Production Time:

4-6 weeks

3,000 units

ea. minimum order

Metal Container

Pail/Bucket

The metal pail (or bucket) is a large-format cylindrical steel container, typically available from 1 gallon to 7 gallons, with a wire bail handle and a secure lid closure. Open-head pails have a removable lid sealed with a ring closure, while tight-head pails have a fixed top with bung openings. Steel construction can handle stacking loads that would crush plastic alternatives.

Metal pails are used for paints, coatings, adhesives, lubricants, solvents, chemicals, and food-grade bulk products.

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Durability & Design

TIMELESS TINS. LASTING IMPRESSIONS.

Metal packaging outlasts the product inside — and keeps working as a keepsake long after.

Eco Options

100% recyclable aluminum & steel, BPA-free interior coatings

Finishes

Offset litho, screen print, emboss/deboss, hot stamping

Add-Ons

Hinged lids, window lids, airtight seals, tamper-evident bands

Materials

Tinplate, aluminum, stainless steel across multiple gauges

Need something off-menu?
Chances are, we can develop it from scratch.

Big Factory Power,
Boutique Attention

Your packaging shouldn’t be a bottleneck. We make sure it’s your competitive edge.

1-week sampling, 3 week production timelines

Based in Asia, trusted globally

Transparent pricing and no language barriers

End-to-end manufacturing oversight

Dedicated project managers and 24/7 support

Got Questions?

frequently asked questions

What is your minimum order quantity (MOQ)?

Lower than you'd expect.

Boxes and insert cards start at 2,500 units. Poly mailers and pouches run 5,000-10,000. Glass and custom bottles sit higher, 50,000-10,000, because mold tooling gets expensive below that.Send us your project details and we'll give you an exact MOQ and quote. No back-and-forth guessing games.

What materials do you manufacture in?

Pretty much everything.

Paper (cardstock, corrugated, chipboard, kraft), plastic (PET, HDPE, PP, bioplastics), glass (jars, bottles, vials, droppers), and metal (tin containers, aluminum). If your product needs packaging, we've probably made something like it before.

We also handle all the finishes that make packaging feel worth keeping: foil stamping, embossing, soft-touch lamination, spot UV, custom die cuts, Pantone matching. The stuff that turns a box into an experience (and gets you those unboxing videos).

If you don't see it listed here, ask anyway. What's on our site is honestly just the starting point.

What does it mean that Paking Duck is a "one-stop shop"?

It means you stop juggling vendors.

Boxes, pouches, bottles, jars, tins, stickers, labels, tissue paper, packing paper, poly mailers, freight. All from us. One point of contact, one production timeline, one invoice. That's the whole pitch.

Most brands piece their packaging together across 4 or 5 suppliers, then spend half their time playing project manager between all of them. We've worked with over 1,000 brands and the ones who consolidate with us always say the same thing: they wish they'd done it sooner. Less coordination, fewer surprises, and one team that's accountable from concept through delivery.

Where are your manufacturing facilities?

Southern China. We run production through our own facilities and dedicated factory partners in Fuzhou, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou, with a team on the ground managing everything.

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That means we're not sending specs overseas and hoping for the best. Our people are in the factories overseeing quoting, sampling, and QC in person. We handle DDP shipping straight to your door (or your 3PL), so you don't have to think about freight, customs, or any of that.

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The equipment matters too. Our production facilities run printing and finishing machines imported from Germany and Japan. That's how we hit the quality that brands like Madhappy, Tower 28, and Venus et Fleur expect on every run.