Custom Sweets Tin container
Tinspkg is your partner in creating brand-defining food sweets packaging box from initial concept, custom structural design to premium printing. Sweets tins are widely used for product category listing: Chocolates, Cookies and Biscuits, Mints, Candies, Baklava, Toffees, Dates ( Middle East), Festival sweets ( India, China), Marshmallows, Chewing gums, Gift assortments. Tinplate packaging is excellent on product protection and marketing. Discover more about tinplate packaging possibilities now!
- Custom sizes and shapes to match your brand or theme
- Versatile closure types
- Food-Grade & Certified (FDA, BPA/Ni-free)
Why metal tins for sweets packaging?
Excellent protection and freshness
Metal tins keep sweets fresh for longer by protecting them from moisture, light, air, crushing during transport.
For cookies and chocolates, a tin maintains shape and flavor much better than flexible packaging.
premium look and value-added
Metal tins instantly make sweets look more high-end, compared to plastic or paper packaging.
- Shiny metallic finishes
- Embossing / debossing
- Custom shapes
- Collectible designs
Perfect for gifting, seasonal sales, and luxury confectionery.
Highly Reusable
Long-term brand exposure as customers often keep tins as:
- Storage containers
- Gift boxes
- Decoration
This gives the brand extended visibility long after the sweets are eaten – something plastic or cardboard can not provide.
Sweets tin box types
large and medium-sized tins for sweets
These large and medium sized tins are great for assorted sweets packaging. Available in different shapes and sizes to matching customers’ requirements.
- Butter cookies, Danish cookies, Shortbread, Almond cookies, Coconut cookies, Festive cookies ( Christmas, New Year, Eid),
- Mixed chocolate sets, Chocolate pralines, Chocolate truffles, Holiday chocolate assortments
- Fruit candies, Butter toffee, Milk candies, Caramel candies, Sour candies
- Sugar-free mints, Peppermint drops, Herbal mints
- Chocolate coins
- Chocolate almonds, Honey roasted nuts, Sugar-coated nuts
- Christmas candies, Halloween treats, Eid sweets, Diwali sweets, Chinese New Year sweets
Nearly all premium cookie brands use round tins because of round tins large volume, rigid shape, strong protection, premium look.
Product Samples
Custom small tin packaging for bite-sized sweets
Below, small sweets are frequently packaged in bespoke tin containers which are food grade, reusable, durable and visually appealing on shelves for your brands.
- Breath mints – peppermint, spearmint, cinnamon or citrus mints
- Hard Candies – single-flavor or mixed assortments
- Toffees and Caramels – soft caramels, creamy toffees or mini chewy pieces
- Chocolate pieces – mini chocolates, chocolate balls, chocolate-coated nuts
- Gummies – fruity gummy shapes in small bites
- Jelly Beans – assorted flavored beans
- Pastilles and lozenges – herbal lozenges, soothing pastilles
- Peppermint starlights / striped mints – seasonal favorites often in collectible tins
- Sugar-free sweets – keto, diabetic-friendly or xylitol gums/mints
Small tins with sweets are popular in many occasions as promotional giveaways, seasonal releases, and subscription boxes.
Product Samples
Customized unique-shaped tins for sweets to make your brand stand out on the shelf
- Christmas tree
- Snowman
- Star shape
- Pumpkin
- Egg shape
- Other customized shapes
These special-shaped sweet tins are adorable, eye-catching. It is a strategic choice for sweets brands and manufacturers to expand their market.
Product Samples
sweets tin box Wholesale and Customization
We provide tailor-made sweets tin boxes designed to protect, display, and enhance your sweets brands. With excellent rigidity and visual appeal, sweets tins are perfect for: chocolates, cookies and biscuits, mints, candies, toffees, dates, festival sweets, marshmallows, chewing gums, gift assortments.
