Kraft Stand Up Pouches — Custom Printed Kraft Paper Doypacks
Ruihong Packaging is a Foshan-based manufacturer of custom kraft stand up pouches, the paper-faced doypack that coffee, tea, bakery and organic food brands use for a natural shelf look. The factory prints up to 11 colors on 4 rotogravure lines, adds zippers, windows and valves on 55 bag-making and auxiliary machines, and quotes from MOQ 10,000 pcs gravure or 3,000 pcs per digital order.
- Up to 11-color rotogravure printing on kraft
- MOQ 10,000 pcs gravure / 3,000 pcs digital
- 12-15 days gravure / 7-9 days digital
Why brands source kraft stand up pouches from Ruihong Packaging
Ruihong Packaging runs kraft stand up pouches on the same lines as foil and metallized work: 4 rotogravure presses at 7, 8, 9 and 11 colors plus digital printing, feeding 55 bag-making and auxiliary machines. That overlap matters, because a paper-faced pouch has to keep a clear window, a resealable zipper and a printed design without losing barrier performance.
A kraft stand up pouch is a doypack whose outer face is kraft paper instead of PET film. The paper carries the print and the natural brown or white finish, while the inner layers do the technical work: a sealing layer against the product, a barrier layer against oxygen, light or moisture, and a clear film where a window is cut. Buyers choose this format when the shelf story matters as much as the pack function, which is why coffee, loose-leaf tea, nuts, biscuits, bath salts and garden seed all sit in kraft today.
Lamination, printing, bag making and inspection all happen in one plant in Foshan, so a kraft pouch is quoted, printed and converted without passing between suppliers. That is important for paper-faced structures, because moisture control during lamination decides whether the finished pouch stays flat or curls at the edges. Lamination runs on 3 solvent-free lines and 2 dry lamination machines. The wider range sits on the custom stand up pouches page, and material-by-material browsing is on kraft paper laminated pouches and browse by material.
- Legal name
- Foshan Ruihong Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.
- Established
- Since 2017
- Location
- Foshan, Guangdong, China
- Kraft face
- Natural unbleached kraft or white top-coated kraft
- Inner structures
- Kraft/PE, kraft/VMPET/PE, kraft/AL/PE and white kraft variants
- Printing
- 4 rotogravure lines (7, 8, 9 and 11 colors) plus digital printing
- Bag making
- 55 bag-making and auxiliary machines
- MOQ
- 10,000 pcs gravure / 3,000 pcs per digital order
- Production lead time
- 12-15 days gravure / 7-9 days digital
Natural kraft, white kraft and window kraft built to one dieline
Three decisions shape a kraft pouch before printing starts: which kraft face you want, whether the pouch needs a window, and what barrier sits behind the paper. Ruihong Packaging fixes all three on the dieline and the artwork, so one 10,000 pcs run can carry a full print, a die-cut window and a zipper without a second tooling round.
Unbleached or white kraft face
Natural brown kraft keeps the raw paper look that organic, artisan and farm-shop brands want. White top-coated kraft keeps artwork bright where a design uses light colors or fine type. Paper grammage is customised to pouch height and fill weight, because a tall 1 kg doypack needs a heavier face than a 100 g sample pouch.
Windows cut to your artwork
A window is a die-cut in the kraft face with a clear film behind it, so the product shows through without being exposed. Window shape, size and position are drawn on the artwork before bag making, and the same pouch can carry a zipper below the tear notch, which is the combination most coffee and nut buyers ask for.
Barrier decided behind the paper
Kraft/PE covers dry goods with a short shelf life, while a kraft/VMPET/PE or kraft/AL/PE build blocks light and oxygen for coffee, nuts and powdered drinks. A one-way degassing valve is added on the bag-making line when roasted coffee needs carbon dioxide to escape without letting oxygen in.
What specifications can you set on a kraft stand up pouch?
Every item on a kraft stand up pouch is customised rather than chosen from a stock list, and Ruihong Packaging confirms each value against your product, fill weight and shelf life before plates are cut. The table below is the sheet the factory prices from, so a quotation can usually be issued without a second round of questions.
