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Box of Duct Tape

Box of Duct Tape is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Box of Duct Tape at a glance

Box of Duct Tape icon

Material Building & survival

It weighs 5.

Weight5
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What it is and how to use it

Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.

More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.DuctTapeBoxMaterial
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Box of Duct Tape is on 1 loot table in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Army Storage ElectronicsArmy storage (shelves, military crate); Office (military crate); Pawnshop (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more placesunder 0.1%4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Box of Duct Tape weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 5 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Box of Duct Tape?

Base.DuctTapeBox.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.