About Forests Packaging Group
A Factory-Backed Custom Packaging Manufacturer from Shanghai
Founded in Shanghai in 2006, Forests Packaging Group is a factory-backed custom packaging manufacturer for brands and procurement teams worldwide. We connect structure review, material selection, sampling, intelligent production, inspection, project-based compliance support, and export-ready delivery through one coordinated group.
Factory-backed packaging support from the first project brief to intelligent production and export-ready delivery.
A Factory-Backed Packaging Group Built Around the Full Project
Since 2006, Forests Packaging Group has grown from a Shanghai export packaging team into an integrated packaging group with factory-backed production, project consulting, quality coordination, compliance support, and international delivery resources. Our role is to connect the decisions that make a custom package workable, from the first brief to the final handover.
Every project starts with practical inputs: product dimensions, product weight, artwork status, material preference, target market, packing method, quantity, and delivery timeline. We use this information to compare suitable structures, identify production risks, prepare a clear sampling path, and keep the approved package aligned with bulk production.
A factory-backed model gives buyers one coordinated place to discuss structure, print and finishing feasibility, quality checkpoints, project documentation, packing details, and shipping conditions. It reduces unnecessary handoffs between design, sourcing, production, and logistics while keeping the commercial brief connected to what the factory can actually make.
The people behind each packaging project
A custom packaging order moves through several connected decisions, and each one affects cost, appearance, protection, production speed, and delivery risk. Forests brings project, structural, production, quality, compliance, and export support together so the approved sample remains connected to the final delivery and repeat orders can follow the same agreed reference.
Clarify the product, sales channel, target market, quantity, budget range, artwork status, and deadline before sampling begins. The project team turns that information into a practical packaging brief and a quotation path that buyers can review.
Review dielines, dimensions, materials, mockups, closures, inserts, and sample confirmation so the package can fold, assemble, print, protect the product, and work with the intended filling, display, or shipping method.
Coordinate printing, forming, finishing, packing, inspection checkpoints, carton planning, and repeat-order references through one factory-backed workflow. This helps buyers track the details that influence appearance, fit, quantity, and delivery readiness.
Support FSC, EPR, food-contact, market-entry documents, supplier assessment materials, packing details, and international delivery communication according to the product, material, destination, and project requirements.
From Shanghai Export Team to Intelligent Packaging Group
Started in Shanghai
Forests began in Shanghai with a focused foreign trade packaging team serving overseas buyers and learning the practical requirements of export packaging projects.
International project support expanded
The company expanded its international market work, building experience in customer communication, packaging development, quotation coordination, and export project follow-up.
Supply chain and workshop developed
Forests strengthened its packaging supply chain and built an experimental workshop to support product development, structure review, sample testing, and closer coordination with manufacturing partners.
COFFE Packaging factory expanded
The COFFE Packaging factory expanded its production area and paper packaging capability, supporting larger custom projects with more consistent process coordination and delivery planning.
Hangzhou iForest branch opened
Hangzhou iForest was established in 2021 in Hangzhou’s Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park, strengthening the group’s service capacity and day-to-day support for international brand projects.
New intelligent factory started operation
The Shanghai intelligent factory began operation with upgraded equipment, planned production areas, and additional paper packaging lines. The investment strengthened workflow visibility, production consistency, sampling support, and delivery planning for paper packaging projects.
Global project support
Today, Forests supports brand owners, procurement teams, and product managers across packaging formats, industries, and repeat-order programs, with a group structure designed to connect factory execution with international buyer support.
Packaging Formats for Different Products, Channels, and Markets
Paper packaging: folding cartons, rigid boxes, mailer boxes, corrugated shipping boxes, paper bags, gift boxes, retail display boxes, sleeves, inserts, labels, stickers, cards, and other paper-based accessories. Structure, board grade, print coverage, finishing, handles, windows, and inserts can be reviewed around the product and sales channel.
Flexible packaging: stand-up pouches, zipper bags, refill pouches, flat pouches, barrier packaging, printed flexible bags, mailer bags, and related flexible formats. The team can compare film structure, barrier needs, zipper or valve options, sealing requirements, and packing use before sampling.
Industries served: food and beverage, beauty and skincare, cosmetics, gifts, e-commerce, retail, apparel, electronics, household goods, office supplies, toys, candles, wellness products, and seasonal brand projects. Packaging recommendations are based on product protection, shelf presentation, handling, shipping, and the market requirements that apply to the project.
