Cassette tapes in printed metal tins for small run orders of 20 items or more
These printed metal cassette tape tins make an unusual and premium packaging product for your tapes and are available with full colour printing on the lid of the tin, base of the tin and obviously on the tapes themselves. We use a UV LED print on the tins that is far more economical for short-run prints that traditional litho or screen printed tins, making them far more suitable to smaller quantities but with the option of partial white base layers, high resolution full colour printing and spot gloss printing.
Whilst a cassette in a standard Norelco size plastic case won’t fit in the tins, cassette tapes in O-card or Maltese cross packs will fit nicely. We can also supply printed circular inserts in the tins with full colour printing both sides on a high quality thick card stock.
The tins come supplied as standard in loose cellophane wraps, although we can supply them shrink wrapped. The cellophane or shrink wraps are important to help avoid the tins scratching each other in transit. There is a grey foam insert in each tin to help protect the tapes.
Click to view our PDF cassette tape shell colour guide
Additional info
Additional info
Printed circular card inserts for the tins
You can add full colour double-sided printed circular card inserts to your tins and multiple inserts can also be added per tin if you need more than 2 sides. They are printed on thick 350gsm smooth white card.
Do you need a barcode?
If you will be selling your discs through a retail store then you will probably need to register a unique barcode for your release and apply it to the rear outer artwork of your product to make it possible for them to sell via their product barcode scanner.
In Europe we use the EAN 13 barcode system and in North America the UPC system is used. We can register an EAN 13 barcode for you and embed the barcode graphic within your disc packaging artwork. The only information that we will require from you will be the name of the band/artist and the title of the release, then just leave a suitable space in your artwork and we will register the barcode and add it to your artwork for you.
Click here to order a barcode.
Have you considered NFC tag stickers?
If you would like customers to be able to tap your cassette tape, CD, USB, VHS or just about anything else on their Android or Apple phone to open up a web page, music video, specific Spotify artist page, album or track then just include NFC (Near Field Communication) tag stickers with your order and we can then apply them to your product.
These tags measure 19mm x 12mm in size, use an NTAG213 chip with clear PET and a strong adhesive back. They have a strong field for their size and are very durable.
Click here to order NFC tag stickers.
How to place an order
An order can be created by selecting the required product options above and adding them to your order. If you have your audio and artwork files ready, you can upload them at this stage. This process will generate a quote, which will be emailed to you and our admin team. No payment is required at this point.
A member of our team will then be in touch, generally within 1-2 working days, to check your quote and artwork and discuss your order. Should you then wish to proceed, they will email you an invoice for payment before we start production.
If you wish to upload your files at a later date or have any issues uploading via our website, you can also send your files to us via WeTransfer.
Any questions?
There are often many questions that customers may have that are not answered above, in which case please do not hesitate to pick up the phone or email us and we will try to help. Our contact details can be found here.
We also have an extensive CD production FAQs section which may help to answer your questions.
