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Spot UV for Custom Packaging

Make selected areas of your design shine with spot UV, a glossy, raised coating that creates striking contrast on matte packaging.

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What is Spot UV?

About Spot UV

Spot UV is a clear, high-gloss varnish applied only to chosen parts of your artwork, such as a logo, pattern or product image, and then cured instantly under UV light. The coated areas become shiny and slightly raised against the surrounding finish.

Used over matte or soft-touch lamination, spot UV creates a beautiful gloss-on-matte contrast that adds depth and highlights exactly what you want customers to notice first.

Design tips

  • Spot UV looks best over matte or soft-touch lamination, not gloss.
  • Use it to highlight one key area or a repeating pattern for a premium effect.
  • Keep a small gap between spot UV areas and fold lines.
  • Supply a separate spot UV layer in your artwork file, and we can help prepare it.

Best for

Where Spot UV works best

Matte branded boxes

Glossy logos and patterns over matte or soft-touch finishes.

Cosmetics and beauty

Highlighting product names, icons and pattern details.

Retail product boxes

Making key selling points pop on the shelf.

Mailer boxes

Subtle branded patterns that appear as the light moves.

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Tell us about your box and how you’d like to use Spot UV. Our team replies with pricing and a free design consultation, usually within 2 hours.

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