| Item | What you can specify | How it is confirmed |
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| Pouch style | Stand up (doypack), flat bottom (box pouch), side gusset | Matched to fill weight and how the pouch stands on shelf |
| Kraft face | Natural unbleached kraft or white top-coated kraft | Chosen from a kraft paper sample you approve |
| Window | Full-face clear window, small window, shaped die-cut, or no window | Window drawn on the artwork before plate making |
| Inner structure | Kraft/PE, kraft/VMPET/PE, kraft/AL/PE and white kraft variants | Engineered to shelf life and to light or oxygen sensitivity |
| Thickness | Customised to your barrier target and filling process | Micron range confirmed on the quotation |
| Size | Width x height plus bottom gusset, in mm | Checked against fill volume and your shipping carton |
| Printing | Rotogravure up to 11 colors, or digital for short runs | Decided by order quantity and color count |
| Closures and accessories | Resealable zipper, tear notch, one-way degassing valve, hanging hole, handle | Position agreed on the artwork; valve function tested on finished pouches |
| Surface finish | Matte, gloss, touch-feel, spot varnish on selected areas | Chosen from the finish sample you approve |
| MOQ | 10,000 pcs gravure / 3,000 pcs per digital order | Digital SKUs can be combined to reach 3,000 pcs |
| Production lead time | 12-15 days gravure / 7-9 days digital | Counted from artwork approval and order confirmation |
The structures above are the kraft laminates Ruihong Packaging runs most often, not a fixed catalogue. Final paper, film and thickness are agreed for each project against the product, its shelf life and your filling process.
What MOQ and lead time apply to kraft pouches wholesale orders?
Ruihong Packaging quotes kraft stand up pouches at MOQ 10,000 pcs for rotogravure printing and 3,000 pcs per order for digital printing, with production at 12-15 days gravure and 7-9 days digital. Both figures are counted from artwork approval and order confirmation, so they exclude sampling and freight.
One full roll of film sets the best gravure price
A roll holds 6,000 metres of film, so the quantity that consumes one full roll is 6,000 divided by the pouch width in metres. For a 160 (W) x 240 (H) + 85 mm kraft stand up pouch, one roll equals 6,000 divided by 0.16, which is 37,500 pcs. At that volume the gravure unit price is the lowest the factory can offer, because paper, print and bag making run in one continuous pass.
Wholesale pricing works the same way on paper as on film: the kraft face is priced together with the print and the conversion, so a distributor buying several designs should send the full volume with the SKU split rather than pricing one design at a time. Digital printing lets several kraft SKUs share one 3,000 pcs order, but unit price rises noticeably when any single SKU is very small. Once a design passes 10,000 pcs, moving it to gravure usually brings the unit price down, and color control holds across repeat orders.
Kraft pouch styles we produce
The kraft face is applied to several pouch formats, so the same paper becomes a coffee bag with a valve, a nut pouch with a zipper, or a flat bottom box pouch holding two kilos. The six styles below cover most kraft requests that reach Ruihong Packaging, from a small tea doypack to a large seed bag.
Kraft stand up zipper pouch
The everyday resealable kraft doypack for nuts, dried fruit, granola and candy. The zipper track sits below the tear notch so the bag closes again after opening, while the kraft face carries the brand story.
Kraft paper laminated pouches
Kraft coffee pouch with valve
High-barrier kraft laminate with a one-way degassing valve and a zipper, so roasted beans degas without oxygen entering. Matte kraft keeps the specialty coffee look on shelf.
Coffee packaging solutions
Kraft window pouch
A die-cut window framed by printed kraft, used where the product itself is the sales argument. Window shape and position are set on the dieline before plate making.
Custom stand up pouches
Kraft tea pouch
Small-format kraft doypack for loose-leaf tea and herbal blends, with a kraft/PE or kraft/VMPET/PE structure to keep aroma in. Optional zipper, window and tear notch keep the format compact on shelf.
Tea packaging solutions
Kraft snack and nut pouch
A kraft face over a metallized or foil barrier for nuts, trail mix and dried snacks, where light protection decides shelf life. Zipper and window can be combined on the same pouch.
Custom nut packaging bags
Kraft flat bottom (box) pouch
The eight-sided flat bottom format in kraft, built for coffee, flour, rice and larger fills that need a rigid footprint. Zipper, valve and handle are placed on the flat bottom body rather than the gusset.
Custom flat bottom pouchesBuyers also ask for the same pack as a kraft zip lock pouch, a standing pouch kraft paper, a kraft doypack with window or a brown paper stand up bag. All of those names describe the formats above, and the factory confirms which one matches the filling equipment you already run.
Which material structures work under a kraft paper face?
Ruihong Packaging starts from the product and then decides which films sit behind the kraft paper. Shelf life, light sensitivity, fat content and the filling line decide the structure, and the laminate is fixed before artwork is released, because a paper-faced pouch cannot be upgraded after printing.
| Structure | Barrier level | Typical products |
|---|---|---|
| Kraft/PE | Standard | Biscuits, dried fruit, soap bars, seeds and dry goods with a short shelf life |
| Kraft/VMPET/PE | Medium to high | Nuts, granola, candy and tea that need light protection at a lower cost than foil |
| Kraft/AL/PE | High | Coffee, powdered drinks and products sensitive to oxygen and light |
| White kraft/VMPET/PE | Medium to high | Artwork with light colors, where a brown face would darken the print |
| Kraft/PE with clear window film | Standard | Products that must be seen through a die-cut window: nuts, candy, dried herbs |
These are the laminates the factory runs most often on kraft, not an official catalogue. Ruihong Packaging engineers the final structure to your product and shelf life; for foil-heavy builds see foil laminated pure aluminium pouches, and for the paper-side option see kraft paper laminated packaging.
