Packaging suppliers in Latin America
Packaging suppliers serving growers, packers and exporters in Latin America, including global operators active in the region.
Mexican manufacturer of corrugated cardboard boxes for agricultural exports including avocado, mango, strawberry, lettuce and papaya, operating as the AgroPack brand of Merca Papel S.A. de C.V., headquartered in Leon, Guanajuato.
Amcor is a global packaging company that produces flexible and barrier films, folding cartons, and specialty packaging for food, beverage, healthcare, and consumer goods, including fresh-produce, meat, and dairy applications.
Mexican manufacturer of corrugated cardboard boxes for agricultural, livestock and industrial packaging, founded in 1979, with a packing-box facility in Uruapan, Michoacan and corporate offices in Mexicali, Baja California.
Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer in Uruapan, Michoacan, part of Grupo Fryen, producing agricultural, industrial and display packaging in the avocado and berry export corridor.
Huhtamaki is a global food-packaging manufacturer producing moulded-fibre trays and punnets, flexible films, paperboard, and foodservice packaging, including packaging used for fresh produce and food-on-the-shelf.
Nova Prime manufactures PLU labels for fruits and vegetables, custom designed to client specifications, from its facility in Texcoco, State of Mexico.
Papelcor manufactures corrugated cardboard sheets and custom boxes for the agricultural, food and industrial sectors from its plant in Zapopan, Jalisco.
Mexican manufacturer and converter of paper based packaging, including corrugated cardboard boxes and labels, operating for more than 31 years with production plants in Monterrey, Guadalajara and Queretaro.
Mexican packaging materials supplier based in Culiacan, Sinaloa, offering strapping and other packaging and embalage materials for the food and beverage, aquaculture, poultry and agricultural sectors in northwest Mexico.
PROMMONT manufactures wooden pallets and crates, including pallets with NIMF-15 heat treatment for export shipments, from its facility in Guadalupe, Nuevo León.
Mexican corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer serving the agricultural, automotive and industrial sectors, based in Tepotzotlan, State of Mexico, and part of Grupo TRON Hermanos.
Agricultural packaging company based in Zamora, Michoacan, supplying clamshells, custom labeling and padding services for berries, tomatoes and other produce since 2009.
Thailand-headquartered multinational packaging company producing corrugated and paper packaging, foodservice packaging, and fresh-produce solutions, including modified-atmosphere OptiBreath films used to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.
Smurfit Westrock is a global paper-based packaging company producing corrugated boxes, fresh-produce trays and boxes, folding cartons, containerboard, and bag-in-box systems.
Strapping Boom manufactures automatic and semi-automatic polypropylene strapping, including 9mm and 12mm fleje used for fruit and vegetable packaging, from its facility in Tlaxcala.
Mexican family owned pallet manufacturer headquartered in Culiacan, Sinaloa, legally founded in 2005 as Materiales Agricolas el Yauco, supplying export certified wood pallets to the agricultural sector under its Yauco and Rpallets brands.
India's largest flexible packaging materials company, headquartered in Noida. Manufactures BOPP, BOPET and CPP packaging films (including metallized and barrier grades) used for food, beverage, pharma and industrial packaging, with manufacturing plants across four continents.
Manufactures corrugated cardboard boxes for fruit, vegetable and processed food export from its Bio Bio region production base, with distribution centers in Temuco and Concepcion and more than 20 years of operating experience in the packaging sector.
Panama-based supplier of flexographic, digital and thermal adhesive labels together with corrugated and folding cardboard boxes and adhesive tape for packaging clients.
Industrial and agroindustrial plastic packaging manufacturer with over 17 years in the market, based in Villanueva, Cortes, producing printed and customized flexible high and low density polyethylene bags and holding ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Food absorbent pad manufacturer based in Sao Paulo, producing Secanti brand pads for poultry, red meat, fish and seafood packaging, compliant with ANVISA standards and supplying major tray makers.
Founded in 1980 in Uruca, San Jose, this family company manufactures kraft and white corrugated cardboard boxes, trays, dividers and palletizing sheets for packaging fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy and eggs.
Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer headquartered in Soledad, Atlantico, with an operating facility in Bucaramanga producing ventilated export cartons for fruit such as banana, mango, guava and papaya. FSC and PEFC certified, and delivers to Cartagena and Santa Marta.
Bolivian state-owned cardboard and box manufacturer operating from Cochabamba department, holding ISO 9001:2015 certification, with commercial representatives and sales points across La Paz, El Alto, Oruro, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Potosi, Tarija and Sucre.
Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer operating since 1988 from its factory in the La Florida Alta district of Quito, producing custom fruit crates, tray-style boxes and kraft or printed corrugated boxes and sheets for national distribution.
Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer founded in 1992 in Morales, Izabal, with a second plant inaugurated in April 2021 in Masagua, Escuintla and a commercial office in Guatemala City. Monthly production capacity reaches up to 20,000 tons of corrugated cardboard, employing over 700 people.
Corrugated cardboard manufacturer at Autopista Las Americas Km 22 in Santo Domingo Este, with over 30 years of operation, producing RSC, die-cut and full overlap boxes and dividers for around 40,000 clients across two branch locations.
Corrugated carton producer holding roughly 45 percent of Peru's agro-export cardboard box market, part of Costa Rica's Grupo Comeca alongside sister company Envases Los Pinos, making five-layer humidity-resistant boxes for banana, mango and table grape exporters.
Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer established in Paraguay in 1978, with more than 700 employees, production sites in Luque and Ciudad del Este, and installed capacity of 7,500,000 square meters of corrugated board per month.
Corrugated cardboard and paper packaging manufacturer with a corrugating plant and paper mill in Cuenca and a corrugating plant in Guayaquil, four plants nationwide, producing export cartons for Ecuadorian agricultural exporters. Holds ISO 9001:2015 and BASC V5-2017 certification.
Corrugated cardboard packaging manufacturer with a 52,000 square meter industrial complex at Km 14 Via a Daule in Guayaquil, running automated high-speed production lines and listed as a value-chain affiliate of the Asociacion de Exportadores de Banano del Ecuador.
Operates two production facilities in Hualpen, greater Concepcion, manufacturing ISPM-15 heat treated wooden pallets and grilles for export packaging, with 25 years in operation and a cumulative output of more than 3.6 million pallets.
Manufactures corrugated cardboard boxes from a 24,000 square meter facility in La Ribera de Belen, Heredia, certified to INTE-ISO 9001:2015, exporting to more than 20 countries with over 50 years in operation.
Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer operating since 1968 in Bananera, Morales, Izabal, originally built to supply packaging for banana exports. Part of Corporacion Empresas Galindo, the plant runs three complete corrugators across more than 70,000 square meters with over 900 employees, producing roughly 25,000 tons of corrugated board monthly for the agricultural, industrial and commercial markets.
Corrugated carton plant of Empresas Galindo operating over 15 years at Quebrada Seca Km 13 in Choloma, spanning a 29,000 square meter facility with more than 250 employees and two corrugating lines producing export cartons for banana, pineapple and melon shipments.
Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer with more than 25 years in operation, located at Km 2 on the road from Choloma to Puerto Cortes, producing standard, agricultural and line boxes for national and export clients.
Manufactures custom corrugated cardboard boxes in Colon, Panama, operating for over 30 years as part of the regional Global Packaging Group, which runs corrugated plants across Central America and the Caribbean.
Based in Zapote, San Jose, supplies certified and treated wooden pallets for export logistics, positioned as a packaging partner for companies operating within Costa Rica's free trade zones.
Adhesive label manufacturer based in San Pedro Sula producing die-cut and printed custom labels, packaging tape, stretch film and thermal point-of-sale paper for regional food and retail clients.
Packaging materials supplier based in Zona 12, Guatemala City, trading as Empaco with 37 years in the packing and packaging industry. Product range covers strapping bands, adhesive and masking tape, stretch film, corner protectors and staples across 45 product families, and the company is registered with AGEXPORT's manufacturing sector.
