Custom Printed Telescopic Cardboard Tubes – Luxury Two-Piece Cylinder Packaging

Upgrade your packaging with our custom printed telescopic cardboard tubes — luxury two-piece containers built from rigid board and designed for visual impact and secure product protection. Featuring a separate lid and base that slide together seamlessly, these telescopic tubes are a striking alternative to standard tube packaging, ideal for candles, cosmetics, spirits, confectionery, and high-end gift items.

Every telescopic cardboard cylinder tube is made to your exact specifications and fully tailored to your brand. With complete flexibility over size, lid depth, board thickness, and print finish, you can create a packaging experience that aligns perfectly with your product’s identity. Whether you prefer a full-wrap print that flows across both components or contrasting textures and colours on the lid and base, we help you craft packaging that adds value, tells your brand story, and leaves a lasting impression.

500 Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) for all tubes!

Telescopic Printed CARDBOARD Tubes

Why Telescopic Cardboard Cylinder Tubes Stand Out

What sets telescopic cardboard tubes apart is their elegant two-piece construction. Unlike traditional single-piece tubes, telescopic formats feature a removable lid and rigid base — adding both functional strength and a premium feel. This structural format gives you more space to communicate your brand visually, while also providing a smoother, more engaging unboxing experience for the customer.

These tubes are particularly effective for brands that want to create packaging that feels worth keeping. From high-end skincare lines to luxury candles, telescopic cardboard tubes provide both beauty and substance. They can be customised with textured or uncoated papers, soft-touch matte lamination, foil detailing, or gloss UV to create anything from a natural eco look to a sleek, sophisticated finish.

You’re not limited to external visuals either — the inside of your tube can be fully printed and colour-matched for brand consistency. Fitments like foam or card inserts ensure your products stay secure in transit while adding to the luxury feel. We also offer structural and decorative enhancements such as ribbon pulls or magnetic closures for added functionality and flair.

TELESCOPIC CARDBOARD CYLINDER TUBES

Packaging That Performs Across Industries

Trusted by luxury brands across beauty, home fragrance, drinks, and food sectors, our telescopic cardboard cylinder tubes are designed for versatility and impact. Skincare brands use them for gift sets and eCommerce kits, while candle manufacturers turn to telescopic tubes for secure, high-end presentation of their glass jars. Drinks companies choose them for spirits and wine bottles, giving their packaging a collectible, premium presence on the shelf.

In the gourmet food space, these tubes are ideal for packaging items like artisan tea, coffee, chocolate, and dry goods — protecting delicate contents while elevating your presentation. Their dual-component design makes them easy to open and reseal, making them perfect for reusable packaging, seasonal collections, or promotional launches that are meant to be kept, not discarded.

Thanks to their structural strength and design flexibility, custom printed telescopic cardboard tubes are ideal for subscription boxes, retail gift sets, and limited-edition products that demand more than just a functional container — they need a packaging experience that sells.

CARDBOARD CYLINDER TUBES

Sustainable, Recyclable, and Ready for the Future

As expectations around packaging sustainability rise, our telescopic cardboard tubes offer a smart solution that’s both eco-friendly and premium. Built from high-quality, recyclable rigid board and wrapped in FSC-certified paper, these tubes are designed with environmental impact in mind — and without compromising aesthetics.

We offer a range of sustainable materials and finishes including recycled boards, soy-based inks, plastic-free coatings, and biodegradable wrap options. These ensure that your packaging reflects your commitment to the planet while still delivering the luxury finish today’s customers expect. In fact, the strength and reusability of our telescopic cardboard cylinder tubes not only reduce single-use waste but also increase the chances your packaging will be kept and reused — extending your brand’s reach far beyond the initial sale.

Whether you’re positioning yourself as a conscious lifestyle brand or adding a responsible edge to your premium product line, our custom telescopic cardboard tubes help you balance sustainability with standout design.

