Reverse Tuck End (RTE)
Reverse Tuck End (RTE): Printed paperboard packaging for retail display and product presentation. Confirm the closure, board, artwork, and finishing against your filling process.
Product Highlights
- Machine- and hand-fill friendly tuck closures
- Two tuck styles to fit your filling direction
- Structures engineered for auto-packing lines
- Premium paperboard with crisp, high-definition offset print
Craftsmanship & Production
Production steps and quality checks for this packaging format, coordinated across our printing workshops and specialized production network.
Customization Options
Review the available options for Reverse Tuck End (RTE) with our team. These are the requirements to confirm:
- Board 200–450 gsm
- Tuck / lock / seal structures
- CMYK + Pantone print
- Lamination, foil, spot UV, soft-touch
- Window patches
Specification Planning — Reverse Tuck End (RTE)
Review these material and process options for the selected structure. Your quotation confirms the exact specification for your project.
| Material | 200–450 gsm white/kraft paperboard, GC1/GC2 |
|---|---|
| Structure | Reverse Tuck End (RTE) |
| Size Range | Dimensions or capacity confirmed against your product and selected tooling |
| Thickness | Material thickness or weight confirmed in the approved specification |
| Printing | Offset, CMYK + up to 2 Pantone spot colors |
| Finishing | Matte/gloss lamination, spot UV, foil, embossing, soft-touch |
| MOQ | Quoted per material, structure, print process, and order quantity |
| Sampling Lead Time | Confirmed after the artwork, structure, and tooling review |
| Production Lead Time | Confirmed after sample approval and production planning |
| Typical Applications | Retail, cosmetics, food, supplements, electronics |
Options shown for planning; final parameters are agreed in writing with your quotation and approved sample.
Before You Order
Reverse Tuck End (RTE) FAQ
Practical answers on choosing the structure, avoiding common problems, and confirming the right specification for your product.
How does a reverse tuck carton change the opening direction?
Its two end tucks are arranged on opposing faces, so the top and bottom do not read identically during assembly. Mark the customer opening end and artwork orientation on the dieline, then ask packers to trial a printed folded sample.
Technical references
Can a reverse tuck carton be loaded from either end?
Confirm the product loading method and any internal leaflet or insert before approving that approach. Trial both access and closure using production-size contents. A tuck that works as a customer opening may be awkward for loading a product with projecting parts.
Technical references
Will the bottom tuck stay closed during retail handling?
Check a filled sample for base engagement when lifted, tilted and replaced on a shelf. Give the actual weight and contact shape to the structural designer. If a seal or different base is proposed, include it in subsequent package evaluation.
Technical references
Where should a barcode go on an RTE carton?
Use a panel that stays flat and visible when both ends are closed, with the required clear space around the symbol. Avoid the tuck seam and decorative interruptions. Verify a finished sample after assembly rather than approving only the digital code image.
Technical references
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