The Ultimate Candy Tins Buying Guide(2025)

People love candy especially kids. There are different types of candy popular in the world with its unique texture, flavor and appeal. At candy retailer, a diverse selection that caters to all preferences. A tasty candy with adorable box packaging would definitely catch people’s eyes.

A candy box is a storage packaging container for candy which is not only to keep candy flavor but also a value-added decoration for candy and brand. The occasion can influence the type of candy and the presentation of the box. A candy for a birthday, wedding, holiday or just a treat for youself that would require different candy tin box to make the candy more valuable.

Why is so important to store the Candy in correct way?

Candy tin is a packaging container for their practicality and aesthetic appeal. They enhance the candy by adding value beyond the sweets selves, making them a cherished item for many candy lovers.

  • Preservation: candy tins are excellent for preserving the freshness and flavor of candies. Tins with lid to protect the contents from moisture and air.
  • Portability: tins are sturdy and easy to carry, making them convenient for sharing candies at work, school or home.
  • Reuse: many candy tins feature attractive designs, vintage work or branding that can be reused for various purposes such as storage for buttons, sewing supplies or small keepsakes making them an eco-friendly option.
  • Gift-giving: a candy tin can be a gift in itself. It an be appreciated long time after the candies have been eaten.
  • Nostalgia: candy packed by tin evoke a sense of nostalgia. Reminding them of childhood or special moments shared with loved one. They can be a tangible connection to happy memories.
  • Decorative appeal: candy tins are in a variety of shapes, sizes, designs and making them decorative items in kitchen shelf, office desk, coffee table or any space.
  • Branding: Candy with tin packaging shows customer the brand identity. In addition, it represents your brand eco-friendly and earth protection idea by this sustainable tin packaging.
  • Protection: the durable tin provides excellent protection for some crunchy candy that might be damaged in transit.
  • Versatility: candy tins is applicable for a variety of candies from hard candies, mints to chocolates and gummies.

Types of candy tin box

Candy tin box can be any of shapes, printings, embossing and add-on. Different candy and occasion, candy packaging box shall be versatile. Tin box would help to maintain freshness and make them easy to share or carry.

Portable Mints tin container

People get mints for freshening breath after a meal, for a quick pick-me-up, or simply for enjoyment. Mints always come in small size and packed in portable tin box. People take it in pocket, purse or bag which is pretty convenient to anywhere.

Tins for mint in rectangular or square shape generally with hinged lid or slide lid; and if round shape, always with screw top or seamless round size.

Gummy Candy tin container

Gummy candies are chewy, gelatin-based treats that come in a variety of shapes, flavors and colors. They are a favorite among both children and adults for their fun textures and sweet taste. Gummies come in a wide array of flavors and ingredients. Gummies are often shaped like bears, worms, rings or other fun figures. The shape can add an element of playfulness and is especially appealing to children. Adorable shaped tin can with attractive pattern printing would definitely catch them to promote. Tin can with window is a good candy container as well as a gift. People can see these lovely and yummy gummy directly.

Gum Tin Container

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Some gummies related to CBD, THC elements used for adults which should be packed in a Child resistant tin box to keep Children away from any potential misuse. These CBD gummy packaging box you can choose round tin can with Child resistant locking mechanism screw top; and rectangular tin case with plastic or metal locking button installed.

Chocolate tin Box

Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and varieties with nuts, fruits or other fillings. A Chocolate box can is classic and luxurious gift that can be enjoyed on various occasions from holidays to personal celebrations.

For valentine’s day, chocolate with heart shaped tin box is definitely a good gift for lovers. For friends, family or personal, a shallow rectangular tin box with lid which printed amazing artworks and embossed logos would be a great presentation gift with premium chocolates. For self or Children, a small pack of chocolate is a wonderful choice which is packed in a round or square tin case with lid or hinged lid easy carry.

Other Shape chocolate Tins

Hard Candy Tin box

Hard candies come in an extensive range of flavors from traditional mint and fruit flavors to more exotic and unique options like butter rum, cinnamon, or even floral and herbal infusions. Hard candies can be sold unwrapped in tin box.

Some hard candies are designed to smooth throats or suppress coughs. Hard candies have a long shelf lief due to their low moisture content. Hard candies tin container can be any shape and sizes with any customization, no limitation. Seamless tin container, 3-pcs tin box or other personalized shapes and structures tins all applicable for hard candies packaging.

Why Tin Cans are the Best Packaging for Candy?

Tin material is an eco-friendly, food grade, sustainable, full customizable and recyclable material which is widely applicable for food industry packaging. Compared with plastic bag or plastic container which is non eco-friendly and sustainable; paper box which is short shelf life and not reusable, glass bottle which is fragile and heavy, metal tin packaging is definitely being the preferred packaging option. 

In addtion, tin packaging can be shaped and printed as per your imagine without limitations. You can design a candy tin to adorable animal, building or any other item shapes and get them embossed to be shiny on the shelf. And tin can is able to be reuse as a storage container for a lasting brand impression.