Trading as AGP Etiquetas, this Asuncion based manufacturer of self-adhesive and wrap-around food and beverage labels has operated for over three decades, with an additional facility in Mariano Roque Alonso serving the beverage, pharmaceutical and food processing sectors.
First Packing S.R.L. supplies corrugated cardboard, plastic films, strapping and labels for agricultural packaging from its headquarters in Mendoza, with branches in San Rafael and General Alvear serving exporters across the province.
Panama City label printer with about ten years in operation, producing flexographic, digital and offset self-adhesive labels and food packaging including doypack bags and boxes.
Regional corrugated cardboard group with more than 40 years of experience that has operated a corrugated box manufacturing plant in Santo Domingo since 1997, part of three plants it runs in the Dominican Republic across Central America and the Caribbean.
Operates from Piedras Blancas, Osa, with more than 35 years in the forestry sector, manufacturing wooden pallets and export crates for industrial and agricultural shipping in Costa Rica.
Self adhesive label and tag manufacturer based in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, operating an 11,000 square meter factory that processes over 6 million square meters of material a year, holding ISO 9001, FSSC 22000 and GMP certifications for food industry labeling.
Pallet manufacturer established in 1991 in Juan Lacaze, Colonia department, operating a 3,500 square metre plant with European machinery, producing new and refurbished pallets in multiple sizes for local use and export.
Corrugated cardboard box manufacturer based in Toledo, Parana, operating for over 20 years with ISO 9001 certification and daily production capacity of 300,000 units, specializing in boxes for beef, pork and poultry frigorifico exporters.
Manufactures corrugated and paperboard cartons for the fruit export sector from its San Bernardo plant in the Santiago metropolitan area, holding BRCGS Packaging certification as of 2025 and reporting recycling of about 9.7 million kilograms of paper and cardboard between 2019 and 2022.
Founded in 2001 and based in Santiago, manufactures polypropylene sulphur dioxide generator pads under the PROTEKU brand for table grape conservation during storage and transport, holding BRCGS Packaging certification for seven consecutive years and reporting output of over 150 million pads annually.
Corrugated carton manufacturer operating since 2004 with plants in Lurin (Lima), Huaral and Piura, producing agro-export boxes for mango, avocado, grape and citrus with an internationally homologated quality laboratory and its own delivery fleet.
Manufacturer of plastic corrugated cardboard boxes based in Patzicia, Chimaltenango, founded in 2009 to supply cold-chain packaging for fresh and frozen vegetable exporters in the region. Products are marketed as fully recyclable and custom designed for agricultural export logistics.
Wooden pallet, platform and reel manufacturer founded in 1994 and based in Palmaseca, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, ICA certified for ISPM-15 heat treatment of export wood packaging, among the first companies in Colombia to hold that certification.
Wood products company founded in 1974 with plants in Lima and Piura, producing kiln-dried wooden pallets for the agro-export sector at a stated capacity of about 80,000 pallets per month and holding FSC chain-of-custody certification since 2020.
Wood export packaging manufacturer based in Diadema, Sao Paulo, operating since 1978. Produces pallets, crates and cradles with ISPM 15 phytosanitary treatment homologated by MAPA and FSC certified wood, making over 5,000 customized packaging units annually.
Thermoforming plastics manufacturer based in Sao Caetano do Sul, Sao Paulo, producing clamshell containers and thermoformed trays used for packaging food products including fruit and produce.
Corrugated carton manufacturer registered under RUC 20602703828 with three production facilities in the Vulcano industrial park of Ate, Lima, producing die-cut and standard boxes for fruit and vegetable export packing.
Thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer based in Bogota producing PET clamshell containers and trays for food and produce using recyclable and recycled raw materials.
Founded in 1995 in Limon as Tarimas Chorotega, this company manufactures and rents wooden pallets for industrial and distribution center use across Central America, with more than 25 years in pallet production.
Operates a wooden pallet manufacturing and recycling business in Capiata with its own ISPM-15 thermal treatment chamber that heats wood to 56 degrees Celsius and issues FAO-IPPC compliant export certificates, running for over 15 years with SENAVE, INTN and SEAM certification.
