Collection: Grocery Paper Bags - Custom Printed

Custom Printed Grocery Paper Bags Australia

Upgrade your checkout experience with custom printed grocery paper bags. Engineered for supermarkets, delis, and farm shops, these heavy-duty printed grocery bags are manufactured from premium 100gsm+ Kraft paper to safely hold heavy items like milk, cans, and fresh produce without tearing. Featuring a freestanding SOS block bottom for fast packing at the POS register, Smartbag offers these eco-friendly custom kraft checkout bags with flat, twisted, or no handles. Fully compliant with the Australian single-use plastic bag ban, enjoy fast, local screen printing using water-based inks, a rapid 7-day turnaround, and Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs) starting from just 100 units.

SUPER FAST, FULL COLOUR CUSTOM PRINTED GROCERY BAGS.
Have your logo or design printed in full colour on our grocery bags. Order from 500 to 5000 bags.

• Printed super fast within 7 - 10 working days.
 Free setup.
♻ All our grocery paper bags are made from 100% recyclable paper and are biodegradable.

Need 5000 or More Custom Made Grocery Bags?
Plain, Printed or Custom? GET HUGE SAVINGS with custom made. Contact us for pricing.


When you are supplying branded supermarket paper bags wholesale, the biggest operational anxiety is strength. If a paper bag tears and drops a customer's glass jar of pasta sauce or milk carton in the parking lot, it is a disaster for both the customer and your brand. Our load-tested, block bottom paper bags with logo printing are designed to provide absolute peace of mind at the checkout.

Matching Bags to the Basket Size

Selecting the right bag size ensures your customers can comfortably carry their goods while optimizing your packaging costs. Use our guide below to match our printed deli packaging and grocery bags to your store's average transaction size:

Bag Size Category

Base Style

Best Retail Application

Approx. Load Capacity

Small / Deli Size

Block Bottom

Artisan cheese, bakeries, 1-2 items

Up to 3kg

Medium / Market Size

Block Bottom (Flat Handle)

Fresh produce, daily top-up grocery runs

5kg - 7kg

Large / Supermarket

Block Bottom (Twisted/Flat)

Weekly shops, heavy cans, milk bottles

8kg - 10kg+

Preventing the "Parking Lot Blowout"

Our heavy-duty grocery bags are structurally engineered to handle the physical demands of fresh food and heavy pantry staples:

  • High-Tensile Kraft Paper: We use premium unbleached and bleached Kraft paper (up to 120gsm for large sizes), which features long natural fibers for maximum tear and puncture resistance.
  • The SOS Block Bottom: The "Self-Opening Satchel" design means the bag stands upright on its own. This freestanding design speeds up packing times at busy checkouts, allowing staff to use both hands to pack groceries rapidly.
  • Reinforced Handle Patches: For our handled grocery bags, the handle attachment points are reinforced with an extra layer of glued paper, ensuring the handle doesn't rip away from the bag body under heavy strain.

Marketing at the Register: The Eco-Friendly Billboard

With single-use plastic bags banned across Australia, customers are highly visible carrying paper bags through shopping centers and down high streets. Printing your logo with our eco-friendly water-based inks transforms an operational expense into thousands of daily brand impressions, while signaling your commitment to 100% kerbside recyclable packaging. Our custom printed grocery bags are guaranteed compliant with all 2026 Australian state government single-use plastic bag bans.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I print a barcode on the bottom of the grocery bag?

A: For our rapid 7-day local screen printing, we print high-impact logos on the front and back faces of the bag. If you need barcodes printed on the bottom gusset for inventory scanning at the register, we can provide fully automated flexographic printing for bulk wholesale orders (10,000+ units).

Q: Are your custom grocery bags safe for fresh food?

A: Yes! Our unbleached Brown Kraft and bleached White Kraft grocery bags are printed using non-toxic inks and are perfectly safe for indirect food contact (such as holding fresh fruit, vegetables, and wrapped bakery items).

Complete Your POS Strategy:

Looking for the most cost-effective checkout option? Browse our unprinted Grocery Paper Bags - No Handles. Want to create a premium retail upsell? Offer your customers our heavy-duty Canvas Tote Bags - Custom Printed right at the register.

Our Artwork Guarantee: You will receive a Free Digital Proof of your branded grocery bag to approve before we begin our 7-day local production. No risks, just perfectly branded checkout bags.