6oz Cup with Lid: Which Lids Fit and How to Choose

A 6oz cup with lid is a small hot cup, about 180ml, with an 80mm rim, topped with an 80mm lid. At Packery every 6oz cup takes the same four lids, so you pick the cup by its coating and the lid by its material and colour, and they fit together.

That makes the 6oz size one of the easier cups to stock. This guide covers the three 6oz cups we carry, the four lids that fit them, what the size suits on a café menu, and how to order the right pair. Every size, rim and carton quantity below comes from our catalogue, so you can check it against the product pages before you order.

What does a 6oz cup suit?

A 6oz cup holds about 180ml. On most café menus it is the small size: a piccolo or a small flat white or latte, a kids' hot chocolate or babyccino, or a short black for someone who wants it to go. It also works for tastings and samples at markets and events, where a full-size cup wastes product.

If your small coffee is closer to a standard 8oz serve, the 8oz cups with lids page shows that range. For a short espresso-only cup, look at the 4oz cups with lids.

Which 6oz cups does Packery stock?

There are three 6oz hot cups in the range. All three are single wall, all have an 80mm rim and all come 1,000 to a carton.

• 6oz white single wall cup, aqueous coated: a plain white cup, 80 x 53 x 80mm, with a water-based coating on the inside.
• 6oz art print single wall cup, aqueous coated: the same size and coating with a printed design on the outside.
• 6oz white single wall cup, PLA lined: a white cup, 80 x 52 x 77mm, lined with PLA, a plant-based plastic.

The two aqueous-coated cups and the PLA-lined cup each carry their own AS certificate in the catalogue, and the certificate number is listed on each product page. All three can be custom printed with your logo; see custom print for how that works.

There is no 6oz double wall cup in the range at the moment. If you want a thicker wall, step up to an 8oz double wall cup.

Which lid fits a 6oz cup?

Every 6oz cup we sell has an 80mm rim, and four lids are made for that rim. They are listed as fitting 6oz, 8oz and 10oz cups, as long as the cup has an 80mm rim.

• CPLA hot and cold lid, black: 80 x 20mm, made from CPLA, a firmer form of PLA.
• CPLA hot and cold lid, white: the same lid in white.
• Bagasse lid, natural: 80 x 20.6mm, moulded from sugarcane fibre, in its natural colour.
• Bagasse lid, white: the same sugarcane lid in white.

Each lid comes 1,000 to a carton, so a carton of cups and a carton of lids match one for one.

One thing to watch: the clear PET dome and flat lids in our cold cup range are 78mm. They are made for 78mm-rim cold cups, so they are not the lid for an 80mm hot cup. If you are buying for hot drinks, stay with the four 80mm lids above.

How do the 6oz options compare?

The first number in each cup size is the rim diameter. That is the number to match when you choose a lid, not the ounces.

Can I use one lid for my 6oz and 8oz cups?

Yes, if your 8oz cup also has an 80mm rim. Several of our 8oz cups do, for example the 8oz white single wall cup at 80 x 56 x 92mm. With 6oz and 8oz cups on the same 80mm rim, one carton of lids covers both sizes and the counter only needs one lid stack.

Be careful with 8oz cups labelled "One Lid Fits All". Those have a 90mm rim, so they take the 90mm lids made for 8oz to 20oz cups, not the 80mm lid. If you mix 80mm and 90mm cups, you will need both lid sizes. The cups with lids pages list the rim for each size, so you can check before you order.

What is the difference between the cup coatings?

A paper hot cup needs a lining so the drink doesn't soak into the paper. Our 6oz cups use one of two.

Aqueous coating is a water-based coating on the inside of the cup. Two of our three 6oz cups use it, in plain white or art print.

PLA lining is a thin layer of PLA, a plastic made from plants, on the inside of the cup. The white PLA-lined cup is a little shorter at 77mm tall.

The two coatings hold different AS certificates, which is why the certificate is shown on each product page rather than across the whole range. If your council, landlord or event organiser asks how your cups should be disposed of, check the certificate on the page for the exact cup you use.

What is the difference between the lid materials?

CPLA lids are firm, smooth lids listed for hot and cold drinks. They come in black or white, so you can match them to your cups or your counter.

Bagasse lids are moulded from sugarcane fibre, so they have a matt, paper-like finish. They come in natural (a light brown) or white. They suit venues that want the lid to look like a fibre product rather than plastic.

Both lid types fit the same 80mm rim, so you can change lids later without changing cups.

Which one should I buy?

Start with the cup, then match the lid.

• For a plain small coffee or kids' drink: the 6oz white aqueous-coated cup with a black CPLA lid is a simple, tidy pair.
• For a cup with some colour and no custom print: the art print 6oz cup with a white CPLA lid or a white bagasse lid.
• For a matching fibre look: a white 6oz cup with the natural bagasse lid.
• If your 8oz cups are 80mm too: order one lid colour for both sizes and keep a single lid stack on the counter.
• If you want your logo on the cup: all three 6oz cups can be custom printed.

Cups and lids are sold by the carton, separately, with no minimum order. The 6oz cups with lids page lists today's carton price for every cup and lid, and the price of each cup and lid pair, so you can compare before you buy. For the full range of sizes, see coffee cups.

If you're not sure which lid fits a cup you already use, measure the rim across the top, outside edge to outside edge. An 80mm rim takes any of the four lids above.

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