Custom options: tinplate thickness (0.23-0.28mm); slip lid / hinged lid / airtight lid; custom printing; internal gold or food lacquer coating; inner separators for pasta sets; branded labels or sleeves
Pantone/CMYK Printing
You can customize tin box and tinplate products’ color according to the Pantone book as well as creating design by CMYK colors. The tinplate’s original color is silver. We can print any color without limitation; full colorful printing, solid Pantone /CMYK color, metallic Pantone /CMYK color and get them by glossy(shiny) finish, matte finish or combine matte with glossy finish to meet your diversity needs. Tinspkg proceed tinplate sheets offset printing by advanced printing machines Japan PRIMEX-P453. It helps to realize high-quality and stable printing quality.
Full Customization on printing designs/logos/patterns/colors
Customized Tins Size
Tinspkg have more than 2500 sets of various molds. You can choose our available molds from size and shape to customize your project which shall save your time and mold cost.
If our available molds can’t meet your need, we have our own mold development department to help you create a customized mold.
Benefits of custom sizes:
- Ensures a perfect fit for our dice sets
- Enhance protection and presentation
- Matches your branding and product positioning (standard, premium, or collector’s edition)
- Helps differentiate your dice sets from competitors
Our Specification
ITEM | Size | Thickness | Lid Type | Tin Shape | Material | MOQ(pcs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS51003 | 102x95xH36mm | 0.23mm | slip lid | heart | Tinplate | 3000 |
TS51025 | 166x158xH60mm | 0.23mm | slip lid | heart | Tinplate | 3000 |
TS21011 | 155x155xH37mm | 0.23mm | slip lid | square | Tinplate | 3000 |
TS12026 | 250x250xH70mm | 0.23mm | slip lid | square | Tinplate | 3000 |
TSM5005T | 69x29xH100mm | 0.23mm | hinge lid | rectangular | Tinplate | 3000 |
TS11053 | 280x203xH57mm | 0.23mm | slip lid | rectangular | Tinplate | 3000 |
TS51010 | 228x225xH32mm | 0.23mm | slip lid | heart | Tinplate | 3000 |
TS63021 | D86xH28mm | 0.23mm | window lid | round | Tinplate | 3000 |
TSM2013 | 90x9xH130mm | 0.23mm | plug lid | square | Tinplate | 3000 |
TS11050 | 270x195xH28mm | 0.23mm | slip lid | rectangular | Tinplate | 3000 |
TS32010B | D65xH118mm | 0.23mm | slip lid | round | Tinplate | 3000 |
TS63072S | D120xH23mm | 0.23mm | screw lid | round | Tinplate | 3000 |
Logo Embossing & Debossing
Dongguan Tinspkg Co.,Ltd helps companies create custom logo or pattern with embossed or debossed effect on tins to make your brand stand out. Embossing adds another level of texture and dimension to the box, giving it a truly luxurious feel. We can make flat embossing, 3D relief, debossing to elevate brand.
3D relief
3D relief adds phycial dimension, allowing custtomers to see and feel the embossed patterns 5-10mm height (logos, intricate designs, or textures on the surface of tinplate. Can be combined with printing designs and finishes for unique branding.
Flat embossing
Also called level embossing that creates a smooth, raised effect on tinplate surfaces without sharp edges or deep contours. It works seeamlessly with printing and coatings. Flat embossing produces a gentle elevation, maintaining a sleek, modern look while adding tactile inerest. Raised height would be 2-3mm generally.
Debossing
Debossing on tinplate to press a design into the tinplate surface, creating a recessed(indented) 3D effect. Unlike embossing, debossing adds subtle depth(2-3mm generally) and sophistication, often used for logos, text or intricate patterns.
Product Shapes
TinsPkg produce spice tins with an extensive array of customization options, including double-lidded spice tins, twist-off lug caps, transparent clear lids, plastic lids, magnetic bases, and more.
