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EVF15001

Pentagonal Tuck Carton

The EVF15001 is a distinctive five-sided folding carton designed for premium retail presentation. Often used for cosmetics, confectionery, and specialty gifts, its pentagonal footprint breaks away from standard rectangular packaging to capture attention on the shelf.

Despite its unique 3D shape, the carton is engineered with a central wall crease that allows it to be glued and delivered completely flat. Packers simply squeeze the edges to open the tube, fold in the dust flaps, and secure the top and bottom friction-lock lids.

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  • Distinctive 5-sided retail footprint
  • Delivered flat and opened for manual loading
  • Regular tuck closures with friction locks on both ends

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Retail presentation and specialty gifting

Cosmetics and personal care

The non-standard shape elevates the perceived value of bottles, tubes, or jars, creating a premium unboxing experience.

Confectionery and specialty gifts

Provides a unique, structural presentation for chocolates or high-end retail items that need to stand out in crowded displays.

Premium promotional kits

The five-sided footprint offers a distinctive shape for event giveaways when placed inside a protective outer shipper.

Specialty retail and boutique items

Helps artisan goods, candles, or small homewares command attention on the shelf through geometric differentiation.

Manual packing and continuous branding

Manual packing lines

Because the carton features four dust flaps and a dual-tuck lid on each end, it is assembled by hand. It is an excellent choice for fulfillment operations that prioritize presentation over high-speed loading.

Retail display branding

The five distinct vertical panels offer continuous branding opportunities, allowing graphics to wrap around the package in ways a square box cannot.

Unboxing experience and presentation

The friction-lock top lid opens cleanly, and the pentagonal opening presents the product differently than a standard rectangular opening, adding to the perceived value.

When to consider four-sided or crash-lock alternatives

High-speed automated packing

If your line relies on automated cartoners, a standard four-sided reverse or straight tuck carton is worth comparing. The five-sided shape and multiple dust flaps of this design are packed by hand.

Heavy products

The friction locks on the bottom lid are designed for lightweight to medium-weight retail goods. For heavier items, a crash-bottom or snap-lock base provides more security against the bottom opening.

Direct parcel shipping

This is a folding carton made of paperboard. If the item ships through courier networks, it usually needs to be placed inside a corrugated outer shipper.

Board stiffness, print layout, and closure security

Board grade and caliper

A high-quality folding boxboard (FBB) or solid bleached sulfate (SBS) is often chosen. The board should be stiff enough to maintain the crisp pentagonal shape but flexible enough to fold flat along the engineered mid-wall crease without cracking.

Print and finish layout

The five-panel layout benefits from careful artwork planning. Consider how varnishes or foils will behave across the multiple vertical creases and the single glued seam.

Closure security for the product weight

The regular tuck bottom relies entirely on friction. Review the product weight to ensure the bottom lid stays closed during retail handling.

Packing labor and assembly time

The flat-delivered tube opens easily, but folding the four dust flaps and tucking the lid on both ends takes more time than a standard crash-lock or four-sided box.

Proportions, windows, and internal inserts

Proportions

The overall width and height can be scaled to fit specific products, though the regular pentagonal geometry is maintained for the flat-fold mechanics to work properly.

Window patching

A display window can be added to the front or side panels to display the product, provided the cutout avoids the central folding crease.

Internal inserts or platforms

Custom paperboard inserts can be designed to hold round bottles or irregular items securely within the five-sided interior.

Packing details

The flat-fold mechanism

To allow a five-sided shape to ship flat, one of the wall panels features a central vertical crease. This crease acts as a hinge during production and straightens out when the carton is opened for packing.

Additional notes

Artwork across five panels

The pentagonal shape offers five distinct facing panels. Artwork should be planned to account for the multiple vertical creases and the single glued seam.

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FAQs

Does this carton ship flat?

Despite its five-sided shape, it is engineered with a specific mid-wall crease that allows it to be glued and delivered completely flat. You open it by squeezing the folded edges.

Can this be loaded on automated equipment?

The pentagonal shape, combined with four dust flaps and a dual-tuck lid on each end, is assembled and loaded by hand.

Can I ship this directly in the mail?

This is a primary retail carton. Its friction-lock closures and folding boxboard construction usually mean it needs a corrugated outer shipper for parcel or courier delivery.

Is the bottom secure enough for heavy items?

The regular tuck bottom relies on friction to stay closed. It is suited for lightweight cosmetics, confections, or gifts. Heavy items may cause the bottom to open during handling.

Should I request a physical sample?

A physical sample helps verify that the board folds cleanly along the mid-wall crease and that the friction locks hold your specific product securely.

Does the mid-wall crease affect artwork?

One of the five panels will have a vertical crease running down its center. Artwork should be planned so that critical text or logos do not fall directly on this fold line.

How does the five-sided shape affect storage space?

While it ships flat like a standard carton, the assembled pentagonal shape does not pack as densely on a retail shelf or in a master shipper as a rectangular box.

How does board thickness affect the pentagonal shape?

A medium caliper is often chosen. It should be thick enough to keep the five walls rigid, but thin enough to fold 180 degrees at the mid-wall crease without cracking.

A striking geometric presentation that balances unique retail appeal with practical flat delivery.