Online retail
How many rolls of tape do I need for this carton run?
Add two overhangs to the seam length. Reduce each roll by its unusable share, divide by the strip length and round down to complete strips on that roll. Multiply cartons by strips, then round the required roll count up.
Use the free calculator Get the business edition · €29
Worked example
With the example inputs below, the calculator returns these results.
Tape per strip (cm) 57
- Cartons to seal
- 180 cartons
- Seam length per strip
- 45 cm
- Overhang at each strip end
- 6 cm
- Equal-length strips per carton
- 2 strips
- Nominal tape per roll
- 66 m
- Unusable share of each roll
- 5 %
Other results
- Complete strips per roll
- 110
- Rolls to order
- 4
Use your own figures
Order enough rolls for every seam, including end overhangs and setup waste. Open the worksheet, replace the example values, then copy or print the result.
Carton tape roll order →