Send us your spec. We quote it free.
We quote your exact specification through our factory network and show you the factory price and our margin as two separate numbers. You compare it against what you already pay. Thirty years in international procurement, sourcing and freight.
Four things on the drawing are all we need. Nothing from your P&L, no invoice, and no access to your systems.
- 01Package designArtwork, a dieline, or a drawing. A photo of the carton and one PO line is enough to start.
- 02MaterialBoard, film, glass, PET or metal, with weight or gauge and finish where you know it.
- 03SpecificationDimensions, print, finish and tolerances. The same spec goes to every factory that quotes.
- 04QuantityPer order and annual. Both change the number, so both go on the quote.
Every format we quote, at any volume worth making.
There is no price column in this catalogue. Every entry is quoted against your specification, and the number comes back with the factory price and our margin shown separately.
| Item | Format | Materials quoted | Typical for | Factories in network | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPG-101 |  | Pouches & mylarStand-up, flat, roll-stock; valves, zippers, child-resistant closures | Barrier films, kraft-laminate, PCR | Supplements, coffee, pet, snacks | 3 | Quoted per spec |
| TPG-102 |  | Paper & folding cartonsStraight and reverse tuck, crash-lock, sleeves, inserts | SBS, FBB, kraft, corrugated E/F-flute | Skincare, supplements, food | 3 | Quoted per spec |
| TPG-103 |  | Labels & decorationPressure-sensitive, embossed, foil, holographic, shrink sleeves | Paper, BOPP, PET, holographic stock | Every vertical | 2 | Quoted per spec |
| TPG-104 |  | Jars, bottles & tubesGlass and PET; stock or designed from scratch | Glass, PET, PP, aluminium | Skincare, supplements | 1 | Quoted per spec |
| TPG-105 |  | Rigid boxes & tinsSet-up boxes, magnetic closures, slip-lid and hinged tins | Greyboard + wrap, tinplate | Fashion, home, gifting, tea and coffee | 3 | Quoted per spec |
| TPG-106 |  | Child-resistant & regulatedCR pouches, cartons, closures; certified constructions | Per construction | Hemp, cannabis, pharma-adjacent | All | Quoted per spec |
| TPG-107 |  | Something elseBespoke components designed, tooled and developed to approval | As designed | Anything that does not exist as a stock item | Per job | Quoted per spec |
The same spec, quoted somewhere else.
Every line is a real engagement: the same product, material, finish and specification, sourced from a different manufacturer, sampled, approved by the client and moved into production. Percentages are from the engagements. Unit prices and volumes are illustrative.
Buying from an incumbent supplier at pricing set years earlier and carried forward unexamined at every reorder.
Requoted the identical specification — same barrier film, same finish, same valve, same run length — across the factory network. Samples approved, production moved.
- Unit before
- $0.38
- Unit after
- $0.29
- Volume
- 400,000 / yr
- Saving / yr
- $36,000
Cartons and paper components quoted once at launch and never retested against the market.
Requoted the same structural spec and board weight, ran samples, and managed the supplier transition end to end.
- Unit before
- $0.64
- Unit after
- $0.32
- Volume
- 250,000 / yr
- Saving / yr
- $80,000
Label pricing bundled into an existing supplier relationship, never benchmarked as a line of its own.
Requoted the same material, finish and die through the network, then handled sampling and the move.
- Unit before
- $0.11
- Unit after
- $0.05
- Volume
- 1,200,000 / yr
- Saving / yr
- $72,000
A specialty label construction priced as a one-off, with no comparable quote ever obtained for the same emboss and stock.
Requoted the identical construction against factories tooled for embossing, and matched the finish on sample before any commitment.
- Unit before
- $0.18
- Unit after
- $0.12
- Volume
- 500,000 / yr
- Saving / yr
- $30,000
Needed primary packaging that did not exist as a stock item from any supplier they had access to.
Designed and developed the components from scratch, sampled to approval, and set up production and delivery through the network.
- Comparison
- None
- Reason
- No incumbent spec
Packaging cost is one line on your P&L. It is four decisions.
Each one is set early, usually once, and then carried forward unexamined, because nothing on your invoice tells you what the alternative would have cost. None of the four is visible on an invoice. All four are visible in a quote.
Quotes get set once and carried forward. Material costs, freight lanes and factory capacity all move afterwards. The invoice usually doesn't.
