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Gift Packaging PaperCustom Gift Packaging Paper Sheets & Counter Rolls

Make every gift feel extraordinary. High-definition full-colour print, silk and uncoated stocks, hot foil stamping, and seasonal Christmas designs tailored for UK retailers, department stores, and corporate gifting campaigns.

Your specification. Your artwork. A clear quotation.

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Corporate & Retail Gifting • Premium Stocks

Consider the details

Bespoke gift wrap that showcases quality

When presentation is paramount, standard off-the-shelf wrapping paper won't do. Our custom gift packaging paper is printed on premium 90gsm to 115gsm FSC-certified paper that folds crisply without cracking or white creasing at the corners. Perfect for corporate holiday gifts, brand launches, subscription boxes, and retail counter service.

  • Heavyweight 90gsm to 120gsm stocks that never tear accidentally during wrapping
  • No white creasing — high-pigment saturation ensures rich, consistent colours across folds
  • Supplied as flat sheets (A3, 500x700mm) or continuous counter rolls for retail dispensers
  • Specialist finishes: Soft-touch matte, high-gloss UV, and metallic hot foil stamping
Paper Options
90gsm Uncoated (Rustic) · 100gsm Silk (Smooth Satin) · 115gsm Gloss (Vibrant)
Formats
Pre-cut sheets (500x700mm, 700x1000mm) · Continuous rolls (500mm or 700mm wide)
Finishes
Matte · Gloss · Soft Touch · Hot Foil Stamped (Gold, Silver, Rose Gold)
Printing
CMYK Full Colour · Pantone Spot Colours · Foil Overlay
Minimum Order
From 100 sheets or 5 rolls

Find your fit

Custom Gift Wrap Formats

Choose between flat packaging sheets, retail counter rolls, and luxury foiled finishes.

A closer look

Superior Paper Weight & Print Brilliance

Engineered for easy folding, clean tape adhesion, and premium tactile feel.

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Crisp Fold Edge

Specially coated fibres ensure tight, sharp folds without exposing raw white paper pulp.

02

Tape & Ribbon Friendly

Standard Sellotape and branded paper tape adhere firmly without peeling or lifting.

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Photographic Resolution

Ultra-high-definition litho printing renders complex illustrations, gradients, and photographic assets.

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100% Recyclable

Free from plastic films and glitter coatings, ensuring sheets can be recycled in normal household paper bins.

Luxury Gift Packaging Paper: Substrates, Foil Embellishment & Counter Roll Converting

In high-end retail, corporate gifting, and festive merchandising, premium gift wrap is the physical manifestation of generosity and brand prestige. Unlike thin unboxing tissue, luxury gift packaging paper requires substantial body, high opacity, crisp folding memory, and exceptional tear resistance along sharp box corners. Across four decades of British manufacturing, our converting facility has specialised in producing premium sheeted gift wraps and continuous counter rolls for iconic department stores, heritage jewellers, and luxury confectioners.

1. Substrate Caliper & Opacity Science

The optimal gift wrap grammage balances opacity against folding dexterity:

  • 70gsm Lightweight Luxury Wrap: Exceptional pliability, ideal for wrapping intricate cylindrical shapes, perfumes, and soft gift items without bunching.
  • 90gsm Premium Commercial Standard: The UK department store benchmark. Delivers 98%+ opacity, preventing any visual reveal of the inner box graphics, with razor-sharp crease retention.
  • 115–130gsm Heavy Art Paper: Super-heavyweight uncoated or silk paperboard stock engineered for large presentation boxes, luxury leather goods, and corporate gifting hampers.
  • Fibre Grain Orientation: Precision-cut along the paper grain to ensure crisp, clean folds that lay flat against box edges without cracking ink along crease lines.

2. High-Definition Litho & Metallic Inks

Achieving photographic reproduction and bespoke luxury finishes:

  • Full-Colour Process Lithography (Up to 2400 DPI): Flawless photographic detail, complex floral botanical illustrations, and deep, saturated solid colour fields.
  • True Metallic Hot Foil Blocking: Genuine heat-transferred metallic foil layers (Rich Gold, Silver, Copper, Rose Gold, Holographic) creating radiant tactile shine.
  • Spot UV & Soft-Touch Varnish: Selective gloss textures combined with velvety matte coatings for multi-sensory unboxing appeal.
  • Vegetable-Oil Inks: Highly pigmented soy-based inks offering deep colour saturation while maintaining total recyclability in standard paper streams.

