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Best Kitting and Assembly Companies in New York City (2026)

New Jersey holds the local buildings of all 9 kitting, assembly and contract packaging firms on this New York City list. Those buildings and the firms' kitting work were checked on each firm's own website, and the 9 are compared on kit formats, kitting at the local building, retail labeling, published kitting programs and quality checks. Read it from first to ninth; the table marks kit formats, and every card lists that firm's facts.

  • 9 companies ranked
  • 12 buildings in New York City between them
  • Updated November 2026

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Illustration: kitting bench with component bins and assembled kits

Top kitting companies in New York City at a glance

  1. 1BelPakDisplays, club packs and gift sets for CPG and beauty brands
  2. 2Capacity LLCBeauty gift sets, PR kits and subscription boxes
  3. 3QuickBoxSubscription, seasonal and promo kits shipped to DTC and retail
  4. 4BoxzookaSubscription boxes, gift sets and promo bundles for DTC brands
  5. 5Barrett Distribution CentersRetail-compliant kits and pallet displays for promotions
  6. 6Customized Distribution Services (CDS)Food-grade CPG kits, repacks and end-of-aisle displays
  7. 7Packaging & Distribution ResourcesBeauty gift sets and display kits for retail and TV shopping
  8. 8Staci AmericasDirect-seller starter kits, samples and marketing kit programs
  9. 9Bergen LogisticsHigh-volume subscription box programs for DTC brands

Compare kit formats in New York City

Which kinds of kitting each company publishes and whether it labels kits to retailer requirements.

#CompanyIn New York CitySubscription boxesGift setsDisplaysPromo kitsRetail packagingRepackAmazon bundlesAssemblyRetail labels and EDI
1BelPak1 building
2Capacity LLC1 building
3QuickBox1 building
4Boxzooka1 building
5Barrett Distribution Centers3 buildings
6Customized Distribution Services (CDS)1 building
7Packaging & Distribution Resources1 building
8Staci Americas2 buildings
9Bergen Logistics1 building

A tick means the company names that kind of kitting work on its own website.

The 9 best kitting and assembly companies in New York City

1

BelPak

Displays, club packs and gift sets for CPG and beauty brands

Visit belpak.com

BelPak's New Jersey site is a secondary packaging plant at 260 Prospect Plains Rd in Cranbury, in a network that builds kits, gift sets, club and variety packs and display pack-outs. That range fits food, pet care, CPG and health and beauty brands needing temporary displays loaded and labeled to Walmart, Target or Amazon requirements.

Kitting work it publishes

  • States a 99.6% on-time-in-full rate

Strengths

  • Temporary display work covers FSDUs, shipper displays, sidekicks and clip strips
  • SQF, HACCP and GFSI certifications at its facilities
  • Reworks and relabels inventory already in stock

Worth knowing

  • No kitting minimums published
  • No plant-by-plant format list; Cranbury is named as a secondary packaging site
  • Subscription boxes
  • Gift sets and holiday kits
  • POP displays and PDQs
  • Promotional and sample kits
  • Retail-ready packaging
  • Repack and relabel
  • Light assembly
  • Industrial kits
2

Capacity LLC

Beauty gift sets, PR kits and subscription boxes

Visit capacityllc.com

Capacity builds gift sets, PR kits and subscription boxes in kitting and value-added space on its six-building North Brunswick campus, which tops 1,000,000 sq ft. It suits beauty, fragrance and wellness brands whose kits ship both to consumers and to retail stores.

Strengths

  • 200+ on-site staff across the six New Jersey buildings
  • Variety and combo packs, retailer repacks, gift wrapping and relabeling
  • Approved Sephora and Ulta consolidator, with retailer-specific labeling and EDI

Worth knowing

  • A financial minimum applies as a fixed fee or monthly minimum; the amount is not published
  • Subscription boxes
  • Gift sets and holiday kits
  • Promotional and sample kits
  • Retail-ready packaging
  • Repack and relabel
3

QuickBox

Subscription, seasonal and promo kits shipped to DTC and retail

Visit quickbox.com

QuickBox builds subscription, promotional and seasonal kits and shrink-wrapped packs at its 270,000+ sq ft fulfillment center on Performance Dr in Mahwah. For health, wellness, beauty and CPG brands, it ships kits both to consumers and to retailers that require GS1 labels and ship notices.