Project support: buyers can send product size, product weight, artwork, quantity, material preference, target market, compliance needs, and delivery plan. Our team can review dielines, compare structures and materials, prepare samples, plan printing and finishing, arrange production, inspect goods, and coordinate export-ready packing and delivery support.
Intelligent manufacturing from sample to shipment
New factory investment: Forests’ Shanghai intelligent factory covers about 11,700 sq m and was built with an RMB 150 million investment. Its intelligent manufacturing system integrates AI, big-data analysis, information systems, AGV industrial robots, and IoT technologies to strengthen paper packaging capacity, production visibility, process consistency, and delivery planning.
Factory areas: die-cutting area, automatic paper mounting area, boutique bag workshop, die-cut template storage room, finished retail storage area, and constant temperature and humidity room. These planned areas help separate key production stages and make material movement, storage, sampling, and order coordination easier to manage.
Production equipment: upgraded die-cutting machines, folder gluers, window patchers, and added production lines support paper boxes, paper bags, cartons, paper bags with finishing options, and custom retail packaging projects. Equipment selection is connected with workflow planning so the approved structure can move more smoothly into production.
Buyer value: for buyers, intelligence is useful when it improves control: clearer production information, faster response during sampling, more consistent process execution, and better visibility from structure review to sample confirmation, production, inspection, packing, and delivery handover. The factory system is designed to connect people, data, equipment, and checkpoints around the same approved packaging brief.
Global packaging supplier support from project to delivery
Hangzhou iForest: the Hangzhou branch was established in 2021 in Hangzhou’s Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park. With more than 60 dedicated staff and cooperation with 500+ international brands recorded in company materials, iForest adds customer-service and project-support capacity to the group’s manufacturing base.
Chiquita International Logistics: as a subsidiary of Forests Packaging Group, Chiquita International Logistics helps connect export-ready packaging projects with international shipping communication, carton and packing details, freight coordination, and delivery planning.
Global delivery experience: across 153 countries and regions, the group supports buyers with packaging coordination, project documents, export-ready packing, shipping communication, and delivery planning through one supplier system. Together with seven wholly owned subsidiaries, this network helps keep production and delivery conversations connected as projects move across markets.
Packaging quality control and compliance support
For global packaging buyers, quality means more than appearance. Forests supports material traceability, supplier assessment, factory management evidence, food-contact review, responsible material selection, and market-entry documentation so buyers can review key risks before bulk production. Certification and document applicability always depends on the product, material, process, destination, and project scope.
Material responsibility: FSC-certified and other sustainable material options can be reviewed by project, with the final choice matched to the product, performance needs, artwork, target market, and available documentation.
Management systems: ISO-related management systems support process control, quality consistency, occupational safety, environmental management, and internal documentation across the relevant manufacturing activities.
Supplier assessment: Audit, factory, and compliance materials help overseas buyers review production capability, risk controls, and project readiness before bulk production or repeat orders.
Locations behind the packaging work
Forests combines a Shanghai headquarters for commercial and project coordination, a Shanghai manufacturing base for factory execution, Hangzhou iForest for service and international project support, and group-backed logistics for export-ready delivery. Together, these locations give buyers a clearer route from packaging brief to approved sample, production, inspection, and shipment.
FAQ
Is Forests Packaging Group a factory or a trading company?
Forests is a factory-backed custom packaging manufacturer from Shanghai. The group connects its own intelligent manufacturing system with project, quality, compliance, and logistics resources, so buyers can discuss the full path from packaging brief to delivery with one coordinated supplier.
What products can Forests manufacture?
Forests supports paper boxes, folding cartons, rigid boxes, paper bags, flexible pouches, mailers, retail displays, labels, inserts, and related packaging accessories. The suitable format depends on the product, channel, material, presentation, protection, quantity, and destination.
What makes the factory intelligent?
The intelligent factory combines AI, big-data analysis, information systems, AGV industrial robots, IoT technologies, upgraded production equipment, planned production areas, and coordinated checkpoints from sample approval to shipment. The goal is practical control over visibility, consistency, quality, and delivery planning.
Can Forests support certificates and compliance documents?
Yes. Depending on the product, material, process, and destination, Forests can support or coordinate FSC, ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001, BRCGS/BRC, BSCI, FDA or food-contact documentation, RoHS, EPR, EUDR, GPSR, and other project-specific materials. Final applicability should be confirmed during project review.
Can Forests support international delivery?
Yes. Forests can coordinate export-ready packing, carton information, shipping communication, and delivery planning through its group-backed logistics support, with the final method matched to the order, destination, timeline, and buyer requirements.