Overprinting 20,000 Cosmetic Boxes: Compliance Achieved Without Destruction

Everything had already been launched.

The boxes were printed, die-cut, and ready for gluing.

But one critical element was missing: the final INCI list.

To meet commercial deadlines, the initial print run had been released before full regulatory validation.

The result:

12,000 EdT Lilas 100 ml boxes

8,000 EdT Lilas 200 ml boxes

A total of 20,000 boxes requiring regulatory overprinting before market release.

Restarting full production would have generated significant costs and delays.
Destroying the stock was economically and environmentally unacceptable.

The challenge was clear:
implement a precise technical overprinting solution to integrate the compliant INCI list without compromising the launch schedule.

OVERPRINT stepped in with a clear objective:
carry out overprinting on existing packaging without restarting manufacturing.

Our teams implemented an industrial overprinting solution for cosmetic boxes, directly before the gluing stage.

Actions implemented:

Technical analysis of substrates to ensure overprinting feasibility (board type, varnish, tolerances)

Verification and adjustment of INCI files to guarantee legible and compliant overprinting

Validation through BAG (engraving approval process)

Optimized logistics organization for high-volume overprinting

Short-cycle production planning to integrate overprinting without impacting deadlines

Each stage of the overprinting process was designed to guarantee regulatory compliance, printing precision, and aesthetic consistency.

In the cosmetics industry, regulations evolve quickly.
Production, however, does not stop.

Overprinting therefore becomes a strategic solution.

At OVERPRINT, we specialize in overprinting printed boxes and packaging.
Our role is not to print new materials.

Our role is to secure existing production through overprinting.

Correcting, adapting, and restoring compliance through overprinting means giving packaging a second life while combining regulatory accuracy, industrial performance, and environmental responsibility.