SUSATAINABLE TELESCOPIC CARDBOARD TUBES

Wick & Tallow – A Spot UV Telescopic Tube That Speaks Luxury

When luxury candle brand Wick & Tallow needed packaging that captured their high-end identity, they chose our custom telescopic cardboard tubes to do it.

We created sleek, rigid tubes finished in matte black, with their brand pattern highlighted in spot UV gloss for a striking tactile and visual contrast. The tubes were engineered to fit their candle jars perfectly, combining structural protection with refined presentation.

The result? Packaging that didn’t just contain their product — it enhanced it, reflected their values, and became an extension of their brand. For Wick & Tallow, the telescopic cardboard tube was more than a container — it was part of the customer experience.

WICK AND TALLOW SPOT UV TELESCOPIC TUBES

WICK AND TALLOW CARDBOARD TUBES

Other Telescopic Cardboard Tube Examples

BePure Collagen+

Food-grade container made of eco-friendly Kraft paper, designed with a telescopic lid for height adjustment and featuring a peel-and-seal lid with aluminum lining. It’s adorned with a full-colour custom CMYK print and matte laminated finish.

Wright Brothers

The Half Shell Gin Tube features a distinctive marble-printed bottom and a elegantly simple top, all encased within a telescopic tube design.

Source Body Nutrition

The Telescopic and Food Grade Tube kept dietary supplements secure and preserved them safely, offering versatility and peace of mind for packaging nutritional products.

Laura Lane

The Laura Lane brush cosmetic tubes were made in two sizes to fit different brush sets, offering convenient storage and organisation for various makeup brushes.

Isle of Skye

The Isle of Sky tubes comprised tall telescopic containers housing reed diffusers, distinguished by a unique layout featuring a bottom piece with a cutout. Additionally, smaller telescopic tubes housed candles, offering a compact yet elegant packaging solution.

Filter by Molly Mae

The Filter by Molly Mae Tanning Mousse Tube is a telescopic tube designed for easy dispensing and storage, ideal for achieving a flawless tan application.

Lilou et Loic London

The Lilou London Scented Candle Tube is a sleek telescopic tube crafted with a glossy finish, perfect for elegantly packaging scented candles.

The Collagen Co

The Collagen Co’s Collagen Strawberry Watermelon Tube has a telescopic design with a handy peel-and-seal lid and a sturdy metal cap. This packaging keeps the strawberry and watermelon blend fresh and convenient, offering added collagen benefits.

Our Case Studies

EDEN Treats

EDEN Treats and Magellan produced branded butted tubes for their plant based liqueurs. These are being sold separately or placed inside hampers.

Walt Disney

500 custom butted tubes were created by Magellan for Walt Disney’s 50th anniversary.

Balsa

Custom-printed tubes with grease-proof lining and strong build for their Balsa Balls, ensuring safety; with CMYK colours and matte lamination on black.

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Magellan World has during the past years been one of our main packaging suppliers. Magellan has consistently provided first class service and top notch products. We are very pleased with our collaboration and we always feel very well taken care of. A highly recommended service provider.

Kalla

It generally has been excellent Customer Service. We work with a huge range of suppliers, big and small and few times is it so exemplary as yours. So Thank You, it’s much appreciated.

EDEN Treats

Magellan made our Walt Disney's 50th anniversary tube packaging. They came out exactly how we imagined and have had such great feedback from everyone.

Walt Disney

Our customers loved our packaging that we produced with you. The perfect luxurious tubes for our chocolates.

Maison Macolat

We asked for eco-friendly tubes to match our brands sustainability and that's exactly what we got. They went above and beyond for us!

Coral Eyewear

Sophie Tea's art was kept secure and sent out to our worldwide customers in the 3 different sized tubes Magellan created. They turned out amazing and everyone is in love with the repeated holographic logo across the tube.

Sophie Tea Art

Our food-grade tubes came out great! No unnecessary plastic needed as the material was completely safe with internal caps.

Balsa