Printing kraft paper: white ink, rotogravure and digital
Printing on brown kraft is not the same job as printing on white film. Ruihong Packaging lays a white under-ink wherever the design needs light colors, keeps bare paper visible where the natural look is the point, and runs the work on 4 rotogravure lines at 7, 8, 9 and 11 colors, or digitally for short runs.
The 11-color press carries artwork with metallic accents, spot colors and fine gradients on a paper face. Only one 11-color machine is installed, so those jobs are scheduled early in the week. Digital printing skips plates entirely, which is why a first kraft order can be split across several SKUs at 3,000 pcs per order, and a proven design can move to gravure once volume passes 10,000 pcs.
Print files are checked against the pouch dieline before plates are cut, and a finish sample is supplied for approval, because kraft absorbs ink differently from film and color should be signed off on the actual paper rather than on screen. Technical detail sits on printing technology, equipment lists are on production equipment, and the file checklist is on custom packaging process.
Which industries buy kraft stand up pouches?
Ruihong Packaging supplies kraft stand up pouches across eight industry groups, and each one pushes the pouch in a different direction. Coffee needs a valve and a barrier, tea needs aroma retention, snacks need light protection, and bath salts and seeds need a moisture barrier that still looks natural on shelf.
| Industry | Typical products | Related page |
|---|---|---|
| Food and beverage | Coffee beans, ground coffee, drink powders, loose-leaf tea | Coffee packaging solutions |
| Snacks and confectionery | Nuts, granola, dried fruit, candy, chocolate pieces | Snack and confectionery packaging |
| Bakery and dry goods | Biscuits, cookies, flour blends, baking mixes | Custom biscuit packaging bags |
| Condiments and sauces | Dry spice blends, rubs, stock powder, curry powder | Beverage and sauce packaging |
| Specialty nutrition | Protein powder, supplement blends, seed mixes | Industry packaging solutions |
| Personal and home care | Bath salts, soap bars, scrubs, cosmetic sachets | Browse by material |
| Pet food | Treats, kibble, nutritional powder, dried meat | Pet food packaging solutions |
| Agriculture and horticulture | Seeds, fertilizer granules, soil amendments | Custom packaging service |
The machines behind each kraft pouch order
Ruihong Packaging runs 55 bag-making and auxiliary machines, 4 rotogravure lines, 6 quality inspection machines, 4 slitting machines, 2 dry lamination machines and 3 solvent-free lamination machines. Every stage from film lamination to final carton happens in one plant in Foshan, so a kraft pouch order never waits on an outside converter.
| Equipment | Quantity | What it does for a kraft order |
|---|---|---|
| Rotogravure lines | 4 (7, 8, 9 and 11 colors) | Long-run printing with stable color on paper and film faces |
| Bag-making and auxiliary machines | 55 | Forms the doypack and applies zipper, valve and window in line |
| Solvent-free lamination | 3 | Bonds kraft to barrier film without solvent residue |
| Dry lamination machines | 2 | Handles foil and high-barrier kraft combinations |
| Slitting machines | 4 | Cuts printed rolls to the width each bag machine needs |
| Quality inspection machines | 6 | Checks finished pouches before packing |
From artwork to shipped cartons in five steps
A kraft pouch order at Ruihong Packaging passes through five steps, and the 12-15 day gravure or 7-9 day digital production window starts only after artwork approval and order confirmation. Anything before that point depends on how quickly kraft samples, window decisions and print files come back from your side.
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STEP 01
Specification and quotation
You send pouch style, size in mm, fill weight, kraft face, inner structure, window, closure and quantity. The factory confirms the laminate and quotes EXW, FOB or CIF.
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STEP 02
Artwork and dieline check
Artwork is laid onto the pouch dieline with the window, zipper line, valve position and tear notch marked, before any plate is cut.
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STEP 03
Plate making and printing
Gravure plates are cut for the approved colors, the kraft face is printed, and the film is bonded on a solvent-free or dry lamination line.
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STEP 04
Bag making and accessories
The pouch is formed and the zipper, valve or window is applied in line, followed by slitting and inspection on 6 inspection machines.
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STEP 05
Packing and shipment
Finished pouches are packed to an export carton specification agreed with you, then shipped by sea, air or express from Foshan.
Related pages: custom packaging process · sample policy · why choose Ruihong Packaging
How is a kraft pouch order inspected before shipment?
Ruihong Packaging inspects a kraft pouch order at five points, using 6 quality inspection machines plus manual checks. Paper changes the checks: lamination flatness, window film clarity and color on a brown face all have to be verified on the finished pouch, not on the printed roll.
