Pergament is a printing house and cardboard packaging manufacturer in Chisinau, Moldova, since 1999. We make custom gift boxes and souvenir packaging with your logo and full-colour printing. Self-assembly paperboard boxes — runs from 100 pieces, from 18 MDL (Moldovan lei) per piece at 100–300 pcs and from 2.50 MDL from 1,000 pcs (VAT included). Rigid lid-and-base boxes on greyboard (bookbinding board) with an insert — from 30 pcs: 30 pcs from 250 MDL/pc, ~1,000 pcs from 30 MDL/pc. A structural prototype is cut on the plotter — from 30 minutes; an exact quote for your size and quantity takes a couple of hours. Below are our works — from an 80×30×30 mm corporate-souvenir box to a 320×230×100 mm hinged-lid box with a fitted insert.
Prices and run sizes
| Structure | Run | Price, MDL per piece, VAT included | Usual lead time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-assembly box, digital + plotter | 50–100 pcs | on quotation | 1–2 days |
| Self-assembly box, offset | 100–300 pcs | from 18 | 2–5 working days |
| Self-assembly box, offset | 300–1,000 pcs | from 8 | 2–5 working days |
| Self-assembly box, offset | 1,000 pcs and above | from 2.50 | by production schedule |
| Rigid lid-and-base (greyboard) | 30 pcs | from 250 | about two weeks after the prototype and artwork are approved |
| Rigid lid-and-base (greyboard) | ~100 pcs | from 150 | about two weeks |
| Rigid lid-and-base (greyboard) | ~500 pcs | from 90 | about two weeks |
| Rigid lid-and-base (greyboard) | ~1,000 pcs | from 30 | about two weeks |
Prices are the lower guide from real 2025–2026 orders, not an offer. "From" is a plain specification: size, board, lamination, foil stamping, window, magnet and insert change the price several-fold. A window box — from 10 MDL/pc at 300–1,000 pcs and from 3.50 MDL/pc above 1,000; a window truly pays off from 1,000 pieces. Make-ready (structural design, cutting die, foil die, set-up) is divided by the run, so between 100 and 1,000 pieces the unit price falls several times; if the structure matches one of our 3,000+ ready dies, the die cost disappears entirely.
Structures and sizes
Examples — from our works on this page:
| Structure | Size, mm | What it is ordered for |
|---|---|---|
| Self-assembly box — ships flat, folds with tuck flaps and locking tabs, no glue | 80×30×30, 355×150×65 | corporate gifts, souvenirs, festive sets |
| Box on an existing cutting die — coated board or kraft, no tooling cost | 100×100×30, 110×95×50, 140×140×30 | small gifts, souvenirs, sets, seasonal promotions |
| Lid-and-base box on designer board | 160×160×45 | jewellery |
| Shaped box with an insert ("heart") | 250×250×50 | gift and confectionery sets |
| Hinged-lid box, insert formed from the box blank | 320×230×100 | corporate sets: bottle, glasses, candles, cosmetics |
| Rigid: lid and base, shoulder/neck, telescopic, magnetic hinged-lid, sleeve and drawer, book-style, lid and base with a window | from 90×90×40 to 655×325×125 | wine and spirits, cosmetics, jewellery, electronics, gifts for partners |
Have your own size? We make a die for it; for common sizes the die already exists among our 3,000+ ready dies — faster and cheaper.
Materials and finishing
- Board: self-assembly boxes are die-cut from 250–400 g/m² paperboard — white coated or kraft; designer board with an embossed texture; holographic board with a PE coating — mirror silver that does not rub off or fade, two plies laminated together if silver is needed inside too; for rigid boxes — 1.5–3 mm greyboard (bookbinding board) wrapped in coated or designer paper (linen, leather-look, metallic, soft touch, velvet, flock).
- Printing: offset in CMYK or a Pantone spot colour matched to your reference sample; white screen printing on holographic and metallised surfaces; or no printing — board texture plus foil stamping.
- Finishing: matt and gloss lamination; hot foil stamping (gold, silver, coloured foil) with a custom-made die — the logo on the lid, a message inside it; embossing, spot UV varnish, ribbon, magnetic closure. Finishing runs on automatic machines, so the run comes out uniform.
- Insert: formed from the box blank itself (a seat for each item), or microflute, foam, izolon or cardboard lined with velvet or flock — designed in CAD to your product's geometry.
- Edible gifts: sweets, biscuits and other dry products are printed with food-safe inks; our paperboard food packaging holds sanitary approval ANSP P-23739/2026 (valid until 4 August 2029). Wet and greasy products need a barrier — an insert, lamination or PE-coated board; we select it at the quotation stage.
As a rule, the material is already in stock. GC1 cartonboard 215–290 g/m² in several sheet sizes, 280 g/m² PE-coated board and lamination films (matte, gloss, soft-touch) — in our own warehouse, imported directly from mills in Europe and Asia. Your run does not wait for delivery, the board is the same run after run, no middleman's margin. More: About us.
How we work
- You send the product size, quantity and logo — or a photo of a box you like.
- We propose the structure and materials; the quote is costed operation by operation in our production system — within a couple of hours, in 2–3 variants (quantity, board, finishing).
- Prototype from 30 minutes — plotter-cut, so you try it with your product before any tooling is made.
- Printing, lamination, foil stamping, die-cutting and assembly — at our own plant in Chisinau; rigid boxes are assembled on a lid-and-base line running 1,000–3,000 boxes per day.
- Finished boxes are packed in corrugated cartons with dividers and delivered in Chisinau and across Moldova.
Questions and answers
What is the minimum run for custom gift boxes in Chisinau?
Self-assembly boxes in offset — from 100 pieces; 50–100 pieces are printed digitally with plotter cutting in 1–2 days, without plates or a die. Rigid lid-and-base boxes — from 30 pcs (30 pcs from 250 MDL/pc).
Can you repeat our run exactly a year later?
Yes. Every order's technological passport is kept in the system: board, inks, cutting die, foil die, assembly scheme. A repeat run is printed from it, not from memory — every second order we take is a repeat.
What happens if our manager changes — or yours?
Nothing. Your order history, prices, artwork and remarks on past runs are in the system, not with a person: more than 36,800 orders since 2014 are on file.
How fast do you calculate the price?
An operation-by-operation calculation takes minutes; one reply contains 2–3 variants: another quantity, another board, with or without insert and foil.
How do I know what stage my order is at?
Operations are registered on terminals at the machines in real time — the manager sees "printing finished, foil stamping in progress" in the system, without calling the shop floor.
See also
- Cardboard package
- Custom Rigid Boxes (Setup Boxes)
- Wine and spirits packaging
- Cardboard bags VIP
- For cosmetics
- For clothes
- For confectionery products
- How much does box printing cost in Chisinau
- Heart-shaped gift box with insert
- Lid-and-base box 160×160×45 mm for jewellery with gold foil
- Hinged-lid box 320×230×100 mm with a fitted insert
- Self-assembling holographic board box 355×150×65 mm
- Gift packaging 80×30×30 mm