Overview & Specifications
What Are Ecommerce Paper Bags?
Ecommerce paper bags are the bags an online order is handed over in when the customer collects it or a local courier brings it. They are carry bags, not shipping mailers: they group the order for the handoff, carry the brand and show whose order it is.
Ecommerce Paper Bags sit in E-commerce Packaging and are built on Custom Paper Tote Bags, Twisted Handle Paper Bags or Die-Cut Handle Bags.
What it has to do
What a Pickup Bag Has to Do
A pickup bag is packed ahead, waits on a shelf, is matched to a customer and is carried away. Each need below is matched to how it is met.
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Show
Show Whose Order It Is
A printed panel or label space holds the order name or number, so staff match the bag to the customer at the counter or the curb.02
Fit
Fit the Typical Order
The handled tote groups boxed products or several items. Width and gusset follow the typical order rather than a generic size.03
Close
Close for the Handoff
A sticker seal or order label across the top keeps the order together on the shelf. It is a closure for handoff, not a tamper seal.04
Stay
Stay Off the Carrier Network
A paper carry bag does not provide the closure, weather resistance or transit protection of a shipping mailer. Parcels go in a mailer or box.
Pickup Bag vs Poly Mailer
A pickup bag is for handing an order over in person; a poly mailer is for sending it through a carrier. The table compares them.
| Attribute | Ecommerce Paper Bag | Poly Mailer |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Pickup, curbside, local courier | Carrier network |
| Closure | Open top, sticker seal or order label | Adhesive peel-and-seal strip |
| Weather | Not weather resistant | Film bag |
| Carry | Handles | No handles |
| Page | This page | Custom Poly Mailers |
Ecommerce Paper Bags Specifications
Ecommerce Paper Bags are specified around the typical order, the paper, the handles and the order panel. Review the specifications below to plan the bag.
| Specification | Available Configuration |
|---|---|
| Product Type | Order pickup and local delivery paper bag |
| Category | E-commerce |
| Structure | Custom Paper Tote Bags, Twisted Handle Paper Bags, Die-Cut Handle Bags |
| Dimensions | Custom width × gusset × height, built around the typical order |
| Handles | Twisted paper, twisted rope, die-cut or ribbon |
| Paper | Standard or heavy-duty kraft, white art paper, recycled paper; metallic, holographic, pearlescent or textured paper |
| Paper Weight | About 100–250 gsm, matched to the load and handle style |
| Add-ons | Paperboard bottom insert, reinforced top edge |
| Order Panel | Printed area or label space for the order name or number |
| Shipping Role | Not a standalone parcel-shipping solution |
| Print Coverage | One side, both sides or full wrap |
| Print Methods | Offset, digital, screen or flexographic printing; CMYK and Pantone spot colors |
| Finishes | Matte, gloss or soft-touch lamination, aqueous coating, foil stamping, emboss/deboss, Spot UV and raised 3D UV |
| Load Performance | Depends on paper, gusset geometry, handle attachment and reinforcement; confirmed on a loaded carry sample |
| Starting Price | From $1.25 / unit; final price depends on size, paper, handles, print, finishes and quantity |
| Minimum Order | 500 units |
| Standard Production | 7 days from approved proof |
| Rush Production | Available on request |
| Shipping | Ships flat, USA and worldwide |
What Size Pickup Bag Do I Need?
Measure the typical order as packed for pickup, and weigh it. Final dimensions are set on the approved dieline.
| Measurement | What to Record |
|---|---|
| Typical order | Boxes or items, and their stacked size |
| Weight | Heaviest common order |
| Order panel | Where the name or number goes |
| Sizes | Range derived from actual order sizes and weights |
Load a Sample
Load a sample with a heavy typical order and carry it. The test confirms the paper, handle and attachment.
What to Check Before Bulk Production
Review a sample loaded with a typical order and printed with the final artwork. Record the approved paper, handles and order panel on the signed-off sample. Where a sample shows a problem, review the cause, revise the specification and confirm it on another loaded sample.
| If the sample shows | Cause to review |
|---|---|
| Handles pull at the top | Handle attachment and top-edge reinforcement |
| Base sags under the order | Paper grade, gusset and bottom insert |
| Order name hard to write | Panel stock and finish against the intended pen |
| Label lifts from the bag | Label adhesive against the paper |
Seven days covers standard production from approved proof once the specification is confirmed; delivery timing is confirmed separately, so count back from the date you need stock.
