What is a Roll End Tuck Front Box?

A roll end tuck front box is a self-locking box that does not require glue to form and assemble. It's a box style that requires only 2 steps in production, simply print and cut, with the boxes remaining flat until you need to form it. You can call it a RETF as a short form, however, it can also be known as a REFT box for Roll End Front Tuck. Roll End Tuck Front means the box tucks and closes from the front whereas if it was called a Roll End Tuck Top it means the lid will only tuck from the top. The RETF box comes with tuck-in self-locking tabs commonly called "Cherry Locks", hence Tuck Front. This box style has a standard code of 0427 from the FEFCO library of standard designs and, when made of corrugated cardboard, is commonly used for shipping boxes and widely called a mailer box. Although the most popular purpose for it is used in the shipping and mailer space, this style can be produced in various paperboard thicknesses as well. It can be used for retail packaging for products like bath bombs, soaps, bakery boxes, pastry boxes, among many other applications.