What is a Candy tin box made of

Candy tin box is made of premium tinplate with different thickness and custom printing. Tins are meeting food grade standard and eco-friendly, reusable.

Candy tin box can be regular shapes like round, square, heart-shaped, triangle-shaped, egg-shaped or any other unique shapes (animal shapes: fish shaped, dog shaped, cat shaped, gingerbread man-shaped, book-shaped, fruit-shaped etc). You can think it, we can make it. Candy tin box is not only a packaging but also an adorable decoration household item.

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Shape and Size – Considering the volume of tin can and occasion

For mints, we would like to recommend pocket size tin with different tight fitting metal tin lid types like click clack tin, small hinged tin box, screw top tins or slip lid. These tins are easy to carry in your pocket or bag.

For other hard candy or gummy, we’d like to recommend medium or large size candy tin box. You can share these sweets with your friends and family enjoying a precious moment.

You can choose special shaped tins which works for different holiday. Heart shaped tins with logo embossed and premium printing for valentine’s day and wedding. Easter day candy comes in egg shaped tins. Christamas candy alwasy come with versatile shape tins that printed with Christmas theme.

Durability and Maintenance

Tins have better durability than other materials., such as tin can provide strong protection for your candy. High-quality tins wouldn’t have any dents, scratches, or damage during the process of production and delivery. A perfect tin can perform well to make sure your candy a long shelf time and flavor.

Choose premium tinplate and 0.21mm-0.28 thickness material . That would make sure your tin can durable, food grade and recyclable.

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Sealing Mechanisms

A good candy tin can should be with tight fitting lid that can keep your candy fresh and smell proof. You can choose screw lid or hinged lid tin box which you would never worry loosing lid. Window lid tin containers are perfect for colorful and adorable candy that people can easily see the products inside. Candy tin can with slip lid any people can open easily.

Logo, pattern printing

A nice printing shall help your brand stand out from so many brands. You can customize lots of colors printing, metallic printing and by different finish like glossy, matte, soft touch.

CMYK Offset Printing

Spot Color Printing

Glossy Finished

Matte Finished

Metallic Printing

Cost

The size, structure and printing of candy tin can are the key factors on price. Considering budget, choose the small size candy tin cans. For high budget, choose some unique and precious tins.

Environmental friendly

All of our metal tins are fully recyclable. And metal tins are an intelligent and eco-friendly packaging choice for the planet. In addition, they are easily to reuse or refill instead of being thrown away and polluting the earth.

Where to buy candy tins

You can buy nice candy tin cans on line like Amazon, online retailers; or purchase candy tins offline in confectionery stores, supermarket, grocery stores or gift and crafts shops.

If you are a candy retailer, candy manufacturer or candy brand design coporation that are looking for custom brand candy tin packaging, you can source from China. They supply versatile kinds of candy tin packaging and support full customization no matter small order or large orders with fast delviery and cost-efficient way.

Tinspkg is specializing in custom tin packaging production and we have over 1000+ mold availabe for your candy packaging to customize. We proceed custom printing by CMYK offset printing method to make sure high quality printing standard and food grade coating. You can make your logo or brand pattern embossed with printing that help make your brand standing out. You can find small size, medium size and large size in versatile shapes here.

Sugar tin

Person shaped tin has crafted eye-catching designs for your candy brand, a combination of design and functionality, catching sweets lover’s attention. People would keep the tin as a decoration or storage container which makes your brand lasting impression.

Sweet tins

It’s important to store your candy or sweets from sunlight, heat, and moisture in well-sealed packages or in air-tight containers. Candy packed with premium tin container is a good gift for friends and family. Tin can with full printing in food grade standard and sustainable which is best packaging for any candy.

TinsPkg

And Tinspkg support your candy brand packaging customization, you can customize your candy packaging by Offset printing: CMYK color or Pantone spot color printing with matte or glossy finish surface, inside of can be gold or silver; with logo or pattern embossed or debossed at competitive price and high quality standard.

Can Candy Tin box be recycled and reused?

Comparing with polybag, plastic container or glass jar, tin cans are durable, full customization acceptable, affordable, lightweight, eco-friendly & recyclable, as well as reusable. Therefore, good candy tin can is able to be recycled or reused for versatile purpose.

After your finished your candy, you can keep the beautiful and food grade tin can as a storage box. The large or medium candy tin container, you can refill the can with your handmade cookies, chocolate and other confectionery. The small candy tin box, you can reuse to pack tea bags, spices, flower seeds or as a sewing, pins, fish hook storage container. It would be helpful to keep your small items tidy and clean. When tins are dirty, just use a towel to clean. Don’t use water to wash in order to avoid any rust.

Conclusion

If you need OEM candy tin box, Tinspkg are your best partner. We are a manufacturer located at China more than 11 years. From design, 3D mockup, printing, production to delivery, our dedicated team can serve you even though this is your first time to customize a candy tin box. In addition, we have versatile molds in different shapes and sizes to save your precious time and cost.

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