







Letter/legal-size Basic Duty cardboard box (20-pack) for storage or filing. Made of B-flute corrugated cardboard (rated 32 ECT); 450-pound stacking strength with double-walled bottom and ends; contains 60% recycled content. Can be assembled without packaging tape; collapsible and reusable. 20 lift-off lids are included (lid comes attached to box; to be torn/cut for assembly). 2 side handles for easy carrying
Letter/legal-size Basic Duty cardboard box (20-pack) for storage or filing
Made of B-flute corrugated cardboard (rated 32 ECT); 450-pound stacking strength with double-walled bottom and ends; contains 60% recycled content
Can be assembled without packaging tape; collapsible and reusable
20 lift-off lids are included (lid comes attached to box; to be torn/cut for assembly)
2 side handles for easy carrying
Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 12.5 x 10.5 inches (LxWxH)
13 reviews for Amazon Basics Storage/Filing Boxes with Lift-Off Lid – Letter/Legal Size, Sturdy, Easy Assembly, White, 16.2″ L x 12.5″ W x 10.5″ H, Pack of 20
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$48.68

OS –
Organizing must
Perfect for organization and storage. Used it to store my kids’ school artworks as keepsakes, some old clothes, and other miscellaneous stuff. The size is just right for it to fit in our cabinets. Very sturdy, easy to assemble and stack together.
Mik Fam –
Very nice Boxes
These are nice banker’s boxes. I’’m guessing they’re a little difficult to figure out if you’ve never put a banker’s box together before, as my brother and sister-in-law did it completely wrong, but I’ve put these things together for years at various jobs. They go together easy and are nice and solid. A fairly heavy-duty box. Perfect for paperwork, or to use for packing up delicate/breakable items for moving or storage.
Amazon Customer –
Amazing
It contains many files. There are also many pockets. It is a very sturdy box. The lock opens and closes smoothly and can be securely locked. It is very convenient to place it in the closet or under the bed. Its cost-performance ratio is very high.
Emily –
sturdy and big enough for important papers
Sturdy and the right size for larger stuff. Very affordable and easy to put together in under 10 seconds.
Kayem –
Best basic cheap file box for moving or non-permanent storage
These boxes are cheap and that’s what’s so great about them. I have moved so many times, including two cross-country moves in a single year. These boxes are fantastic for moving, especially if you don’t have a nearby liquor store you can dumpster dive for free boxes. They’re cheaper than plastic storage tubs and cheaper than moving boxes. They stack really well and I know for a fact we’ve stacked them higher than they should have been, without totally collapsing the boxes. Some boxes of books on the bottom were a bit squished, but that’s why the breakables weren’t in the bottom boxes. Since these boxes are so square, they are easier to organize in a room than a series of randomly-sized boxes.And I’ll let you in on a secret: Because a wall of them looks like everything is perfectly organized, it doesn’t matter what the contents actually are. Seriously, we bought several packs of these for our move last summer. We started by carefully packing everything, organized by room/type. Neat stacks of books, craft supplies, electronics, all organized and labeled. But as the moving deadline approached, we got less and less meticulous with the packing. We stuck empty boxes in every room and just tossed stuff in there that we wanted to take and slapped a vaguely descriptive label on it (“Crap,” “More Books,” “I Dunno, Cables?,” “Binders or Whatever,” “Leftover Kitchen Whatsits” were some of them). It was a haphazard mess in those last days. But it didn’t matter because all those perfectly square file boxes lined up made it look like we knew what we were doing and were organizing masters. I’m sure the whole neighborhood would have marveled at this visual feat if everyone wasn’t staying inside because of the pandemic.But seriously, it really made dealing with the last bits of random stuff a whole lot easier. I used to use storage tubs for the leftover whatsits, but those got heavy fast because heavy stuff somehow attracts more heavy stuff. We could just toss stuff in the file boxes at random without worrying about overloading them.Not having overly heavy boxes was definitely a necessity for us. I long ago learned not to put all my hardback books or CDs into large storage tubs and file boxes are the absolute perfect vessel to hold audiovisual and textual materials. No matter what I put in there, nothing is too heavy that most adults can’t lift one. No more throwing my back out because I decided to fill a while box with medical manuals and antique encyclopedias.Granted, they do have a weight limit. I definitely would not put a stack of lead ingots in there. The handles are fine for most uses, but if you fill one with reams of copy paper, the handles are going to start giving out after a few times schlepping the box from one place to another. Fortunately, the handles hold up long enough to haul to a moving truck and then into a new home.Since these boxes are so cheap, it’s not a big deal if any get ruined in a move. I’ve had storage tubs get crushed and shattered in moves and it sucks to pay ten bucks for a big tub that has to be tossed after one use. After each move, we’d usually have to recycle a quarter to a third of these file boxes because they were too beat up or had gotten stained. But the rest survived to be used as storage boxes until we had to move again. A few survived multiple moves until they got too beat up. Usually, the boxes that contained heavier items were the ones that lasted the shortest amount of time. Once they get too beat up, they make good containers to hold recyclables until it’s time for them to join their brethren in the great cardboard dumpster in the sky.Look, don’t expect great things out of these boxes. I’ve had banker’s boxes that survived a lot longer than these, but those are also more expensive and every time a banker’s box has to be recycled, I get cranky. The banker’s boxes are much better at holding heavier items than these Amazon Basics file boxes, but when you need to box a lot of stuff up fast and cheap without worrying about ruining good boxes, you can’t go wrong with these.
LYNNETTE –
Sturdy, pretty boxes
These are very sturdy. The lids fit well and the handles make it very convenient to grab and carry them around. They stack nicely and look nice when stacked. My closet looks much neater now. I put a label on the front of each box with what is inside and I can now easily and quickly get out what I need. Much better than the old pile of stuff on the floor I had to rummage through.
Yves Constant –
Nicely built holders
I needed simple boxes, cause I was packing and moving various things. Papers items in an office gadgets. So these boxes were able to assist with many things I needed to move out. I actually ordered another set because they were actually doing exactly what I needed them to do. Easy to build tops go on smooth if you don’t overfill the boxes, easy to carry and easy to stack.
Amazon Customer –
sturdy and durable
These are excellent quality boxes. I have used and reused them for three different moves and they perform very well.
Cliente Amazon –
Excelente calidad y resistencia Gracias
Amazon Customer –
Nice sturdy easy to assemble boxes. I bought 30 of these boxes for moving. I like these boxes better than other moving boxes because the handles don’t rip when there is something heavy in them. They worked well for our move, the nice thing is you can disassemble them when you are done with them.
Janesto –
Purchased these for an apartment move, specifically for books. Easy to put together. Relatively sturdy. All boxes survived the move. A few of the lids have small tears, but they don’t really affect the integrity. Will break them all down and save them for future use.
Amazon Customer –
great product, used for storage and moving.
Amazon Customer –
– once you understand the steps then it is easy to assemble.- It is basic duty as the name indicate, but rigid enough for storage purpose. Not meant to be moved frequently.