Strengths

  • Mahwah building is FDA-registered and OTC-compliant
  • Lot and expiration tracking on components and kits, plus virtual kits picked on the fly
  • Vendor compliance managed for routing, labeling and pallet specs

Worth knowing

  • No kitting case studies or volumes published
  • Subscription boxes
  • Gift sets and holiday kits
  • Promotional and sample kits
  • Retail-ready packaging
4

Boxzooka

Subscription boxes, gift sets and promo bundles for DTC brands

Visit boxzooka.com

Boxzooka's kitting team works out of the Secaucus fulfillment center at 700 Penhorn Avenue, assembling subscription boxes, gift sets, retail displays and promotional packages. It suits apparel, beauty, nutraceutical and subscription brands that need personalized DTC bundles and large B2B kit runs for retail distribution.

Strengths

  • Components and finished kits tracked in real time in its own WMS
  • EDI-ready, retail-compliant pallets and case packs for wholesale accounts
  • Custom packaging and labeling on kitted orders

Worth knowing

  • No food-grade or FDA certification stated
  • Subscription boxes
  • Gift sets and holiday kits
  • POP displays and PDQs
  • Promotional and sample kits
5

Barrett Distribution Centers

Retail-compliant kits and pallet displays for promotions

Visit barrettdistribution.com

Barrett runs three central New Jersey public warehouses in Somerset, Franklin Township and Hillsborough, 440,000 sq ft in total, and the Franklin Township and Hillsborough buildings are food grade and FDA certified. Across its network, production teams build finished kits and pallet displays from components on promotional and holiday schedules, for apparel, confectionery and consumer products brands.

Strengths

  • Retail compliance for 150+ retailers, whether orders go direct-to-DC, direct-to-store or drop ship
  • Pallet display assembly, retail sales packaging, ticketing and labeling
  • Rework, inspection, reboxing and refurbishment of inventory

Worth knowing

  • Some network sites serve a single client and are closed to new brands
  • Gift sets and holiday kits
  • POP displays and PDQs
  • Promotional and sample kits
  • Retail-ready packaging
  • Repack and relabel
6

Customized Distribution Services (CDS)

Food-grade CPG kits, repacks and end-of-aisle displays

Visit cdslogistics.com

Customized Distribution Services offers kitting, assembly, labeling, repacking and promotional inserts at its 200,000 sq ft food-grade public warehouse in Monroe Township, which it lists as its South Brunswick location. It works with food and beverage, CPG and health and beauty brands.

Strengths

  • End-of-aisle displays and promotional display programs
  • BRCGS Storage and Distribution certified, with FDA-registered sites
  • Labeling, barcoding and routing guide checks before cases ship to retailers

Worth knowing

  • Part of each building is set aside for single clients, and public space varies by site
  • POP displays and PDQs
  • Repack and relabel
7

Packaging & Distribution Resources

Beauty gift sets and display kits for retail and TV shopping

Visit pdrnj.com

Packaging & Distribution Resources runs six Edison warehouses totaling more than 600,000 sq ft, and its assembly team builds gift sets and display kits. Beauty and cosmetics brands that sell in stores and on TV shopping networks fit its work.

Strengths

  • 20 assembly lines, with staff added as runs require
  • Bundling, labeling projects and shrink wrapping
  • EDI and routing guide compliance on retail orders, with new vendors onboarded in-house

Worth knowing

  • No quality certification or first-article step stated
  • Gift sets and holiday kits
  • POP displays and PDQs
  • Retail-ready packaging
  • Repack and relabel
8

Staci Americas

Direct-seller starter kits, samples and marketing kit programs

Visit staciamericas.com

Staci Americas runs a Dayton and Cranbury campus for B2C, B2B and marketing-materials distribution, including its 285,000 sq ft Sigle Lane building, and builds direct-seller and marketing kits. Its kits can pair product with booklets, samples and promotional items, up to 20 products per kit, for direct sales, wellness and beauty brands.

