karopack

What karopack does

Karopack (شرکت کاروپک) is a privately-held Iranian industrial packaging machinery supplier that self-describes as the largest packaging-machinery company in Iran with more than 30 years of operating history. The company distributes a broad catalog of physical equipment organized across ten product categories — shrink packaging machines, date coders, carton gluers, induction sealers, vacuum packaging, sealing/sewing machines, air curtains, strapping machines, inkjet printers, and filling machines — together with consumables such as inkjet ink, teflon sealing tape, and induction foil seals. The portfolio spans manual, semi-automatic, and automatic configurations and is offered in both new and used/refurbished condition. Selected premium models, including the GIS-700 automatic induction sealer and the GNF-600 pneumatic sealer, are documented as carrying CE conformity marking.

The business model is hardware-led: Karopack operates as a direct importer and national supplier of industrial packaging equipment in Iran, generating one-time revenue on machine sales and recurring revenue from consumables, warranty, after-sales service, and operator training. Go-to-market is sales-led, anchored by an in-house e-commerce storefront at karopack.ir and phone (021-26214094) and WhatsApp (09131072925) sales lines that handle quote-based pricing across Iran. The company advertises installment (اقساطی) payment plans for both new and used equipment as a conversion lever for SMB and home-business buyers, and ships nationwide to 'all of Iran' (ارسال به سراسر ایران). Customer segments include food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, dairy, chemical, agricultural, and paint manufacturers as well as home-based micro businesses. No public financials, headcount, founders, ownership structure, capital raises, subsidiaries, international operations, or third-party partnerships are disclosed in the source material.

Name

karopack

Legal name

Karopack Company (شرکت کاروپک)

Website

https://karopack.ir

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Karopack (کاروپک) is a privately-held Iranian industrial packaging machinery supplier selling new and used equipment across ten categories plus consumables and aftermarket services to food, pharma, cosmetic, dairy, chemical, agricultural, paint, and home-business customers across Iran via e-commerce and phone/WhatsApp sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42344), Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers (42386), Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (423810)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Wholesale-Durable Goods, Nec (5099), Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (5190)

akta.pro primary industry

Paper Bags & Sacks (retail, industrial, multiwall) (IMAMAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protective Paper Packaging (Honeycomb, Paper Cushioning, Paper Wrap) (IMALACAH), Hazardous Materials & UN-Certified Bulk Packaging (IMALAGAH), Packaging & Bagging Equipment (Weighers, Baggers, Sealers) (AFAAAJAI), Recycled Containerboard (Testliner) Manufacturing (IMAMAFAB), Concrete, Cement & Aggregates Retail (Bagged Mix, Sand, Gravel) (CRAIAEAG)

Keywords

• Industrial packaging machinery
• Filling equipment
• Sealing machines
• Packaging automation
• Industrial coding equipment

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. New industrial packaging machinery sales: One-time sale of new industrial packaging machines (filling, sealing, strapping, coding, sewing, vacuum) sourced as official importer and supplied across Iran.
2. Used / refurbished equipment sales: Sale of used (دست دوم / کارکرده) packaging machinery at lower price points to budget-conscious buyers and home/small workshops.
3. Consumables and accessories (teflon tape, ink, induction seals): Recurring revenue from consumable parts and accessories required to operate installed machinery (teflon sealing tape, inkjet inks, induction foil seals). Drives aftermarket / razor-and-blade economics.
4. Warranty, after-sales service, and training: Revenue and value retention through warranty coverage, after-sales support, and operator training bundled or sold with machinery.
5. Installment (اقساطی) sales financing: Sales on installment plans to make higher-value industrial equipment accessible to SMEs and home workshops; functions as embedded customer financing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Karopack supplies and imports industrial packaging machinery — including filling, sealing, induction, vacuum, strapping, coding, sewing, shrink-wrap, carton-gluing, and air-curtain equipment — selling both new and used units across Iran via its own e-commerce storefront and direct phone/WhatsApp sales, with warranty, after-sales service, operator training, and installment payment plans. Recurring revenue is generated from related consumables such as teflon sealing tape, inkjet printer ink, and induction foil seals.

