A matchbox is a box made of cardboard

Paperboard

Paperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker than paper. According to ISO standards, paperboard is a paper with a basis weight above 224 g/m2, but there are exceptions. Paperboard can be single...

 or thin wood designed to hold matches. It usually has a coarse striking surface on one edge for lighting the matches contained inside.

The hobby of collecting matchboxes and other match related items is called phillumeny (also known as phillumenism).

See also

• Go-to-bed matchbox
  Go-to-bed matchbox
  Go-to-bed or getting-into-bed matchboxes were a variety of match storage box popular in the mid-to-late 19th century. Relatively small, about 6 cm high, they were frequently made of metal of some kind, though sometimes of wood or ivory....
  
   - another (more elaborate) form of matchbox.
• Matchbook
  Matchbook
  A matchbook is a small paperboard folder enclosing a quantity of matches and having a coarse striking surface on the exterior...
  
   - another form of packaging for matches.
• Phillumeny - the hobby of collecting matchboxes, matchbooks, and other match related items.

In Malaysia, it is called 'kotak mancis' and widely used in the country.