Whether you need one bundle or a pallet load every month, our free service makes it easy to price packaging prices in Cape Town. Your request goes to a packaging supplier serving Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape, so you can compare prices, minimum orders and delivery before you pay.
Packaging Prices in Cape Town
Packaging prices in Cape Town depend mainly on how far suppliers must deliver within Western Cape. Local wholesalers quote stock items for same-week delivery, and manufacturers quote larger runs. Give your address so every quote includes transport.
Want to know more first? Our packaging prices guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Who buys packaging in Cape Town
Cape Town is a large port city with food, beverage, fishing, wine, cosmetics and clothing industries, and a growing group of online sellers. Industrial areas such as Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Maitland and Airport Industria hold manufacturers, warehouses and many of the packaging suppliers and box makers in the region. Exporters ship fresh produce, wine and processed food through the harbour and airport, using cartons, trays, pallet wrap and strapping. Restaurants and food sellers buy takeaway containers and paper bags, while retailers and online shops use courier bags, mailers and gift boxes. Strong southeaster winds in summer and winter damp are worth bearing in mind when storing and wrapping goods.
Typical packaging prices requests in the area come from:
- Online shops and ecommerce: cartons, courier bags, tape and bubble wrap budgeted at R10 to R30 a parcel
- Restaurants, takeaways and food producers: containers, boxes and bags budgeted per meal, cake or loaf sold
- Shops and retail stores: carrier bags, gift boxes and display cartons priced per sale
- Factories and manufacturers: cartons, film and pallet wrap priced per finished unit and per pallet
- Warehouses, distributors and exporters: pallet wrap, corner boards, tape and strapping priced per load shipped
- Farms, packhouses and nurseries: fruit cartons, punnets, crates and pallet wrap priced per tonne packed
- Cosmetics, candles and health products: bottles, jars and boxes priced per unit and per batch
- Households and offices moving: cartons, tape and wrap priced per room, or per household moved
Local tips for Cape Town
In demand in Cape Town: export cartons, takeaway containers, courier bags, gift boxes and pallet wrap. Suppliers: suppliers in Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland and Maitland. A useful tip: ask for pallet delivery to industrial parks and loading times at the harbour.
Packaging Prices usually suits anyone budgeting for packaging. Minimum order: from one roll or bundle at stock prices. Material: board, film, plastics, glass and paper. Delivery: delivery priced into each quote. Locally: winter damp and strong summer winds: keep board dry and wrap pallets securely.
What to include in your request
- Each item, with size and grade
- Quantity per order and per month
- Plain or printed packaging
- Delivery address and VAT requirements
- Once-off order or a standing monthly order
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Delivery area: Cape Town and surrounds
Packaging suppliers, wholesalers and manufacturers on our network deliver in Cape Town and surrounding areas, including Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. Give the suburb or industrial area so the quote can include delivery, and the date you need the stock.