Kitting work it publishes

  • One client's 5,000+ kitted orders land at month end; 90% of the base kit is pre-assembled so each order is completed and shipped on arrival

Strengths

  • Builds thousands of kits a day
  • Pre-assembles base kits before month-end order surges, then finishes each one to order
  • Retail compliance team runs retailer onboarding, EDI, labels and routing guide reviews

Worth knowing

  • Kitting is aimed at etailers and multi-level marketers, and it lists no gift sets, displays or subscription boxes
  • Promotional and sample kits
  • Retail-ready packaging
9

Bergen Logistics

High-volume subscription box programs for DTC brands

Visit bergenlogistics.com

Bergen runs a 607,000 sq ft multi-tenant fulfillment center on Westside Avenue in North Bergen and ships more than 20 million subscription boxes a year. Its subscription work covers DTC apparel, home, wellness and stationery brands, with boxes shipped to consumers in the US and Canada.

Strengths

  • Outbound capacity above 250,000 subscription shipments a day, with batch shipping and zone jumping
  • Parent and child multi-version box builds, plus help designing curated boxes
  • Inbound quality inspection and lot control

Worth knowing

  • Kitting pages cover subscription boxes only; no gift set, display or retail kit work named
  • No retail labeling of kitted product stated
  • Subscription boxes

Kitting and contract packaging in New York City

The BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages puts the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area at an average of 200 packaging and labeling services businesses in 2024. The 9 companies on this list have buildings in 11 New Jersey towns: North Brunswick, Edison, Cranbury, Dayton, Monroe Township, Somerset, Franklin Township, Hillsborough, Secaucus, North Bergen and Mahwah. Cranbury is the one town with 2 of them, BelPak and Staci Americas.

On the New York City 3PL list, which ranks general fulfillment on warehouses, network size, order minimums, pricing and services, 3 of these 9 appear too: Boxzooka, QuickBox and Staci Americas. Capacity runs first article inspection on its retail programs, checking the first finished kit of a kitting run.

Container ships can bring imported components into the Port of New York and New Jersey, the biggest port on the US East Coast, which handled 8.9 million TEUs in 2025. Containers move by rail through its ExpressRail terminals, on dock at Elizabeth, Newark, Staten Island and Jersey City and served by CSX and Norfolk Southern, which recorded 680,364 rail lifts in 2025. The same metro counted about 1.58 million jobs in trade, transportation and utilities in September 2026, a preliminary BLS figure.

Questions to ask a New York City kitting company

  1. Which of your New Jersey buildings would build my kits, and does that building also hold the components?
  2. Do you build a first-article kit for my sign-off, and does the run wait until I approve it?
  3. When components arrive, how are they counted, and how soon will I hear about a short shipment?
  4. Is there a monthly minimum for kitting programs?
  5. Can you put GS1-128 labels on kit cartons and send ASNs for kits going to retailer distribution centers?
  6. For holiday gift sets, by what date do components and an approved sample need to reach you?

New York City kitting FAQ

Which New York City kitting companies build store displays?

Packaging & Distribution Resources builds display kits, BelPak loads FSDUs, shipper displays, sidekicks and clip strips, Barrett Distribution Centers assembles pallet displays, Boxzooka builds retail displays and Customized Distribution Services builds end-of-aisle displays: 5 of the 9 in all.

Which New York City kitting companies assemble subscription boxes?

Bergen Logistics ships 20 million+ subscription boxes a year, and 4 more of the 9 assemble them: Capacity, BelPak, Boxzooka and QuickBox.

Which kitting companies near New York City can ship kits to big-box retailers?

BelPak builds to Walmart, Target and Amazon requirements, Barrett Distribution Centers serves 150+ retailers, QuickBox prints UCC-128 / GS1-128 labels with ASNs and Capacity ships to Sephora and Ulta. 8 of the 9 label or ship kits to retailer rules, and Bergen Logistics states no retail labeling for kitted product.

How many packaging and labeling businesses are in the New York City area?

200 on average in 2024, by the BLS count for packaging and labeling services (NAICS 561910) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area. The 9 ranked here work from buildings in 11 New Jersey towns.

Which New York City kitting companies are food grade?

4 of the 9 state food-grade standards: Capacity holds New Jersey Department of Health food-grade certification, BelPak operates under SQF, HACCP and GFSI, Barrett Distribution Centers lists its Franklin Township and Hillsborough buildings as food grade and FDA certified, and Customized Distribution Services runs a 200,000 sq ft food-grade public warehouse in Monroe Township.

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