Accessories
There are versatile solutions for custom metal tin packaging, including not only printing, embossing, window features but also decorative add-on or accessories like clasp, beaded handle, plastic handle with latch lock, ball handle, metal clip lock etc. These make bespoke tin packaging absolutely adorable for storage and gift giving, perfect for carrying lunches, snacks, small toys, treasures, storing small accessories, makeup and stationery. Check below to find your customization preference
1. Beaded carry handle
Oval tote tin with beaded handle
Handle clasp and hinge
Beaded handle design great for carrying on-the-go items, snacks or toyscustomization preference
Beaded handle color customization
Other shape and size tins can be customized with beaded handle as well
2. Metal latch lock
Tins with an easy-to-use latch lock and an air-tight plastic seal is perfect storage solution for tea, coffee or dry products.
Versatility of reusable container with latch
Latch lock can be customized to match round or square tin container
Latch lock color can be silver or gold to meet your demand
3. Plastic lid with latch lock
Tins with an easy-to-use latch lock and an air-tight plastic seal is perfect storage solution for tea, coffee or Metal latch lock tin with plastic lid comes with an easy-to use latch and an air-tight rubber seal
Plastic lid shape, size and color can be customized to match your brand. It can be clear window lid as well.
4. Tin box with plastic handle and clasp
Tin box with plastic handle and clasp is widely regarded as lunch tin box or carry storage box.
Bespoke plastic handle color and size to match different tin box
Silver metal clasp popular choice
5. Ball handle
Ball handle is a decoration widely applied for round tin containers. It makes tin box lovely and attractive.
Ball handle can be customized into different material metal or plastic.
Ball handle color can be customized as well
6. Metal clip lock
Metal clip lock used for square or rectangular tin box
High quality metal click lock made by stainless steel
Size and thickness customized
Custom Design Printing Quality Control Inspection
We strictly follow custom proof or pantone color on printing process to make sure your brand consistency.
The tinplate material Tinspkg use – All electrolytic tinplate coated steel sheet (including base plate) with SGS reports(REACH, RoHS)
Printing ink -JIANGMEN TOYO INK CO., LTD with EN71-3, PFAS, REACH SVHC REPORTS
The Process of Custom Sweets Tins
Before the customization of your sweets tin packaging box with Tinspkg, please kindly provide some essential informations below in order to provide our valuable and efficient feedback for you.
We shall provide a solution based on above information:
Recommend our similar existing mold for you to choose and customize
Except for #1 solution, we can customize new mold for you as per your special requirement
If this is your first time to customize metal tin packaging and no much experience on size or shapes, please contact our professional team and we shall provide you one-stop and workable solutions
Based on existing available mold, for custom project, we shall provide below suggestion and solutions:
- we would provide die line of tin box to customer in AI or PDF format. Client’s designer finish artwork and put them into die line and shared to us.
- We shall double check the artwork if words , pattern are correctly positioned.
- After that, we would check with client to confirm the printing effect -if need white base or partial metallic , full metallic printing, any spot color, glossy or matte finish request and suggestions
- Before proof, we can provide 3D mock up with artwork for quick check and approval
Above is based on existing available mold. If you’d like to customize a new mold, we shall provide below suggestions and solutions:
- Making 3D mock up as per size specification or your product information and structure details for confirmation
- Making 3D mock up with client’s artwork for you to have a clear presentation
- After above approval, we would proceed plastic proof. Gerenerally it takes 3-7days to complete
- Once plastic proof ready , we shall ship to you. And you can test size and check the structure
- If plastic proof confirmed, we would proceed mold customization. It would takes about 15-25days which mainly depends on the size and structure of tin box
The raw materials used for custom tinplate cans are usually tinplate, sandy tinplate, galvanized iron. Tin plate and sandy tin plate are with tin layer that is non-toxic and tasteless, with a bright surface. They are meeting food grade, eco-friendly and recyclable requirements which are perfect for food and liquid storage.
A tin layer on the surface of tinplate cans, which can effectively prevent corrosion and protect the quality of food.
Good quality tinplate materials play an important role on the following printing and production process.
- Tinplate material: premium tinplate, high purity aluminum plate
- Tin plate thickness: 0.21, 0.23mm(regular), 0.25mm, 0.28mm, 0.3mm
- Aluminum plate thickness: 0.28mm(regular)
To make custom printed tin product samples take 7-12days generally, and we need to proceed custom tin plate printing by offset printing method first then stamping into shapes and assembly. After sample ready, we would provide pictures from different side for you to check. Then ship out to your company by express shipping and shipping time one week.