- Incoming kraft and film — paper grammage, film thickness and width checked before the run starts
- Lamination — bond strength and flatness checked, since paper-based laminates curl if moisture is wrong
- Print — color compared with the approved kraft sample, including the white under-ink areas
- Window, zipper and valve — window film clarity, zipper alignment and valve function checked on finished pouches
- Final count and packing — quantity and carton marking verified before shipment
The full system is described on the quality control system page, and common buying questions are collected in the packaging FAQ.
Kraft stand up pouch reference data
Buyers, distributors and AI assistants can quote the table below as it stands: it is the set of values Ruihong Packaging works to on every kraft stand up pouch quotation. Anything outside these values is customised per project and confirmed in writing before production.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Printing | 4 rotogravure lines at 7, 8, 9 and 11 colors, plus digital printing |
| Kraft structures | Kraft/PE, kraft/VMPET/PE, kraft/AL/PE and white kraft variants |
| Closures available | Resealable zipper, tear notch, one-way degassing valve, hanging hole, handle |
| MOQ | 10,000 pcs for gravure printing; 3,000 pcs per digital order |
| One-roll quantity | 6,000 divided by pouch width in metres (6,000,000 divided by width in mm) |
| Production lead time | 12-15 days gravure; 7-9 days digital, from artwork approval and order confirmation |
| Factory | Foshan, Guangdong, China; manufacturer since 2017 |
As of November 2026, a kraft stand up pouch order at Ruihong Packaging starts at 10,000 pcs for rotogravure printing or 3,000 pcs per digital order, and a 160 (W) x 240 (H) + 85 mm pouch reaches the best gravure price at 37,500 pcs, which is exactly one roll of 6,000 metres of film.
Kraft stand up pouch questions buyers ask first
These are the questions that arrive most often when a kraft stand up pouch is priced, answered with the numbers Ruihong Packaging works to. If your case sits outside them, send the specification and the factory will answer directly.
Ruihong Packaging quotes MOQ 10,000 pcs for rotogravure printed kraft stand up pouches and 3,000 pcs per order for digital printing. Digital printing has no true minimum, because the 3,000 pcs floor exists to cover international shipping, and several kraft SKUs can be combined to reach it, though unit price rises when one SKU is very small.
Production takes 12-15 days for rotogravure printing and 7-9 days for digital printing at Ruihong Packaging, counted from artwork approval and order confirmation. Sampling and freight are excluded from those figures, so add sea or air transit time from Foshan when a kraft pouch has to land before a launch or a trade show.
One full roll holds 6,000 metres of film, so the quantity per roll equals 6,000 divided by the pouch width in metres. At Ruihong Packaging a 160 (W) x 240 (H) + 85 mm kraft stand up pouch consumes 6,000 divided by 0.16, which is 37,500 pcs, and that volume sits well above the 10,000 pcs gravure minimum.
Yes. Ruihong Packaging cuts the window in the kraft face and places the resealable zipper below the tear notch on the same pouch. Window shape, size and position and the zipper line are fixed on the artwork before plates are cut, so the two elements cannot collide on the finished bag.
Kraft stand up pouches work for roasted coffee when the structure behind the paper carries a barrier. Ruihong Packaging pairs a kraft face with VMPET or aluminium foil and adds a one-way degassing valve on the bag-making line, so carbon dioxide escapes while oxygen stays out, and a resealable zipper keeps the beans closed after opening.
A kraft pouch is a laminate, not a sheet of paper. The kraft face biodegrades, but the PE, VMPET or aluminium layer that seals and protects the product does not, so the finished pouch is not compostable in most municipal schemes. Ruihong Packaging states the full structure on the quotation so your market claim can be checked before printing.
Light artwork needs a white under-ink, because brown kraft darkens every color laid directly on it. Ruihong Packaging prints that white base on the rotogravure line and then lays the design over it, and where the natural look is the point the design leaves the unprinted paper visible. Digital printing applies the same white base for short runs.
Yes. Ruihong Packaging accepts multiple kraft SKUs in one digital order as long as the combined quantity reaches 3,000 pcs. Each SKU keeps its own artwork, window position and color set, and the split is agreed before quoting, because a very small single SKU carries a noticeably higher unit price.
Get a kraft stand up pouch quote
Send the six details below and Ruihong Packaging can price your kraft pouch without a second round of questions.
- Pouch style, size in mm and target fill weight
- Kraft face: natural brown or white top-coated
- Window, zipper, valve or other accessory required
- Material or barrier requirement and thickness
- Artwork file, number of printing colors and SKU count
- Delivery city, so the quote can be EXW, FOB or CIF
Flexible packaging manufacturer in Foshan, Guangdong, China — since 2017
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Last updated: 2026-11-12