Cardboard Postal Tubes
At Essex Tube Windings, we supply durable cardboard postal tubes trusted by individuals, businesses, and organisations across the UK. Made from fully recyclable materials, our postal packaging tubes offer a reliable and eco-friendly solution for a variety of shipping and storage needs.
Whether you’re mailing posters, shipping artwork, or protecting important documents, we offer a wide range of cardboard mailing tubes, including poster tubes, industrial cardboard tubes, and heavy-duty mailing cylinders designed for maximum protection during transit.
Buy cardboard postage tubes in a variety of lengths and diameters, all available with fast, UK-wide delivery.
Why use our cardboard postage tubes?
High Quality & Affordable
Our aim is to keep your products safe and secure during transit and by using high quality materials, your items will be received in the same condition they were sent.
Our cardboard postage tubes are a great addition to your products safety. From piling tubes to display tubes, we can guarantee high quality, capable of great performance across different applications.
Next Day Delivery
If your mailing packaging needs are urgent we are pleased to offer UK next day delivery on all of our stock products. We ensure we can meet your requirements.
Eco Friendly
We pride ourselves on being an eco friendly company who do everything in their power to reduce waste.
All of our paper postage tubes are able to be recycled and any waste created in the manufacturing process is sent away to be re-pulped and used in other cardboard postal tubes.
These could be custom, heavy-duty, or just round postal tubes.
No Minimum Order
If you only have the need for one cardboard postal tube, we will happily send you a single tube.
There is no minimum order required for our cardboard postal packaging tubes.
Quick Enquiry Form
We are able to produce postal packaging tubes on a 3-5 day lead time. Choose from our range of colours or have your logo or web address on the tube outer. This provides a great level of professionalism for your business and is sure to make your cardboard postal tube look unique.
Perhaps you just want to personalise your postage tube for another reason? Don’t worry, we’ve got you. With our customisation opportunities, we can cater to any of your tube requirements.
We also offer the chance to buy tube ends if you want to secure the ends of your cardboard postal packaging tubes. Never has mailing packaging been so easy and perfectly tailored to you.
Mailing Tube Uses
Versatile and Protective
Packaging Solutions
Cardboard postal packaging tubes are an affordable, flexible solution for a wide range of uses. Commonly used as cardboard mailing tubes for safely shipping documents, blueprints, or posters, they protect rolled or delicate items during transit.
These poster postal tubes also double as compact storage solutions for long, thin items like artwork or plans. Beyond packaging, they’re popular in creative projects, used in cardboard crafts, DIY decorations, or as a base for handmade items like lampshades, vases, or model structures.
Anti-roll End Caps
Our brand new anti-roll end caps are perfect if you’re concerned about your products rolling when in transit.
The plastic end cap is squared off, which prevents any movement when in delivery.
If you send the tubes via a courier that utilises conveyor belt sorting, the anti-roll plastic end enables them to be entered into a cheaper pricing category.
Industry-Based Cardboard Postal Tubes
Cardboard postal tubes, essential components in shipping and packaging, seamlessly integrate into various sectors, serving unique needs across industries:
E-commerce: Mailing tubes safeguard delicate items like posters and artworks during transit, ensuring goods arrive in pristine condition.
Manufacturing: In the manufacturing landscape, postage tubes play a vital role in protecting components during transportation, preserving critical documents and parts intact throughout the journey.
Printing: Widely embraced for mailing large-format prints and promotional materials, shipping tubes provide reliable protection while reinforcing brand identity and professionalism.
Architecture: Architects and construction professionals rely on cardboard posting tubes for convenient storage and transport of architectural drawings and plans, maintaining a polished presentation during client interactions.
Essex Tube Windings caters to the diverse packaging needs of industries, offering customised solutions for cardboard mailing tubes that prioritise durability, protection, and professionalism.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What are cardboard postal tubes used for?
Cardboard postal tubes are versatile mailing and storage solutions designed to protect rolled or delicate items during transit. Their most common use cases include:
Mailing posters, artworks, blueprints, and documents
E-commerce packaging for fragile products
Storage of long or thin items like plans, artwork, or craft materials
Creative projects such as DIY decorations, model structures, or crafts
Their cylindrical shape and strong fibreboard construction keep contents safe while remaining lightweight and easy to handle.
Can I get custom printed or branded postal tubes?
Yes. We offer customisation options for postal tubes, including:
Full-colour printing with your logo, brand colours, or web address
Choice of stock or custom colours for tube outers
Optional end caps for secure closure and anti-roll functionality
Custom printed tubes create a professional and distinctive unboxing experience for clients or customers.
Are cardboard postal tubes eco-friendly?
Yes. Our postal tubes are 100% recyclable and made from sustainable materials.
Chemical-free tube winding process
Waste material is re-pulped and reused in production
Lightweight and reusable design reduces environmental impact
They provide a green alternative to plastic or non-recyclable shipping tubes while maintaining strength and protection.
What sizes and end closures are available?
We offer a wide range of tube lengths and diameters to suit your product needs:
Standard stock sizes include A0, A1, A2, A3, B0, B1, and B2 mailing tubes
Custom lengths and diameters available for bespoke projects
Optional end caps or anti-roll plugs to secure contents during transit
This flexibility ensures your items fit securely, whether shipping or storing, while protecting against movement.
Is there a minimum order for cardboard postal tubes?
No. We offer no minimum order quantities, so you can purchase as few or as many tubes as required.
Ideal for individuals, small businesses, or large-scale commercial operations
Fast UK delivery options, including next-day dispatch for stock items
Custom and bulk orders can be produced on a 3–5 day lead time
This makes our postal tubes accessible for all project sizes, from single-shipments to mass mailing campaigns.
Customer Testimonials
Presented below are testimonials from our customers who have purchased our tubes.
Our belief lies in fostering robust customer relationships, attainable solely through the delivery of tubes that are both high-quality and efficient.
As the creators of the cardboard tubes themselves, you have a direct connection to the individuals responsible for their production. Should you have any inquiries, please contact us today!