Uruguay's largest corrugated cardboard manufacturer and exporter, ISO 9001:2015 certified, producing corrugating papers and corrugated cardboard containers supplied to the frigorifico, dairy and fruit industries.
Panamanian timber company with over 25 years in operation, producing autoclave-treated pine wood pallets and packaging wood from its production facility near Santiago de Veraguas.
Corrugated cardboard box and sheet manufacturer operating since 2013 from its own facility in Ate, Lima, producing die-cut boxes, cardboard dividers and corner protectors for industrial and export packing.
Plastic protection converter for the banana industry, operating from Km 14.5 Via a Samborondon in Guayaquil for over 15 years, producing low-density polyethylene foam export box liners along with bunch sleeves and protectors made from virgin plastic resin.
Packaging strapping manufacturer based in Campinas, Sao Paulo, operating since 1988, producing plastic, polyester and steel strapping tape along with metal seals and buckles for securing export loads.
Manufactures sulphur dioxide generator pads and radiata pine pulp absorbent pads for table grape export packaging from its Huechuraba, Santiago facility, holding ISO 9001:2015 certification as of June 2025.
Corrugated packaging producer operating a paper mill and corrugating plants in Colombia, including its Planta Papel Fontibon facility in Bogota, making coated cold-chain flower boxes and ventilated corrugated trays for fruit and vegetable export.
Propel Mendoza S.R.L. manufactures corrugated cardboard, absorbent creped papers and molded pulp trays for fresh fruit and vegetable packaging at its plant in Guaymallen, Mendoza province, and exports to markets including Chile, Brazil and Peru.
Self-adhesive label manufacturer at Veracierto 3190 in Montevideo, ISO 9001:2015 certified, producing cold-resistant and food-contact labels compliant with Uruguayan food labeling decree 272/018.
SAMER I.T. manufactures, repairs and recycles wooden pallets, crates and bins in Buenos Aires, and provides ISPM 15 thermal phytosanitary treatment with official export marking for wood packaging, operating for over 20 years.
Corrugated cardboard manufacturer founded in the 1960s and based in Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, ranked among the ten largest recycled corrugated packaging companies in Brazil, operating a plant covering 140,000 square meters that produces boxes, sheets and paper rolls.
Corrugated and solid board packaging manufacturer with over 2,500 employees across Colombian plants in Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla and Bogota, producing lito-laminated and ventilated export cartons for flowers and fresh produce, and a new higher-capacity plant near Medellin.
Operates a corrugated packaging plant in Lagunilla, Ulloa, Heredia, producing corrugated cardboard boxes, printed boxes, trays and display materials, holding FSC Chain of Custody certification.
Corrugated packaging manufacturer operating since 1997 with plants in Villas Agricolas (Santo Domingo), Haina and Santiago de los Caballeros, producing custom export cartons for the agricultural sector with over US$140 million invested and 478 direct employees.
Manufactures HDPE plastic pallets using structural foam technology for logistics, agriculture, pharmaceutical and food processing clients, serving Panama City, Colon and David.
Thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer based in Itaquaquecetuba, Sao Paulo, producing clamshell and blister packaging for the food industry alongside cosmetics and electronics customers.
Label and packaging tape manufacturer operating plants in both Quito and Guayaquil, using German and Italian equipment to produce adhesive and thermal traceability labels and shrink wrap materials for food industry clients, listed as an AEBE value-chain affiliate.
Wooden pallet and crate manufacturer based in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo, producing fumigated pallets in standard and custom sizes with ISPM 15 phytosanitary treatment for export shipments.
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Common questions
How do packaging suppliers in Latin America typically handle custom specifications?
Most packaging suppliers in Latin America can work to a buyer-supplied specification, including material, dimensions, and labelling, though the ease of doing so depends on the provider's usual customer base. Providers used to export or brand-specific orders tend to accommodate custom artwork and sizing more readily than those geared toward standard, off-the-shelf formats, so it is worth confirming this upfront.
What should I check before choosing a packaging supplier in Latin America?
