Press Release: CustomBoxes.io Offers Clarity on Rising Packaging Tariffs and How Small Businesses Can Fight Back
Company releases timely educational article to help entrepreneurs protect margins amid trade uncertainty
ATLANTA, GA – August 6, 2025 – In response to the recent wave of tariff hikes impacting imported corrugated packaging and paperboard materials, CustomBoxes.io has published a new in-depth article demystifying how these trade policies affect small businesses—and what eCommerce brands can do to keep costs under control.
The article, titled “Which Industries Are Thriving and Struggling Post-Tariffs? Our Box Volume Data Tells Part Of the Story,” offers both strategic guidance and tactical cost-saving recommendations. As packaging suppliers across the U.S. raise prices in anticipation of long-term duties on raw materials and finished boxes from Asia, CustomBoxes.io remains committed to price transparency, domestic sourcing, and helping customers avoid overpaying.
“We’ve seen how tariff panic gets passed down to small business owners in the form of sudden, unexplained price hikes,” said Derick Jaros, Founder of CustomBoxes.io. “We wrote this article to give entrepreneurs the context—and control—they need to make smarter packaging decisions.”
The company emphasizes that it sources all packaging materials from U.S.-based partners, allowing it to sidestep volatility in foreign supply chains and maintain consistent pricing, even as competitors begin issuing cost increase notices.
Article Highlights:
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Customer Behavior: More customers are becoming more reactive vs proactive by ordering less weeks-of-supply for boxes (leading to delayed orders for them), ordering less upgrades (drives less Repeat sales and higher Ad costs) and having to pay for priority production fees (all of which are new hidden costs on their business)
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Winners: Food, beverage, agriculture, medical supplies, and DIY/hobby industries are increasing custom box demand due to strong DTC and subscription trends
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Losers: Apparel, home goods, electronics, cosmetics, and promo gifting are cutting back on packaging as consumer spending softens and imports become costlier
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Regional Shifts: States like KY, IL, TX, FL, and AZ are seeing box order growth, while CA, NY, and WA are seeing slower packaging activity
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Tariff Impact: Small businesses (97% of importers but only 30% of import volume) are absorbing costs without scale advantages, making them more vulnerable
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Packaging Strategy: SMBs are optimizing packaging for cost (kraft, mono-materials) and marketing (QR codes), using it as both a cost-control and brand tool
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Strategies To help: custom packaging offsets to supply chain costs increase — a 0.4% sales lift covers the switch to branded boxes and helps pay for more than that
- Recommendation: the goal is the right one, but SMBs under $50M should be excluded from any tariffs as they don't have the resources to shift until long-term policies are finalized and large companies start re-shoring first
The full article is now live and available to read at www.customboxes.io/blog/
About CustomBoxes.io
CustomBoxes.io provides affordable, sustainable custom shipping boxes with logos, helping small and mid-sized businesses upgrade from blank boxes without breaking the bank. Known for its DIY-first model, AI tools, and VIP services, the company is trusted by Shopify sellers, nonprofits, retailers, and logistics firms nationwide.
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