Interactive planning tool

Calculate tissue sheets and paper filler to order

Use the quantities from a real packed sample. Enter zero for a material you do not use. Nothing is estimated from box dimensions or photographs.

Enter a positive whole number of orders, non-negative trial quantities, and at least one material above zero. Extra allowance must be between 0% and 100%.

A half-sheet per order may be entered as 0.5 only when your approved cutting plan yields two usable pieces from one purchased sheet. The same allowance is applied to both materials; it is your planning input, not a standard loss rate. The result is not a quote or a shipping-protection assessment.

How it works

Measured use per order × planned orders, plus your allowance

For tissue, the tool rounds the resulting number of purchased sheets up to a whole sheet. For filler, it converts the calculated grams to kilograms. The optional budget multiplies those results by prices you enter; it does not fetch or promise a live quote.

Measure one repeatable packing method first

  1. Pack the real product in the intended box with every card, insert and accessory.
  2. Record how many whole tissue sheets or full-sheet equivalents you actually used. If one purchased sheet is cut into multiple pieces, verify the usable cutting yield before entering a fraction.
  3. Weigh the loose paper filler added to that approved box in grams. Enter zero if no filler is used.
  4. Repeat the pack with several orders or product variations. If usage differs, calculate each packing group separately instead of treating one box as universal.
  5. Choose your own extra allowance for trial packs, handling loss or replacements. Confirm the supplier's MOQ and order increments separately.

See how tissue and filler do different jobs, and why 70 x 50 cm tissue is a common starting size. Neither guide establishes your per-order quantity without your own trial.

What this calculator does not include

It does not determine product fit, transit protection, a final custom print price, supplier pack multiples, freight, tax or duties. A volume order may have different unit prices and minimums from the numbers entered here. For delicate products, validate the complete shipping pack separately.

If you use several box sizes or tissue designs, run the tool once per group, then add the results. Do not combine unlike orders into a single per-order average unless your operations team has measured and approved it.

Published November 3, 2026. This calculator performs arithmetic on buyer-entered test quantities. Papyrn does not infer sheet consumption or filler weight from box dimensions or photographs. The 70 x 50 cm reference applies to a common tissue sheet, not a promise that every order uses one sheet.