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Gift box and hamper price in Bangladesh (2026): buy or build your own
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Key takeaways
A ready-made gift hamper in Dhaka costs about ৳1,400 to ৳13,000, and the contents set the price. Sweet boxes ran ৳1,090 to ৳5,055 in 2024. Under about ৳3,000, build your own: a tray, one handmade piece, tea and a book come to roughly ৳1,500, and you choose every item.
On this page8
- How much does a gift box or hamper cost in Bangladesh?
- What's inside a ready-made hamper?
- Which kind should you buy?
- How much does it cost to make your own gift box?
- How do you make a gift box at home?
- What to put in a gift box, by occasion
- What should you write on a gift box?
- Ordering a hamper for someone else's door
How much does a gift box or hamper cost in Bangladesh?
A ready-made gift hamper in Dhaka usually costs between ৳1,400 and ৳13,000, and the contents set the price, not the box. Under about ৳3,000, build your own: you choose every item and get more for the money. Buy ready-made when you're sending from abroad, need twenty identical boxes for an office, or have no time.
Gift box and hamper prices at a glance
| Type | Example | A price we found |
|---|---|---|
| Small ready-made hamper | The cheapest box at a Dhaka hamper shop | ৳1,400 (2026) |
| Mid-size hamper | A "self pamper" box | ৳4,050 (2026) |
| Large party hamper | The same shop's biggest box | ৳12,200 (2026) |
| Gifting-studio hamper | Hampers and gift boxes from a Dhaka studio | ৳5,000–৳13,000; mini boxes up to ৳4,000 (2020) |
| Sweet box | Mithaiwala's assorted sweet boxes | ৳1,090–৳5,055 (2024) |
| Tea gift box | Halda Valley's tea collection | ৳3,495 (2024) |
| Souvenir box | A jamdani-motif box with notebook, magnet, pen and pin | ৳1,450, or ৳1,100 each in bulk (2024) |
| Chocolate box | Ferrero Rocher, 16 pieces | ৳1,100 (2026) |
| Do it yourself | A tray, one handmade piece, tea and a book | About ৳1,500 (see below) |
The prices come from shop listings and dated press reports, so expect some drift.
What's inside a ready-made hamper?
Almost anything the page can buy in bulk. A 2026 Financial Express look at Bangladesh's hamper businesses listed jewellery, watches, wallets, saris, dresses, cosmetics, water bottles and books, and added that most of these items come through wholesale marketplaces in China. Most pages will customise the contents and the box.
So you're paying for choosing, packing and delivery, not for rare goods. That's worth paying for when you can't shop yourself. Before you pay:
- Ask for an itemised list, with brand names, not a photo of the closed box.
- Price two or three items yourself. If the hamper costs far more than its parts, the packing is doing the work.
- Ask for a photo of the finished box before it leaves the shop.
- Check what's perishable. Cake and flowers need a fixed delivery time; tea and chocolates don't.
Which kind should you buy?
- A box from a sweet shop or bakery. The safest choice for elders, Eid visits, a new baby or the office. Nobody returns sweets, and every family eats them.
- A chocolate box or combo. Better for a partner, a friend or anyone under thirty. Chocolate combo boxes barely existed in Bangladesh around 2020; now many pages sell them.
- Flowers with cake or chocolate. Florists and gift pages bundle these for birthdays. Flowers last a few days, so pay for them only when they arrive on the day itself.
- An online gift page's hamper. The most flexible, and popular with Bangladeshis living abroad who are sending something home. Read recent reviews and ask for real photos of past orders.
- A tea or souvenir box. The best choice for clients and foreign guests, because tea suits almost anyone and local motifs say where the gift came from.
How much does it cost to make your own gift box?
Less than you'd think. A box built around one handmade piece costs about the same as the cheapest ready-made hamper, and every item in it is something you chose.
| Part | What to use | A price we found |
|---|---|---|
| The base | A sweets box with compartments, or a tray | Under ৳700 (2024) |
| The hero piece | Kantha table mats or a kantha purse | ৳300–৳350 (2026) |
| The treat | Gift-packed tea, about 100 g | About ৳200 (2024) |
| The extra | A classic paperback | ৳300–৳400 (2024) |
Add tissue, ribbon and a card, and the total comes to about ৳1,500. Swap the book for a plant, the tea for sweets, or the mats for a kantha cushion cover, which cost under ৳600 at Karupally in Dhaka in January 2026.
For a housewarming box, make the hero piece something for the wall. These two are one-of-a-kind canvases by Dhaka artist Karunika:
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One of a kindFor more small pieces that work as a hero, see our gifts under ৳500 and ৳1,000.
How do you make a gift box at home?
You need a box or basket, something soft to line it, your items and a ribbon.
- Pick the base. A shoe box wrapped in paper or cloth works. A cane basket or a wooden tray is better, because it stays useful after the gift is opened.
- Line it. Crumpled tissue, shredded paper, or a folded gamchha that becomes part of the gift.
- Place the hero piece first, at the back or in the middle, so it's the first thing seen when the lid comes off.
- Fill the gaps with the small things, tallest at the back. Nothing should move when you tilt the box.
- Wrap anything breakable on its own, such as a clay pot or a glass jar, and pad it on every side.
- Close it with ribbon or jute twine, and put the card on top.
Making a paper box from scratch looks good in videos but takes an evening. A ready-made plain box plus your own lining and card gives the same result in ten minutes.
What to put in a gift box, by occasion
- Birthday. One thing they'll keep, one treat they love, and a card. For a girlfriend, something to wear or keep near her; for a best friend, a box of the snacks you share. Our birthday gift ideas sort ideas by person.
- For a man. Keep it practical: tea or coffee, a wallet or jute bag, a book, and nothing scented unless you know his brand.
- Eid. Dates, sweets or semai, plus one piece for the home. Our Eid gift ideas cover each relative.
- Anniversary. Something for the home they share and a note in your own hand. See our gift guide for your wife.
- Wedding. A box works best for presenting a sari or the cash envelope, not a basket of odds and ends. Our wedding gift ideas cover what to give, and the holud dala and tattwa guide covers the trays families send each other.
- Clients and staff. Tea, sweets, dates or nuts, or local motifs for overseas clients. Ask for a sample, the exact contents and the lead time before you order in bulk; the price per box drops with quantity.
What should you write on a gift box?
Keep it short and put your name where it will be seen, because boxes get opened in a pile.
- The Bangla classic is প্রীতি উপহার, with your name underneath. It works for any occasion.
- For a wedding, শুভ বিবাহ or "Congratulations to you both", then your name.
- For a birthday, one line that only the two of you would understand beats a long printed message.
- Inside the box, a small card saying why you chose the main piece. That's the part people keep.
Ordering a hamper for someone else's door
- Order early in winter. It's wedding season, and some hamper sellers now get most of their orders then.
- Fix the delivery time if there's cake or flowers, and give the recipient's phone number so the rider can call.
- Check who pays. With cash on delivery, the person who receives the parcel pays. For a surprise, pay in advance or send it to someone in on the plan.
- Ask for a photo on delivery if you're ordering from abroad.
For gifts made by named makers, see our handmade gift ideas or browse the gift finder.
