FEFCO 0209 Box Template Generator

Slotted container with a top rim. Full half-breadth flaps on the bottom, but the top flaps are cut back to a short rim that stiffens the opening without closing it. Used for open display cases and for lines that get a separate lid.

Checked against the plate. This blank has been compared side by side with the drawing in the FEFCO Code, 12th Edition, and matches. That is a statement about the drawing, not a guarantee — always cut and fold a sample before committing to a die.

What is FEFCO 0209?

FEFCO 0209 is cut from one piece, glued or stitched along a single manufacturer’s joint, and shipped flat. Flaps fold in at both ends to close it. Full half-breadth flaps on the bottom, but the top flaps are cut back to a short rim that stiffens the opening without closing it. Used for open display cases and for lines that get a separate lid.

Uses

Transit and e-commerce packing, where the box is handled by a carrier
Retail and gift packaging, where the box is seen by the customer

Advantages

Cut from a single blank, so there is one tool and one part to stock
The most widely made board box there is, so it is quick to source and cheap per unit

Disadvantages

The flaps meet but do not overlap, so the ends are the weakest part of the box

Typical industries

Retail display

Recommended board grades

Single wall B or C flute for most shipping. Double wall BC or EB where the load is heavy, the box is large, or it will be stacked several high in a warehouse.

At a glance

Code	`0209`
Family	Corrugated (FEFCO)
Blank size at this size	1047 × 295 mm
Panels	13
Creases	12

Badged, with the last ambiguity closed by measurement rather than waived. The fit puts every sibling but a few below the 0.90 bar, and those that survive it are separated by FLAP DEPTH AGAINST PANEL WIDTH — the detail FEFCO uses across this family, and the one grant-badges.py names as needing a person. The fitter cannot use it: it rescales x and y independently, and flap depth runs across one axis where panel width runs across the other. Measured in each plate's OWN units, this plate draws 0.515 and our blank draws 0.500, a gap of 0.015. The survivors: 0202 scores 0.982 on the fit and draws 0.567 (4.5x further from ours). Every rival is therefore excluded, which is the bar — not that the score was high. Our own 0.500 against the plate's 0.515 is a real if small difference in the drawing, recorded here rather than smoothed over.

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Other slotted boxes

One piece with a glued, stitched or taped manufacturers joint plus top and bottom flaps. Shipped flat, closed using the flaps.

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