PACKAGING GUIDES

Coated Paper or Kraft for Shopping Bags: Compare the Proposed Specifications

Choose a shopping bag paper by comparing the actual paper specification, artwork and filled bag. The words coated paper or kraft alone do not determine the load capability, finished color or suitability of a particular bag.

Kraft-colored shopping bag examples with different proportions
Kraft-colored shopping bag examples with different proportions

Compare the papers with your artwork

Review the same design on the proposed papers. Check how the background, small text and brand colors look in the finished samples. The kraft-colored bag examples illustrate a presentation direction; confirm the composition and finish of the quoted material separately.

Review handles and the assembled bag

Include handle style, attachment and usable opening in the specification. Try loading and carrying the agreed contents with a fitted sample. Define any required load evaluation for the actual bag instead of treating paper type as a performance guarantee.

Approve the complete specification

Compare paper, printing, finish, handles and packing quantity on the same basis. Document the preferred sample and any material or environmental documentation required for the order. Recheck the artwork after material or finishing changes.