Phoning around for packaging prices in Durban takes time, and every supplier asks the same questions: the size, how many and where to deliver. Send one request instead and we pass it to packaging suppliers and wholesalers who serve Durban and nearby areas of KwaZulu-Natal. They quote on stock, lead time, delivery and price.
Packaging Prices in Durban
Packaging prices in Durban depend mainly on how far suppliers must deliver within KwaZulu-Natal. 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 Durban
Durban is the busiest port in the country, so a great deal of packaging here is built around export and import freight. Manufacturers, food processors, chemical and plastics firms, and distributors in Prospecton, Jacobs, Pinetown and the southern basin ship in cartons, pallet wrap and strapping. Online shops and retailers across the metro need courier bags, mailers and gift boxes, while the sugar and agricultural trade along the coast uses sacks, bags and bulk packs. Humid summers and salty air can weaken board, so many buyers ask for moisture-resistant cartons. Packaging suppliers and box makers are based in the industrial areas of the south and west and deliver across the metro.
Typical packaging prices requests in the area come from:
- 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
- Restaurants, takeaways and food producers: containers, boxes and bags budgeted per meal, cake or loaf sold
- Online shops and ecommerce: cartons, courier bags, tape and bubble wrap budgeted at R10 to R30 a parcel
- Shops and retail stores: carrier bags, gift boxes and display cartons priced per sale
- Farms, packhouses and nurseries: fruit cartons, punnets, crates and pallet wrap priced per tonne packed
- Households and offices moving: cartons, tape and wrap priced per room, or per household moved
Local tips for Durban
In demand in Durban: export cartons, pallet wrap, strapping, courier bags and food packaging. Suppliers: suppliers in Prospecton, Jacobs, Springfield and Pinetown. A useful tip: ask whether cartons are rated for container stacking and sea freight.
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: coastal humidity softens board: ask for moisture-resistant cartons for export.
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: Durban and surrounds
Packaging suppliers, wholesalers and manufacturers on our network deliver in Durban and surrounding areas, including Umhlanga, Pinetown, Westville, Umlazi, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Berea. Give the suburb or industrial area so the quote can include delivery, and the date you need the stock.