Beyond price, it helps to confirm what documentation a packaging supplier in Latin America can provide for the materials used, their typical lead time including any inland transport, minimum order quantities, and whether they can supply samples before a full production run. These details vary considerably between providers even within the same country.
Do packaging suppliers in Latin America handle both retail and export packaging?
Some do, but many packaging suppliers in Latin America specialise in one or the other, since the requirements differ: export packaging prioritises durability through transport, while retail packaging prioritises presentation and local compliance. It is worth asking directly which a given provider is set up for rather than assuming both are equally well covered.
How do I check whether a provider listed for Latin America is actually reliable?
Look for a working address and contact details, and ask for references from businesses that have shipped through Latin America recently rather than relying on a listing alone. Confirm the specific service you need, storage, freight forwarding, or customs handling, since a general logistics listing does not always mean deep capability in the one service that matters to your shipment. A provider willing to explain what happens when something goes wrong is a stronger signal than any credential.
Should I use a local provider in Latin America or an international one with a presence there?
It depends on what matters more for your shipment. A local provider in Latin America usually has deeper knowledge of ground conditions, relationships, and paperwork specific to that market, while an international provider offers a single point of contact and consistent processes if your goods also move through other countries. Many exporters combine the two: a local provider for physical handling in Latin America, and a wider forwarder to manage the rest of the route.
What should I ask a provider in Latin America before committing to work with them?
Ask what happens to your goods at each handover point, who is responsible if something is delayed or damaged, and what documentation they produce and when. Ask for a quote that breaks out individual charges rather than one bundled figure, so you can see what you are paying for at each stage. It is also worth asking directly how they have handled a shipment that ran into difficulty in Latin America, since that answer tells you more than a general pitch.
Sourcing packaging suppliers across the Americas
Packaging suppliers across the Americas range from large integrated operations serving continental supply chains to smaller regional providers focused on a single material or a specific industry, such as agricultural exports or food service. In Latin America, a buyer sourcing packaging typically deals with providers positioned either near major population centres, where demand is domestic and delivery cycles are short, or near agricultural and industrial production zones, where packaging is built around a narrower set of export-oriented formats such as bulk sacks, crates, or produce cartons. Road and rail networks, rather than short coastal shipping routes, tend to be the backbone of how packaging materials move within the region, which shapes typical lead times more than port proximity does in many other parts of the world.
What sets the Americas apart is the sheer range of scale within a single country and the influence of neighbouring markets on standards and expectations. A packaging supplier serving Latin America may need to meet requirements shaped by a much larger trading partner nearby, even for goods that never cross that border, simply because equipment and material specifications have converged regionally over time. Distances between production regions can be long, so freight cost and transit time within the country are often as significant to total packaging cost as the unit price itself. Seasonal demand tied to agricultural harvests also shapes availability: packaging suppliers geared toward produce or grain exports may see capacity tighten sharply at harvest time, which is worth factoring into scheduling.
Supplier structure varies by sub-region as well. Some markets have a handful of established providers covering most standard formats, making sourcing relatively straightforward but leaving less room to negotiate on customisation. Others have a more fragmented base of smaller providers, which allows more flexibility on artwork, sizing, and trial runs but requires more direct coordination and quality oversight from the buyer. Payment terms, invoicing currency, and the degree of formality in contracting also vary considerably across the region, so it is worth establishing these details early with any packaging supplier in Latin America rather than assuming a single regional norm applies.
How trade moves through Latin America
Latin America covers enormous geographic and climatic range, and its trade infrastructure follows that range rather than smoothing over it. Major agricultural exporting nations along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts operate substantial, modern port systems built specifically around grain, meat, produce, and other bulk and refrigerated agricultural exports, while inland and Andean economies depend more heavily on overland transport to reach a coastal port, often crossing a neighbouring country to do so. This means a meaningful share of the region's agricultural trade is genuinely transnational in its routing before it ever becomes international in its final destination, with goods produced in one country regularly exported through a port in another.
