Paper cup technical specifications
The data below comes from our manufacturing partners’ current production range. It covers the standard programme — additional formats can be checked on request.
How a cup size is defined
Four measurements identify any cup. If you have a cup you like, these numbers are enough for us to match it.
- Capacity
- Nominal volume in ml / oz
- Rim (top) diameter
- Determines the lid size — 80 mm and 90 mm are the standard lid diameters
- Bottom diameter
- Measured across the base
- Height
- From base to rim
Standard size range
Capacities and dimensions in the partners’ standard programme. White and kraft base boards are available for most sizes.
- 4 oz (100 ml)
- Espresso size — rim 62 mm, height 63 mm (single-wall)
- 6 oz (150–165 ml)
- Small coffee — rim 70 mm, height 80–93 mm (single-wall)
- 8 oz (250 ml)
- Rim 80 mm, height 88 mm — single-wall, double-wall and embossed
- 12 oz (300 ml)
- Rim 90 mm, height 112 mm — single-wall, double-wall and embossed
- 16 oz (400 ml)
- Rim 90 mm, height 136 mm — single-wall, double-wall and embossed
Board and construction
High-density cupstock from leading board producers; rims are heat-formed without glue for leak protection.
- Single-wall board
- 250 gsm ±10% (8 oz) · 280 gsm ±10% (12 oz)
- Double-wall board
- Inner 250–280 gsm ±10% + outer 215 gsm ±10%
- Embossed („waffle”) board
- Inner 250–280 gsm ±10% + embossed outer 210 gsm ±10%
- Cup weight
- Single-wall 6.3–9.4 g · double-wall 10.3–13.2 g · embossed 10.1–13.1 g (8–12 oz, ±10%)
- Inner barrier
- Food-contact coating for hot or cold drinks; a bio line with recycling code 21 PAP is available on request
- Inks
- Water-based inks — no marks on wet hands, no odour
Quantities, packing and lead time
Figures below are the partners’ standard terms — your quotation confirms them for your exact specification.
- Minimum print run
- From 1,000 cups for custom-printed single-wall, double-wall and embossed cups; special embossed-band formats from 5,000
- Packing
- 25 cups per sleeve · 500 cups per carton
- Production lead time
- Typically 3–4 weeks from artwork approval and order confirmation, depending on quantity
- Delivery
- Across Europe; delivery terms are confirmed in your quotation
- Samples
- A sample kit can be arranged so you can test material, fit and finish before ordering
Quality and food safety
Documentation for your specific order is provided with the quotation on request.
- Management systems
- Partner facilities operate ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 22000 (food safety) management systems
- Food contact
- Food Contact Declarations and EC Declarations of Compliance available for the products supplied
- Testing
- Migration test reports available on request
All specifications on this page reflect our manufacturing partners’ current standard programme and may vary with the selected specification. Exact values for your order are confirmed in your quotation.
Send us your specification
Known parameters are enough — we complete the rest with you.