The RSC can be used for a variety of products and is the most common box style. All flaps have the same length and the two outer flaps (normally the lengthwise flaps) are one-half the container’s width, so they meet at the center of the box when folded. If the product requires a flat, even bottom surface, a fill-in pad can be placed between the two inner flaps.

This style is especially resistant to rough handling. Stacked on its bottom panel, the overlapping flaps provide added cushioning. All flaps have the same length (the width of the box). When closed, the outer flaps come within one inch of complete overlap.

Same as Regular Slotted Container (RSC) without one set of flaps. Shown with optional lid.

A single cut and scored piece features a fifth panel used as the closing flap, completely covering a side panel. The closed box has several layers of combined board on each end, providing stacking strength and protection for long articles of small diameter.

One piece of board is cut so that it provides a flat bottom, with flaps forming the sides and ends, and extensions of the side flaps meeting to form the top. Common uses are books and printed materials.

A design style tray is similar to an OPF: both are generally flat and square. However, a DST has flaps on the sides and the ends that are folded and fastened to produce a tray. Though the tray can be used by itself, DSTs are often used with a corresponding (and slightly larger) DST-LID. DSTs are also often used as lids for HSCs. Typical applications: shipping heavy flat items, re-usable storage container.

This style is frequently used for tall or heavy products that would be difficult to lower into a box. The item is placed on the bottom cover and the shell is lowered over the product. This style is also used for granular and other free-flowing products. When the number of articles or quantity of products varies, the tube can be cut down to the level of the contents.

When scores are placed in a PAD, the PAD becomes a scored sheet. Scored sheets are used as void fill and structural support, and can be manufactured to fill just about any space.

Pads are plain shapes of corrugated or solid fiberboard. They can be used to fill the space between the inner flaps of a Regular Slotted Container (RSC), to completely cover the bottom or top of the box, or to separate layers of product. Vertically, they can be used to separate partitions.