The region's trade geography is shaped by long north-south and coast-to-interior distances, mountain ranges that constrain overland routes to specific corridors, and a strong seasonal cycle tied to Southern Hemisphere harvest timing that runs opposite the Northern Hemisphere's. Refrigerated and ambient storage capacity is well developed around major export ports and agricultural processing zones, particularly for produce, meat, and grain destined for demanding export markets, but capacity thins noticeably away from those established corridors. Inland transport by road remains dominant across much of the region, and road quality, border crossing efficiency, and customs processing speed vary considerably between countries, which affects lead times more than shipping schedules do once cargo actually reaches a port.
Provider structures vary by country and by how export-oriented that country's agricultural sector is. The larger exporting nations support sizeable, experienced freight forwarding and cold-chain logistics sectors used to meeting demanding international food safety and traceability requirements, alongside major international shipping lines calling at their main ports directly. Elsewhere in the region, particularly in smaller or less export-focused economies, the provider base is thinner and more generalist, and cargo may need to move through a neighbouring country's more developed logistics sector to reach an international buyer at all. Family-owned transport and logistics operators remain common throughout the region and often carry deep, practical knowledge of specific agricultural corridors that larger multinational operators do not replicate.
Someone sourcing across several Latin American countries at once should pay close attention to where a shipment actually crosses into export infrastructure, since goods grown inland frequently travel a considerable distance overland, sometimes through a second country, before reaching a port. Import and export documentation, phytosanitary certification, and customs procedures differ meaningfully by country even where trade agreements exist between them, so a certificate or process accepted in one market cannot be assumed to satisfy another. Southern Hemisphere harvest timing also means this region's export peaks can run counter to those of Northern Hemisphere competitors, which matters for anyone planning supply continuity across sourcing regions rather than within Latin America alone. Language is largely shared across the Spanish-speaking countries, which eases coordination, but Brazil's Portuguese-language market and distinct regulatory system sit apart from that pattern and should be treated separately.
Building a sourcing plan across Latin America means recognising which countries function as export gateways for their neighbours, matching provider selection to how developed a given country's own export infrastructure actually is, and planning timelines around genuinely long overland legs rather than assuming port proximity for every origin point. It also means being specific about which coast, and which mountain corridor, a given origin actually depends on, since two countries that look close together on a map can in practice route their exports through entirely different ports and logistics networks.
Comparing packaging suppliers in Latin America
Fernable lists a broad set of packaging suppliers across Latin America, which changes the nature of the task. The question is not whether a provider exists but which of many is the right fit, and that starts with matching substrate and format before anything else. A packaging supplier built around corrugated cartons and one built around flexible film, rigid plastics, or industrial drums are answering different briefs even when both sit under the same category heading. Start by narrowing to providers whose core material and format match what you actually need to pack, ship, or protect. Everything downstream of that, price, service, turnaround, is easier to judge once the field is reduced to providers who can genuinely do the job.
Once you have a materials-matched shortlist, the differences that actually separate one packaging supplier from another are operational rather than cosmetic. Minimum order quantities and whether a provider holds standard stock or produces to order will shape how you plan replenishment, particularly if your volumes vary through the year. Certifications matter where the packaging touches food, pharmaceuticals, or regulated goods, and so does the provider's ability to meet the specific requirements of your destination market: barrier properties, labelling or marking standards, and any export documentation tied to the packaging itself rather than the goods inside it. Consistency across production runs is worth probing directly, since a supplier that nails a sample but drifts on a repeat order creates problems further down the chain. By contrast, a polished catalogue, a large product range, or generic claims about quality tell you little on their own and should not carry weight in a comparison until backed by something checkable.
To compare without getting lost in options, work in stages rather than evaluating every listed provider on every dimension at once. Filter first on material, format, and any non-negotiable certification, which usually cuts the field substantially. From what remains, request samples or specification sheets and check them against your actual product, not a general description. Ask each shortlisted packaging supplier the same handful of operational questions, on lead time, MOQ, and how they handle a change in order size, so the answers are directly comparable rather than shaped by how each one chooses to present itself. Treat the comparison as elimination against your own requirements first and a price or service comparison second: a cheaper or faster provider that cannot hold your specification is not a genuine option, whatever the quote looks like.