Packaging Tape for Sealing, Shipping & Everyday Use
Packaging Tape
From everyday carton sealing tape to reinforced, water-activated, and specialty options, California Supply offers tape solutions for packaging, shipping, warehouse, and industrial applications.
Tape Solutions for Shipping, Sealing & Everyday Use
Packaging tape plays a key role in keeping cartons secure through packing, storage, and shipment. California Supply offers a wide range of tape options for everyday packaging, warehouse, and industrial applications.
From carton sealing and PPL tape to water-activated, filament, masking, security, and specialty tapes, our team can help you find the right product for your application.
Explore Our Stock Tape Options
Explore tape options for carton sealing, shipping, bundling, identification, and everyday packaging applications.
Pressure-sensitive tape options, including acrylic and hot melt adhesives, for everyday carton sealing and shipping.
Polypropylene tape available with acrylic and hot melt adhesive options for dependable, economical carton sealing.
Paper tape activated with water for secure carton sealing.
Reinforced tape for bundling, strapping, and heavier-duty applications.
General-purpose tape for masking, labeling, bundling, and light-duty use.
Tamper-evident tape designed to help identify opened or compromised packages.
Pistol-grip dispensers for quick, efficient carton sealing.
CHOOSING THE RIGH ADHESIVE
Both are trusted options for carton sealing. Here’s a quick look at how they compare to help you choose the right adhesive for your application.
Acrylic vs Hot Melt
Acrylic Tape
Acrylic carton-sealing tape offers strong aging and UV resistance and performs across a wider range of temperatures. It’s a good choice for longer-term storage, changing environmental conditions, and applications where durability matters.
Cold Weather Performance
UV & Aging Resistance
Long-Term Hold
Hot Melt Tape
Hot melt tape provides fast initial tack and high holding power, making it well suited for everyday carton sealing, fast-paced packing operations, and applications where a quick, secure bond is important.
Fast Initial Tack
High Holding Power
Quick Application
Pair the right tape with the right dispenser or accessory to improve speed, consistency, and ease of use at the packing station.
Tape Accessories
Colored and specialty tapes for identification, labeling, and specific applications.
Stable tabletop dispensers for packing stations, offices, and work areas.
Manual and electric dispensers for applying water-activated tape.
Stock tape works well for everyday sealing, bundling, and warehouse applications. If you need branded messaging, logos, colors, or printed instructions, California Supply can also help with custom printed tape.
Need Something Beyond a Stock Tape?
Wide range of tape options for everyday carton sealing, shipping, warehouse, and industrial applications.
Custom Printed Tape
Add logos, branding, handling instructions, or custom messaging to create tape designed around your packaging needs.
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California Supply offers carton sealing tape, PPL tape, water-activated tape, filament tape, masking tape, security tape, colored and specialty tapes, along with tape dispensers and related equipment.
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Carton sealing tape is the broader category of pressure-sensitive tape used to close shipping cartons. PPL tape refers specifically to polypropylene carton sealing tape, which is commonly available with acrylic or hot melt adhesive systems.
Our team can help determine the right tape based on your cartons, application, storage conditions, and shipping requirements.
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Both are commonly used for carton sealing, but they perform differently depending on the application.
Acrylic tape offers good aging, UV, and temperature resistance, making it a strong choice for longer-term storage and changing environmental conditions.
Hot melt tape provides fast tack and strong initial adhesion, making it well suited for everyday carton sealing and higher-speed packing applications.
The best option depends on factors such as carton surface, storage conditions, temperature, package weight, and shipping environment.
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Cold temperatures can reduce the tack and bonding performance of some carton-sealing adhesives. The carton surface and the temperature at the time the tape is applied also matter. Acrylic and specialty cold-temperature tapes may perform better in colder environments depending on the application. Our team can help determine the right tape for your conditions.
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Water-activated tape is a paper-based tape that activates when moistened and bonds securely to corrugated cartons. Reinforced and non-reinforced options are available depending on the application.
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Filament tape contains reinforcing fibers that provide added strength. It is commonly used for bundling, strapping, reinforcing cartons, and other heavier-duty packaging applications.
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Security tape helps identify packages that may have been opened or tampered with. It is commonly used when package integrity and visible evidence of opening are important.
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Yes. California Supply offers handheld tape dispensers, desktop dispensers, and manual or electric water-activated tape dispensers for different packing and sealing applications.
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Yes. Custom printed tape is available separately for businesses that want to add logos, branding, handling instructions, or other messaging to their packaging.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need Help Finding the Right Tape?
Whether you need carton sealing tape, PPL tape, water-activated tape, filament tape, security tape, or another packaging solution, our team can help you find the right option for your application.