Product overview

karopack is a single-line industrial supplier (not a multi-tenant software platform) offering a catalogue of standalone packaging machinery rather than a unified platform-plus-modules product. The portfolio is organized by machine category: Shrink Packaging Machines, Date Coders, Carton Gluing Machines, Induction Sealing Machines, Vacuum Packaging Machines, Sealing/Sewing Machines, Air Curtains, Strapping Machines, Inkjet Printers, and Filling Machines. The range is further broken out into specific model lines (e.g., the date-coder family spans manual thermal KP-300/KP-301/KP-920, handheld GHP-130, roller-eye GHP-200, table-top GHP-241, bottle/can GHP-850, label GHP-900/KP-430, and box GHP-950 models; the induction-sealer family spans manual GIS-500/KP-420/VN-20344, semi-automatic KP-560, and automatic GIS-700), with related consumables (jet-printer ink, sealing Teflon strips) sold alongside. Certain high-end units such as the GIS-700 induction sealer are positioned with a European CE certificate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shrink Packaging Machine (دستگاه شیرینگ پک) Semi-automatic shrink packaging equipment that wraps and heat-shrinks film over packaged products for bundling and tamper-evident protection in industrial packaging lines.
• Date Coder (دستگاه تاریخ زن) Thermal, manual, semi-automatic, and automatic date-coding devices (KP-300/KP-301/KP-920/KP-430 and GHP-130/GHP-200/GHP-241/GHP-850/GHP-900/GHP-950 model families) used to print production/expiry date and batch information on boxes, bottles, cans, and labels.
• Carton Gluing Machine (دستگاه چسب زن کارتن) Manual, semi-automatic, and automatic carton sealing and gluing machines (GFJ-1000 and GFJ-5060 models) used to close corrugated boxes in packaging lines, including top-and-bottom gluing.
• Induction Sealing Machine (دستگاه سیل القایی) Manual, semi-automatic, and automatic induction sealers (GIS-500, GIS-700, KP-420, KP-560, VN-20344) that hermetically seal bottles and containers with foil liners for tamper-evident closure, including medical-equipment-specific foil sealing variants; the GIS-700 automatic model holds a European CE certificate.
• Vacuum Packaging Machine (دستگاه وکیوم بسته بندی) Vacuum sealing equipment including domestic/home models (e.g., KP-2900) that remove air from packages before heat-sealing to extend product shelf life.
• Sealing / Sewing Machine (دستگاه دوخت) Heat-sealing and bag-sewing machines including pedal, electric-pedal (GPF-T600), pneumatic (GNF-600), portable/mobile (GPF-500), and manual seal-and-cut (GMF-500) units used to close filled bags, with the GNF-600 carrying European CE certification.
• Air Curtain (دستگاه پرده هوا) Industrial air curtain units installed over doorways to maintain temperature separation between zones in production and packaging facilities.
• Strapping Machine (دستگاه تسمه کش) Pneumatic (VN-7280) and fully automatic (GXT-8020) strapping machines that apply plastic or polyester straps around cartons, pallets, and packages for bundling and load stability.
• Inkjet Printer (دستگاه جت پرینتر) Handheld and manual industrial inkjet printers, together with branded and compatible ink consumables, used to print variable information (dates, batch codes, lot numbers, logos) directly onto products and packaging; the KN-888 model carries European CE marking.
• Filling Machine (دستگاه پرکن) Range of liquid and powder filling equipment including aseptic fillers, 20-liter mineral-water gallon fillers, powder fillers, volumetric and 4-head multi-weigher granular fillers, plus integrated packaging machines such as the GFA-100 two-head weighing packager and GFB-200 powder sachet packager.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery group with filling, sealing, labeling, and strapping product lines. Overlaps directly with Karopack's filling, induction sealing, date coding, and strapping categories, but at much larger scale and with proprietary manufacturing.
• Tetra Pak: Global packaging and processing company specializing in aseptic carton and liquid packaging. Directly comparable to Karopack's aseptic bag-in-box / carton filling line offering and dairy/beverage customer segment.
• Krones AG: German beverage and packaging line specialist. Comparable in filling, sealing, labeling, and packaging-line integration for beverage/dairy customers — segments Karopack explicitly serves in Iran.
• IMA Group: Italian packaging machinery manufacturer serving pharma, food, cosmetics, and chemical industries. Comparable end-customer verticals and overlap in filling, sealing, and aseptic packaging equipment categories.
• Coesia Group: Italian industrial group with packaging machinery subsidiaries serving food, beverage, personal care, and pharma. Overlaps with Karopack on filling, sealing, and end-of-line packaging categories.
• GEA Group: Global supplier of processing and packaging equipment for dairy, food, and beverage. Comparable in aseptic filling, dairy/beverage packaging lines, and bag-in-box packaging.
• MULTIVAC: Global manufacturer of packaging machinery including vacuum packaging, tray-sealing, and labeling equipment. Comparable product categories (vacuum packaging, sealing, coding) but operating as a large multinational OEM rather than an Iran-focused distributor.
• Massman Automation Designs: US manufacturer of automated packaging machinery including filling, sealing, and cartoning equipment. Comparable product categories (filling, sealing, end-of-line packaging) and B2B industrial customer base.
• Bosch Packaging Technology (now Bühler / Syntegon): Major global OEM of packaging machinery for food and pharma, covering filling, sealing, and coding. Overlaps with Karopack's pharma and food-customer verticals but operates at the high end of the automation spectrum.

Direct peers

• Paxiom Group: North American packaging machinery supplier offering filling, sealing, coding, and end-of-line equipment with both new and refurbished options. Closest comparable in business model — multi-line packaging machinery distribution — though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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