What Is the Best Type of Packaging Bag for My Product?

Jul 16, 2025

In today’s increasingly competitive product market, packaging bags are not only containers to protect products, but also a bridge for brands to communicate with consumers. A suitable packaging bag can enhance product value, extend shelf life, enhance brand recognition, and attract consumer attention on the shelf.

Ⅰ. What key factors should be considered when choosing packaging bags?

When choosing packaging bags, the following key factors should be considered:

1. Product attributes:

Weight, shape, volume

Is it fragile, moist, or oxidized

Does it need to be fresh-keeping, vacuum, and moisture-resistant?

2. Functional requirements:

Does it need to be moisture-proof, oxygen-proof, light-proof, tear-resistant, and puncture-resistant?

Does it need to be self-standing, leak-proof, and resealable?

3. Market and display:

Is it necessary to display on the shelf? (Such as stand-up zipper bags/stand-up bags)

Printing requirements: Logo, appearance design, color appeal?

4. Cost and sustainability:

Material cost, printing cost, manufacturing batch cost

Is environmental certification required: recyclable, biodegradable, food-grade safety?

Ⅱ. The most common types of packaging bags

Based on product features and functional requirements, the following is a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of various types of packaging bags:

Bag type	Features and applicable products
Stand up pouches	The bottom can be opened, and the self-standing display effect is good, suitable for nuts, snacks, coffee, pet food, etc.
Quad seal bag	The edges and corners are crisp and strong in load-bearing capacity, suitable for large volumes such as rice, tea, and pet food.
Flat bag	Low cost and simple structure, suitable for samples, small packages, powders, seasonings, etc.
Vacuum bag	Seal after vacuuming to extend the shelf life of the product; suitable for: meat, seafood, dry goods, and medicines.
Spouted bag	Easy to pour, suitable for liquid products such as juice, sauces, cleaning products, etc.
Flat bottom bag	Combining the advantages of self-supporting bags and box bags, the appearance is high-end and stable, suitable for grains, flour, etc.
Resealable / Zipper bag	Can be sealed multiple times to keep fresh and convenient for repeated use;
Fin seal bag	Suitable for food, granules, hardware, etc.

Ⅲ. User fitting case examples

Healthy snacks/nuts/coffee: Recommended vertical zipper bag + aluminum foil/oxygen barrier layer + self-standing display.

Ready-to-eat seasoning/powder: flat bag or square bottom bag + heat seal to keep fresh.

Liquid/semi-liquid: spout bag structure + multi-layer film + easy-to-pour design.

Large grain/feed: woven bag with shading or large square bottom bag + cost saving + good self-sustaining.

High-frequency opening and closing products: choose resealable bags with zippers.

Ⅳ. Customized packaging bag recommendation: from Beiyin Packing

As a 25-year-old custom packaging bags manufacturer, Beiyin Paper and Plastic Packaging focuses on providing food-grade, environmentally friendly, and high-quality prefabricated packaging bags to customers worldwide, including candy packaging bags.

Our advantages:

• Free design and proofing
• Support digital printing and gravure printing, with clear and lasting image quality
• Materials meet food contact safety standards
• Provide degradable, recyclable, and other environmentally friendly options
• From design to delivery, provide a one-stop service

Whether you are a startup brand or an international retailer, we can create high-end customized packaging bags for you that meet your product positioning.

Conclusion: Choosing the right packaging bag = half the success

Suitable packaging bag = product protection + user experience + brand communication

When choosing a packaging type, you may wish to start from the product characteristics and combine the dimensions of materials, structure, function, cost and environmental protection to find the solution that best meets market demand.

Welcome to contact us to jointly develop customized packaging bags suitable for your products!

We look forward to empowering your brand packaging and helping with global expansion.