (skillful login). Caliper estimates use density-based heuristic — confirm with paper spec sheet before quoting.