按工藝區(qū)分，分為彩色紙箱、牛皮紙箱（也叫黃箱）。彩色紙箱需要彩色印刷機印出來漂亮的面紙，再與瓦楞紙用貼面機進行貼合，然后再進行下一步的模切或者開槽加工成半成品，最后進行和箱，和箱方式一般為膠水粘合也叫粘箱，金屬釘箱，簡稱釘箱，最后打包為成品。
按原材料區(qū)分，可按照紙板的瓦楞楞形來區(qū)分，瓦楞紙板的楞型主要分為四種：A楞、B楞、C楞和E楞。一般而言，用于外包裝的紙箱主要采用A、B、C楞型紙板；中包裝采用B、E楞型；小包裝則多使用E楞紙板。
按組合區(qū)分，3層常用的有C楞、B楞、E楞,從厚到薄，同樣材質越薄越硬，強度越高。5層常用的有BC楞和BE楞，前者厚緩沖力好，但相對軟，后者薄但硬而且強度高，分別用于不同需求。
According to the process, it is divided into color cartons and kraft cartons (also known as yellow boxes). Color cartons need beautiful face paper printed by the color printing machine, and then they are bonded with the corrugated paper by the veneering machine, and then they are processed into semi-finished products by die cutting or slotting in the next step. Finally, the cartons are bonded by glue, which is also called adhesive cartons, metal nail cartons, which is simply called nail cartons, and finally packed into finished products.
By type, it can be divided into counterpart box, aircraft box, drawer box, gift box, heaven and earth cover and other types, which are used in different industries and needs.
According to the raw materials, it can be distinguished according to the corrugated shape of the corrugated board. The corrugated board is mainly divided into four types: A, B, C and E. Generally speaking, cartons used for outer packaging mainly use a, B and C-shaped cardboard; B and e ridge type shall be adopted for medium packaging; E-board is often used for small packages.
According to the number of material layers, 3 and 5 layers are common.
According to the combination, the common three layers are C, B and e. from thick to thin, the thinner the same material, the harder and the higher the strength. Commonly used in the five layers are BC ridge and be ridge. The former is thick with good cushioning but relatively soft, and the latter is thin but hard with high strength, which are used for different needs.
By use: (lining and surface) paper, corrugated paper and core paper
Distinguish by color: yellow paper (Kraft linerboard) and white paper
By physical properties: Class A, B, C, A1, B2, etc
By gram weight: 125g, 140g, 150g, 160g, 175g, 200g, 220g, 250g or even higher.