3. Formats: Pre-Cut Sheets vs Counter Rolls

Tailoring formats to retail floor operations and e-commerce fulfilment setups:

  • Standard Pre-Cut Sheets (500 x 700mm & 700 x 1000mm): Flat-packed in protective reams for fast e-commerce packing benches, ensuring predictable cost-per-pack.
  • Continuous Retail Counter Rolls (500mm & 700mm widths): Supplied on sturdy 50mm cores in 50m, 100m, and 250m lengths for seamless mounting on counter tear-bar dispensers.
  • Bespoke Retail Consumer Rolls: Core-wound 2m, 3m, or 5m rolls wrapped in biodegradable shrink-sleeve with branded barcode labels for direct high-street retail resale.
  • Tear-Bar Compatibility: Calibrated paper tensile strength allows clean, straight cuts on standard serrated retail dispenser blades without jagged tearing.

4. Eco Credentials & Glitter-Free Commitment

Delivering high glamour without environmental penalties:

  • 100% Plastic & Glitter-Free: We achieve radiant sparkle exclusively through recyclable mineral foil and metallic pigments, eliminating microplastic pollution.
  • The Scrunch Test Certified: Our paper passes the UK recycling industry ‘scrunch test’—scrunch it into a ball, and it stays scrunched, proving zero plastic film lamination.
  • FSC® Mix Credit Paperboards: Ethically sourced virgin fibre ensuring sustainable woodland management and legal chain-of-custody tracking.
  • Fully Kerbside Recyclable: Accepted across all UK domestic council blue recycling collections without specialist separation facilities.

Production & Workflow

Gift Wrap Manufacturing Process

From digital proofing to precision rewinding or flat packing.

Choose your exact sheet dimensions or roll specifications, paper grade (greaseproof, tissue, silk, or kraft), and grammage (17gsm to 90gsm+). Step 01

Choose your exact sheet dimensions or roll specifications, paper grade (greaseproof, tissue, silk, or kraft), and grammage (17gsm to 90gsm+).

Upload your brand logo or full repeating artwork. Our UK pre-press studio provides a 100% free digital proof and dieline alignment check. Step 02

Upload your brand logo or full repeating artwork. Our UK pre-press studio provides a 100% free digital proof and dieline alignment check.

High-definition flexographic or lithographic printing using certified food-safe vegetable inks, vivid CMYK, or metallic foil stamping. Step 03

High-definition flexographic or lithographic printing using certified food-safe vegetable inks, vivid CMYK, or metallic foil stamping.

Guillotine trimmed into neat stacks or rolled onto cores, shrink-wrapped in protective cartons, and dispatched with fast UK mainland delivery. Step 04

Guillotine trimmed into neat stacks or rolled onto cores, shrink-wrapped in protective cartons, and dispatched with fast UK mainland delivery.

Clear Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers on sizing, minimum order runs, artwork proofs, board calipers, and free tracked UK delivery.

What paper weight (GSM) is best for luxury retail gift wrapping?

For premium retail and department store wrapping, 90gsm is the gold standard. It provides the ideal balance: high opacity so the contents remain completely concealed, strong tear resistance around sharp box corners, and sufficient flexibility for clean, crisp knife-edge creasing. For very heavy presentation hampers or large boxed sets, 115gsm delivers maximum structural luxury.

Can your luxury gift wrap be recycled in standard household paper bins?

Yes! Traditional commercial gift wraps often feature non-recyclable plastic film laminates or microplastic glitter that contaminate paper recycling mills. At QPack, our gift papers are 100% plastic-free, uncoated or water-based varnished, and pass the official UK ‘scrunch test’. Consumers can simply place them straight into their household paper recycling bin.

What sizes do retail counter rolls come in, and will they fit our dispenser?

Our continuous counter rolls are wound onto standard 50mm (2-inch) heavy cardboard cores designed to fit all universal UK retail wrapping bench dispensers. We supply rolls in standard 500mm and 700mm widths, in run lengths of 50m, 100m, and 250m. Custom widths and core diameters are also available on request.

Can we produce individual rolls for retail resale with barcodes?

Yes. We convert master rolls into retail consumer rolls (typically 700mm wide x 2m, 3m, or 5m lengths), wound onto slim cores and protected by biodegradable plant-based shrink-wrap with your branded Euroslot header cards and EAN barcodes ready for retail shelving.

What is hot foil stamping, and how does it compare to metallic ink?

Metallic inks mix metallic bronze or aluminium flakes into liquid ink, producing a pleasant, understated shimmer that is printed flush with the paper. Hot foil stamping uses heat and pressure to bond a genuine mirror-finish metallic foil leaf (gold, silver, copper, or rose gold) via a precision metal die. Hot foil delivers an unmatched mirror-like luxury reflection that catches the eye instantly.

What is the minimum order quantity for bespoke printed gift wrapping paper?

For pre-cut sheets, our minimum run starts at 500 sheets for single-colour or CMYK prints. For continuous counter rolls, our minimum order starts from just 10 rolls (50m each), allowing independent retailers and luxury boutiques to maintain bespoke branded counter presentation without committing to massive production inventories.

Have a specific requirement or custom dieline?

Our UK packaging specialists can verify bottle clearances, create tailored structural CAD dielines, and supply physical plain samples.

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