Brown box
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000791
A plain, unbranded corrugated cardboard box used for shipping products, particularly in business-to-business and e-commerce logistics. The term distinguishes these functional, cost-effective containers from the decorated retail packaging designed to attract consumers in a store. These boxes are specified by material strength, such as the Edge Crush Test (ECT) rating, rather than by their appearance.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-000791 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial supplies, equipment, and components |
| Translations | German: Brown Box; Spanish: brown box; French: brown box |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "A plain, unbranded corrugated cardboard box used for shipping products, particularly in business-to-business and e-commerce logistics. The term distinguishes these functional, cost-effective containers from the decorated retail packaging designed to attract consumers in a store. These boxes are specified by material strength, such as the Edge Crush Test (ECT) rating, rather than by their appearance.",
"subject": "Industrial supplies, equipment, and components",
"translations": {
"de": "Brown Box",
"es": "brown box",
"fr": "brown box"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/brown-box/"
}
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