Getting It Right: How to Measure a Paper Bag

Measuring a bag is the first step in selecting the right bag for packaging your goods. We’ll help you understand the basic terminology and important measurements to get the right fit.

When measuring a bag, the dimensions are done so in a width x gusset x length format.

• Width: The measurement of the face of the bag.
• Gusset: Measured by opening the gusset and measuring it from edge to edge.
• Length: The measurement from the bottom of the bag to the lower lip on the face of the bag.

Choosing the right bag style is another key element to getting the right fit. Bags can be made with pinch or square bottoms. Square-bottom bags (lunch or grocery style bags) have a flat bottom that opens to the same measurement as the gusset – making them ideal for packing wide, large, or multiple items. Pinch bottom bags are often used for flatter or single items. Both bags have different benefits – and capabilities. If you’ve got a question about how to select the proper bag size and style for your packaging needs, please call our helpful sales and customer service team to get started!

Generally speaking, the choice of paper bag size depends on the style. If the style is different, the size will naturally be different. In general, the styles of paper bags are divided into horizontal and vertical styles. The sizes of the two sizes are different. In this article, we will know how to choose the right size for our paper bag. In order to make the best use of raw materials and reduce the cost of our products?

1. How to calculate the size of horizontal and vertical paper bags, and which size is the most economical size.

We have all talked about before that a paper bag is actually an overall expansion drawing, which is printed, cut and processed. Due to the limitation of the overall width of the paper, the size of the paper bag determines the waste degree of the paper. Because the remaining leftover materials of a piece of paper can not be used and can only be sold as garbage in the form of waste paper, so when we design, We can try to rely on some standard sizes according to our needs, because these sizes are calculated by us, which are the most suitable for paper and the most realistic price.

From the perspective of vertical paper bags, we generally recommend consumers to use the following sizes:

31*12*40，26*12*36，25*11*32，22*11*28，16*8*21

Designed according to the ratio of length, width and height, these paper bags save the most materials and can maximize the cost performance of your products.

2. From the perspective of horizontal paper bags, the size ratio of these paper bags is different.

Because the height of the horizontal paper bag is not high, but the length becomes longer, and the effect of the expansion drawing is naturally different. Our best use of the size of the horizontal paper bag changes naturally. If we still apply the above size and just change the height and length, the production effect will certainly be different. We generally recommend the size of the horizontal paper bag.

13*9*3，15*11*3，20*14.5*5，32*23*7，39*29*6，45*34*8

These are configured according to the ratio of length, height and width. If these paper bag sizes are used to design paper bags, the utilization rate of paper will be very high.

3. Sometimes when designing the size of paper bag, we must be flexible and set according to the actual situation.

We also know that in the actual production, our materials and goods are uncertain. If the size of the goods is similar to the size of the paper bag we recommend, we can naturally follow the design. However, if the size of the paper bag is quite different, I still advise customers not to make your consumers feel bad about the experience in order to save a little money. After all, it’s important to make paper bags

The purpose is to better serve consumers. If the paper bag size is too rigid due to rigid in order to save costs, the purpose of saving money will not be achieved, but your consumers will be far away from you.