Printed Paper Bags

Custom Tea Packaging Bags

This page covers bags that loose leaf tea is sold in, rather than the infusion bags tea is brewed in.

Tea is fragile in a specific way: it absorbs moisture and other smells, and light degrades it. The packaging is doing preservation work.

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Cut to your own product, not a stock size
Board, print and finish confirmed in writing
Delivered across the UK on national carriers

Short enquiry

Quote for This Product

Tell us the quantity and any date you are working to. We reply with the board, print and finish, plus the minimum order quantity and lead time.

Design Your Own

Design Your Custom Tea Packaging Bags

Pick a colour, put your name on it, and see how the idea reads before you ask anyone for a price. It is a sketch rather than a manufacturing proof — the real shape is cut from the product you already serve.

Sleeve colour

Name on the pack

Finish

Show a repeating pattern

On unbleached board every colour prints warmer than it looks here. Two inks chosen for kraft beat four fighting the brown.

Carry this into the full designer

The full page adds the size, board, print and quantity, then sends the whole specification over in one go. Nothing is committed to at any point.

Tea Takes on Whatever Is Around It

Dry tea leaf is highly absorbent, which is why it picks up moisture and nearby aromas readily. A bag that is not a genuine barrier lets both in.

That is also why tea should not be stored next to strongly scented products, whatever the packaging.

Coffee needs gas to escape rather than kept out, as coffee packaging and its different problem explains.

What a Tea Bag Has to Do

Keep moisture out, since damp leaf spoils quickly.
Block light, which degrades tea over time.
Hold aroma in — much of the value is in the smell.
Reseal, because a bag is opened many times over weeks.

A window looks appealing and lets light in, which is a genuine trade rather than a free feature.

Ordering, Artwork and Delivery

Getting a Quote

Measure the item, then add enough on each side to fold and tuck. We reply with a written specification, the minimum order quantity and the lead time for your job.

Artwork

One or two colours reproduce most reliably on an absorbent stock. Full file requirements are set out in our artwork guidelines.

Turnaround

Lead times depend on the print method, run length and press schedule, so we confirm yours on the quote rather than publishing a single figure.

Delivery in the UK

Orders are dispatched on national carriers to any UK address. Seedelivery information for how dates are given.

Custom Tea Packaging Bags: Common Questions

Should a tea bag have a window?

It shows the leaf, which sells a speciality tea, and it lets light in, which degrades it. Some brands use a small window as a compromise; others print an image of the leaf instead.

Are these the bags tea is brewed in?

No. This page covers retail packaging for loose leaf tea. Infusion bags for brewing are a different product entirely.

Why does tea need a barrier?

Dry leaf absorbs moisture and nearby aromas readily, and light degrades it. The packaging is doing preservation work.

Should it reseal?

Yes. A tea bag is opened repeatedly over weeks, so a closure that survives that is worth specifying.

Can we run several blends in one order?

On digital printing, yes, which suits a range of blends. Send the quantity of each rather than a total.

Will the bag hold the aroma?

A proper barrier will, and much of what customers are buying in speciality tea is the smell when the bag opens.

What size suits loose leaf?

Sized to your weight bands. Loose leaf is bulky for its weight, so a bag sized by grams alone comes out too small.

Do these suit wholesale?

Wholesale packs are larger and carry less retail information. Tell us which use dominates before we quote.

Can we print brewing instructions?

Yes, and speciality tea usually carries them. Lay out the information panel with the front rather than fitting it in afterwards.

Do these suit loose leaf sold by weight?

Yes, sized to your weight bands. Loose leaf is bulky for its weight, so a bag sized by grams alone comes out too small.

Prefer to Talk It Through?

Sizing questions are usually quicker on the phone, especially if you have the product in front of you.

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