If you have any special request for custom sample, we would check all possibilities to meet your demand. In addition, Tinspkg can promise the same quality standard for both sample and bulk cargo.
After sample approval and order placed, we shall proceed mass production as per following procedures:
- Firstly Print tinplate sheet with customer’s printing artwork and take the proof for color check
- Cutting tinplate into pieces
- Fix, modify and test mold
- Shaping by stamping machines and assemble
After custom tin sample approval and place order, we shall proceed printing tinplate for order.
Printing tinplate sheet MOQ1500 pieces( tinplate sheet size varies but basically around 960*1080mm).
For small quantity orders, we need to set up different orders together on the same template to print in order to cut down client’s cost
Most tin can supplier use two-color printing machines and unable for finish CMYK process at same time which may cause some color difference and tin plate material loss. Tinspkg use Fuji 4-color printing marchines and one line we can finish all CMYK colors to make sure printing quality.
After color printing process finished, there is an essential step- coating that is greatly helpful for ink adhesion and visual quality. Good quality printing attract more attention for your brand.
Tinplate can be coated differently as per drawings; partly or completely; matte or glossy
Before printed tinplate sheets cutting, QC person need to check materials surface correct.
Cutting process, we need to cut tinplate into correct size and without scratches to make sure the following production go smoothly
Shearing machines cut large-sized tinplate sheets into small sizes. A tin box is constructed by tinplate lid, tinplate body or tinplate bottom. If there are some errors in the size of tin sheet, it would affect tin can size and artwork position and lid tightness etc. Therefore, cutting correctly is the basis of tin can production.
The thickness of metal tin plate should be less than 0.3mm cutted by shearing machine, or it would affect cutting quality and cause shearing machine damage. Tin plate would have irregular burrs that would affect production as well.
Tinspkg use a fully automatic shearing machine to complet this process and an engineer keep an eye on the shearing machine status.
One tin box completed requests many different processing molds. Therefore, fixing and modify each stamping machines with every mold and test is very important. These make sure good quality tin box with correct size, embossing accurateness, proper tightness, screw lid works, no scratches and no quality issues.
Quality represents everything of the company. To find a reliable manufacturer, you should know something about tin production quality control.
From the beginning of tinplate printing to cutting and mass production, every step we have rich experienced staff to check and control.
Quality Control
We must focus on and avoid below main quality issues happened during production:
Scratch 
Deformation 
Dirty Mark 
Embossing Deviation 
Poor Painting 
Rust
Corret assembly and packing is the last but important process.
Regarding to assembly job with accessories, there are two conditions:
- Accessories purchased and assembled by Tinspkg
- Accessories supplied by clients and assembled by Tinspkg
we have strict packing process manual to show every details how and how many accessories filled into tin box and in which direction displayed in tins,etc.
Furthermore, packing is greatly vital as it would affect cargo transportation safety and affect freight much. International shipping cost is very high and we need to consider and help for client.
popular sweets tins Bulk
Our custom sweets tins do more than just package your products – they strengthen your brand, improve product protection, and increase consumer value. Tin packaging instantly elevates your product above ordinary plastic or cardboard bags. A beautiful printed, reusable tin box gives your sweets a luxury feel, build a strong, memorable brand identity, increase perceived value and selling price.
What Are Sweets Tins?
Sweets tins are metal tin containers specially designed to package chocolates, candies, cookies, mints, and other confectionery products.
What Is sweets Tin Made Of?
Sweets tins are made from food-grade tinplate with direct food contact compliance (FDA, EU, LFGB) and can be decorated with custom printing, embossing, and various surface finishes to enhance product presentation.
Unlike cardboard or plastic bags, tins provide:
- Crush-resistant protection
- Moisture barrier
- Long-term durability during transport and storage
Read More: Is It Safe To Store Food In Tin Containers?
