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DVD box dimensions for jewel cases, CD jackets, and media mailers, sourced and charted in inches and mm. Get a free quote for custom media packaging.
DVD box dimensions run larger than most people expect next to a CD case. A standard DVD case measures 7.2 × 5.1 × 0.6 inches. That’s noticeably taller and thicker than a CD jewel case at 5.59 × 4.92 × 0.39 inches. A CD jacket shares the jewel case’s footprint but drops the thickness to almost nothing. There’s no rigid tray inside. This guide charts jewel cases, jackets, DVD cases, and the mailers built to ship them. It also explains why a jacket and a jewel case can share the same footprint. They feel completely different in the hand. It’s part of our size guide series alongside our envelope sizes chart and mailer box sizes guides. For everything else, our full box size guide covers the rest.
Format | Dimensions (L×W×H, inches) | Dimensions (mm) | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|---|
CD Jewel Case | 5.59 × 4.92 × 0.39 in | 142 × 125 × 10 mm | Standard single-disc CD case |
CD Jacket (paper sleeve) | 4.7–5 × 4.7–5 × 0.1 in | 119–127 × 119–127 × 2.5 mm | Budget or vinyl-style CD packaging |
DVD Case (keep case) | 7.2 × 5.1 × 0.6 in | 184 × 130 × 14 mm | Standard single-disc DVD case |
Single-Disc Mailer | 5.625 × 5 × 0.44 in | 143 × 127 × 11 mm | Shipping one disc without its case |
USPS Priority DVD Box | 8.75 × 5.56 × 0.88 in | 222 × 141 × 22 mm | Shipping a cased DVD |
CD jacket dimensions carry the most real variance of any tier here. Jacket styles differ more by printer than by any fixed industry spec.
A CD jewel case holds the disc on a rigid plastic tray with a hinged lid. That tray is what pushes the case to nearly 0.4 inches thick. The disc itself is barely a millimeter. The footprint, 5.59 by 4.92 inches, comes from the front and back panels. Those panels need to cover a 4.7-inch disc plus a printed spine.
A CD jacket skips the tray entirely. It’s a folded paper sleeve that holds the disc directly. The concept borrows from record sleeve packaging, not from the jewel case’s rigid-tray design. The footprint stays close to the jewel case’s front panel size. The thickness drops to almost nothing, though, since there’s no plastic structure adding bulk. This is why the two formats can list nearly the same length and width. They still feel like completely different products in the hand.
DVD cases scale up from the jewel case logic rather than the jacket logic. A DVD case still uses a rigid tray and hinged lid. It’s just built around a taller cover to fit standard DVD sleeve art and spine text. That’s why a DVD case runs noticeably taller and thicker than a CD case. It doesn’t share a footprint with the case the way a CD jacket does.
Start with whether the disc ships in its case or loose. A cased disc needs a box or mailer built around the case’s full thickness, not just the disc. A loose disc shipped in a paper or plastic sleeve needs far less depth. It’s closer to a single-disc mailer’s 0.44 inches than a full case’s 0.6 to 0.88 inches.
A few Easy Box Packaging products that fit what this article covers.
Mailer & Shipping Boxes
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Mailer Boxes
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Mailer Boxes
Custom book mailer boxes are made-to-order folding boxes sized around the length, width, and thickness of your books. Choose a corrugated or paperboard format, a self-locking closure, exterior or interior print, and a finish that suits the unboxing experience without adding avoidable bulk around a flat product.
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Rigid Boxes
Custom rigid mailers give shipped products a defined paperboard structure and a deliberate opening sequence. The finished direction is built around the packed product, then refined through the closure, internal support, printed panels, finish, and shipping route so the mailer is neither loose around its contents nor overbuilt for the order.
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Flexible Mailers
A custom-printed flexible mailer for apparel and other non-fragile goods, built for lower-bulk dispatch.
Request a QuoteMulti-disc sets change the math directly. A two-disc DVD case typically adds a center hub tray rather than doubling the case’s outer thickness. The box doesn’t need to be twice as deep for a second disc. Confirm whether a multi-disc release uses a double-wide case or a stacked-hub single case before finalizing packaging dimensions.
Printed insert thickness adds up in ways that are easy to miss. A booklet insert behind the tray, common on collector’s editions, adds real thickness beyond the bare case spec. I’ve seen boxes ordered off a generic case dimension come up just short once a thick booklet got added. That gap only shows up once the product’s actually assembled.
The chart above covers standard single-disc formats. A box set, a multi-disc digipak, or a case with an oversized booklet insert often needs a custom die. A standard jewel case or DVD case mold won’t fit those shapes cleanly.
Easy Box Packaging builds CD and DVD packaging to the exact disc count and insert thickness a brand needs. That includes custom mailers sized around cased or loose shipping.
DVD box dimensions and CD packaging come down to one thing. Is a rigid tray doing the work, or is a simple paper fold doing it instead? A jewel case and DVD case both use trays and run thicker as a result. A CD jacket skips the tray and stays nearly flat at the same footprint. Confirm case type, disc count, and insert thickness before ordering. Get a quote and get media packaging sized to your actual release.
Questions, answered
The footprint is nearly identical, close to 4.7 to 5 inches square. The jewel case runs about 0.39 inches thick because of its rigid tray. A jacket sits closer to 0.1 inches, since it’s just folded paper.
Yes. A cased DVD needs a mailer built around roughly 0.6 to 0.88 inches of thickness. A loose disc in a sleeve fits a much thinner mailer closer to 0.44 inches.
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