Corrugated cardboard is generally used to make packing or shipping containers. Though there are various other types of cardboard boxes available, corrugated cardboard boxes are the most suitable for maintaining the safety of the object it is carrying, especially for long distance shipping purposes. This is because they are made of corrugated paper, manufactured from fiber and is sandwiched by cardboard. This setup makes it very sturdy and ensures the delivery of the articles that it is carrying with zero damage.

Corrugated is made of paper and has an arched layer, called "fluting," between smooth sheets, called "liner." This arched layer provides corrugated with a very high strength-toweight ratio.The corrugated most commonly used to make boxes has one layer of fluting between two smooth sheets. But there are many types of corrugated available, each with different flute sizes and thicknesses.