Why You Should Use sweets Tins
Using sweets tins for packaging chocolates, candies, cookies and confectionery offers major advantages for both brands and consumers. From premium presentation to practical protection, tin boxes provide value far beyond ordinary paper or plastic packaging.
- Premium look that boosts sales. Metal tins instantly make sweets look high-end, elegant, and gift-ready
- Strong protection and longer freshness for sweets
- Excellent printing and branding opportunities that transforms the tin into a marketing tool, not just packaging
- Pefect for gifting – Christmas, New Year, Eid, Diwali, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mid-Autumn Festival
- Reusable – long term brand exposure
- Eco-friendly and recyclable
- Ideal for export and transport
- Custom shapes for unique products
How Do You Use sweets Tins?
Customized sweets tins can be used for various types of business and people.
- Event Planners & Hosts – Wedding favors; Baby shower gifts; Birthday party giveaways; Anniversary celebrations
- Business & Brands – Corporate gifts, Trade show giveaways, Holiday promotions, Brand awareness compaigns
- Retailers & Boutique Shops – candy shops, gift stores, and specialty retails
- E-commerce Sellers
- Individuals Buying Gifts
- Schools & Clubs
- Wedding & Even Retail Buiness
Not all tins are suitable for automated filling. Choose the right type of sweets tins that can be used on food production lines.
- Round deep tins feature making them automation-friendly and used for mints, hard candies, pastilles, and cough drops
- Slipcover round tins (base + slip lid) that can be vertical filling on lines and lid can be pressed on using mechanical pressure. They are used for premium mints, pastilles, chocolate pearls.
- Twist-off lids or hinge lids that machines can close with consistent force
How To Reuse Your Empty sweets Tins?
Tins can last for years and the printed designs add decoration. They can be reused to reduce waste.
- Organize small items – buttons, pins, needles, screws, nails, bolts, hair ties or jewelry, office clips, thumbtacks, SD cards
- DIY travel kits – first-aid mini kit (band-aids, wipes, aspirin), sewing repair kit, earbuds + charging cables, travel-size cosmetics
- Homemade candles – especially seamless tins are idea for pouring candles
- Kitchen storage – spice, tea bags, sugar cubes, instant coffee sticks
- Plant pots for tiny plants – succulents, mini cactus, small herbs
- Creative craft projects – photo frames, mini music box, storage box for crayons or beads, advent calendars, DIY magnetic spice tins
- Memory boxes – perfect for keep tickets, photos, letters, baby teeth or mini milestones
- Car or desk organizer – USB drives, spare keys, cables, gum or mints
How To Find Reliable Sweets Tin Suppliers?
Tinspkg -high quality pasta tin box leading manufacturer in China. Our tinplate material and printing ink are strictly following international standard (FDA/ROHS/BPA free certificates). Sweets tins are not only visually appealing but also prioritizes food safety grade.
Further Reading: TINSPKG Guide: The Ultimate chocolate Tins Buying Guide(2025)
Tinspkg is a large-scale custom sweets tins manufacturer in China. We have custom printing and advanced tin manufacturing equipment and processes to make sure tins safe and price competitive since 2013. Our factory has 3 fully automated production lines and over 2000 existing molds.. All our operations are run by our team of highly skilled and innovative staff to guarantee high quality, short delivery terms and the best price for you.
Our years of experience in sweets tin manufacturing make us a perfect partner when you want to buy wholesale customized sweets tins in China. With numerous sizes and shapes available, our commitment to versatility ensures that our customers find the perfect food tin solution to meet their unique requirements.
Tin Container Solutions To Your Industry
TINSPKG is a one-stop custom metal tin product supplier. We have produced thousands of types of tin container in different colors and capacities. We can provide customers with the best price and quality tin container.
- Area: 6000 Square Meters
- R&D engineers: 3 Staffs
- Tin Molds: 3000+ Sets
- Production Worker: 60+ Staffs
- QC Team: 7 Staffs
- Production Capacity: 2,000,000 PCS Per Month
- Machines：
- 110 Stamping Machines
- 5 Automatic Cutting Machines
- 6 Automatic Production Line
- 3 Packing Line
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