Packaging Tools and Templates
These free tools cover the conversions and checks that come up when buying printed packaging: film thickness, paper weight, cup volume, box size and pallet loading, plus two downloads for compliance and quotation. Each calculator page also shows its formulas and lookup tables as plain text, so you can check a value without running the calculator. Results are planning figures; confirm final specifications with your supplier.
- Film Thickness Converter: Microns, Gauge and Mil Convert film thickness between microns, UK gauge and mil. Formulas, a lookup table from 8 to 200 µm, worked examples and EU and England bag thresholds.
- Pizza Box Size Calculator Enter pizza diameter in inches or cm and get the internal box size, nearest common size and external size by E, B or EB flute. Includes a size table.
- Paper Weight Converter: GSM to lb (Basis Weight) and Back Convert paper weight between gsm and US lb basis weight for bond, text, cover, kraft and linerboard. Factors, tables, 80 lb text to gsm and why grade matters.
- Cup Size Converter: Ounces to Millilitres for Paper Cups Convert paper cup sizes from fluid ounces to millilitres and back, US or UK oz. 8 oz, 12 oz and 16 oz in ml, plus why brim-full capacity differs by maker.
- Pallet and Container Load Calculator for Cartons Work out how many cartons fit on a Euro, UK or US pallet and how many fit in a 20 ft, 40 ft or 40 ft high cube container, with height and weight limits.
- PPWR Compliance Checklist for Packaging Buyers (Free Download) Free PPWR checklist for packaging buyers: dated actions by article from 12 Aug 2026 to 2038, who is responsible and the evidence to hold. A4 PDF, no email.
- Packaging RFQ Template (Free Spreadsheet Download) Free packaging RFQ template in Excel: one row per SKU, dropdown lists for materials, print, Incoterms and pallets, plus a supplier comparison grid. No email.
Film Thickness Converter: Microns, Gauge and Mil
Converts plastic film thickness between microns, gauge and mil, with a table of common values. Use it to read a bag or film specification given in a different unit. Open the tool
Pizza Box Size Calculator
Gives the internal box size for a pizza diameter in inches or centimetres, the nearest common nominal size and the approximate external size for E, B or EB flute. Open the tool
Paper Weight Converter: GSM to lb (Basis Weight) and Back
Converts between gsm and US basis weight in lb, using the basis sheet size of the paper grade, with tables for common values per grade. Open the tool
Cup Size Converter: Ounces to Millilitres for Paper Cups
Converts cup sizes from US or UK fluid ounces to millilitres and back, and explains why a cup's trade name is not its brim-full volume. Open the tool
Pallet and Container Load Calculator for Cartons
Estimates how many cartons fit on a pallet and in a 20 ft, 40 ft or 40 ft high cube container from carton size, weight limit and pallet type. Open the tool
PPWR Compliance Checklist for Packaging Buyers (Free Download)
A dated, article-referenced list of PPWR actions from 12 August 2026 onward, with who is responsible and the evidence to hold. Free A4 PDF. Open the page and download
Packaging RFQ Template (Free Spreadsheet Download)
An Excel request-for-quotation template with one row per SKU, dropdown lists and a supplier comparison grid. Free download. Open the page and download
Where to go for explanations
The tools give answers; the guides explain the choices behind them. Start with the packaging buyer guides for materials, printing, RFQ, compliance and logistics. To request a quote on printed packaging, contact 9 Packaging, an Istanbul-based B2B printed packaging manufacturer and exporter.
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