Too-large orders tie up cash in slow-moving stock. Too-small orders trigger a unit cost premium. Most MOQs are the supplier's default, never renegotiated.
Under CIF the supplier procures your freight and you never see the rate. Reactive air shipments and unconsolidated lanes land in the same line item.
Paying a deposit upfront when the category supports net terms means financing your supplier's operations with your own working capital.
We don’t estimate the gap in advance. The quotes are the evidence. If there is no meaningful gap, that is the answer and we say so.
Send a specYou always see what we make.
Most sourcing agents and trading companies bury their margin inside the unit price, so you can never separate what you pay for the product from what you pay the middleman. We quote the two separately. You approve both, or neither. The full terms →
- Design or dieline, material, dimensions, quantity. That’s it.
- No invoice required and no access to your P&L.
- Priced per SKU so you can compare it to your own number.
- You keep the quotes either way.
- Physical samples to your specification, not a spec sheet.
- Revised until the finish matches.
- No production commitment until you approve the sample.
- You see the factory price and our margin as separate numbers.
- Agreed in writing before the order is placed, never after.
- The same agreed percentage applies to reorders. No re-rate once production has moved.
- Production, QC, freight and delivery managed end to end.
Every run here was already someone’s product.
This is not a facility tour. Every job in these frames started as a product a client was already buying somewhere else, same material, same finish, same specification, requoted through our factory network and put back into production at a better price.
Sourced, not owned.
TruePack does not run a factory. It runs the requote: the same specification to the facilities tooled for it, the sample, the transition, and the freight. Thirty years in international procurement, sourcing and freight sit behind the network.
| Category | Factories | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Paper & carton packaging | 3 | Folding cartons, rigid boxes, premium paper packaging |
| Tins | 3 | Slip-lid, hinged, printed tinplate |
| Mylar bags & pouches | 3 | Barrier films, valves, zippers |
| Labels & stickers | 2 | Pressure-sensitive, embossed, holographic |
| Jars | 1 | Glass and PET, stock or designed |
| Child-resistant constructions | All | Every facility can produce CR |
Questions people ask first.
The honest answers, including the ones that end with “then don’t.”
Q.1What if the quote comes back flat?
Then that's the finding and we tell you. You keep the quotes, which are worth having on file next time you negotiate with your current supplier. The requote costs you nothing either way — we are paid out of the transaction, so if there is no transaction there is no fee.
Q.2What data do I need to share?
Your package design or dieline, the material type, the product specification and the quantity you order. That is enough to quote. We do not need an invoice, your P&L, or access to any of your systems — you already know what you pay today, so the comparison is yours to make.
Q.3How does your pricing work?
The quote and the samples are free. Once you approve a sample and a price, TruePack is paid a margin on the transaction — quoted as its own line, so you see the factory price and our margin as two separate numbers and approve both before the order is placed. The same terms apply on reorders. Contact us for a free quote and you will see the actual numbers for your spec.
Q.4How long does the process take?
We turn quotes around fast — usually inside a couple of weeks of receiving your design, material and quantity, and sooner on a format we already run. How long anything after that takes depends on tooling and production lead times for your specific packaging — we give you those dates before you commit to a move.
Q.5Do I have to switch suppliers?
No. Some brands take the quotes back to their current supplier and renegotiate, and that is a legitimate use of a free requote. Be straight with yourself about the trade though: a large gap is usually only realised by moving production to the factory that quoted it. We'll be direct with you about which case you're in.
Q.6Do you work with brands outside the US?
Yes. We work with D2C brands sourcing from Asia, Europe and domestically.
Q.7What industries do you work with?
Our sourcing network is strongest in beauty and skincare, supplements, and food and beverage — paper and carton, labels, jars, pouches, mylar, metal tins and child-resistant packaging. If your format isn't in that list, send us the spec and we'll tell you honestly whether we can quote it.
Q.8How do I know the saving is real?
You make the comparison yourself, against the price you already pay — we never need to see it. Because our margin is quoted separately from the factory price, you can see exactly what the product costs and what we add; there is no bundled number to take on trust. Every reorder is quoted on the same open-book basis.
Stop guessing whether your price is right.
Three minutes to tell us what you buy and how you buy it. We come back with what your current specification costs elsewhere, or with the news that you’re already well priced. No cost, no commitment either way.