Cardboard blank for folding a box, said blank comprising incisions and crease lines dividing the blank having a length and a width into panels, wherein - in the length direction five adjacent sections (50, 52, 54, 56, 58) of panels are present, each panel (60, 62, 64) of the first section, each panel (66, 68, 70) of the third section and each panel of the fifth section having a length corresponding to the height (H B) of the box to be folded, and each panel (74, 76, 78) of the second section and each panel (80, 82, 84) of the forth section having a length corresponding to the length (L B) of the box to be folded, - in the width direction three adjacent rows (44, 46, 48) of panels are present, each panel (62, 68, 72, 76, 82) of the second row having a width corresponding to the width (W B) of the box to be folded, and each panel (60, 66, 74, 80) of the first row and each panel (64, 70, 78, 84) of the third row having a width corresponding to the height (H B) of the box to be folded, - between adjacent panels in the length direction crease lines are provided, - between panels of the second section, the third section and the forth section, which are adjacent to each other in the width direction, crease lines are provided, - adjacent panels (60, 62, 64) of the first section are separated from each other by incisions (86, 88), - between the panels of the second section and the forth section in the first row and the third row, a respective joint panel (66, 70) is provided, each of which is being divided in triangular sections (118, 120, 122; 132, 134, 136) by crease lines (124, 126; 128, 130) between diagonally opposing corners of each joint panel (66, 70), the outer triangle being cut away, characterised in that in the fifth section only a panel in the second row is present. - in the length direction five adjacent sections (50, 52, 54, 56, 58) of panels are present, each panel (60, 62, 64) of the first section, each panel (66, 68, 70) of the third section and each panel of the fifth section having a length corresponding to the height (H B) of the box to be folded, and each panel (74, 76, 78) of the second section and each panel (80, 82, 84) of the forth section having a length corresponding to the length (L B) of the box to be folded, - in the width direction three adjacent rows (44, 46, 48) of panels are present, each panel (62, 68, 72, 76, 82) of the second row having a width corresponding to the width (W B) of the box to be folded, and each panel (60, 66, 74, 80) of the first row and each panel (64, 70, 78, 84) of the third row having a width corresponding to the height (H B) of the box to be folded, - between adjacent panels in the length direction crease lines are provided, - between panels of the second section, the third section and the forth section, which are adjacent to each other in the width direction, crease lines are provided, - adjacent panels (60, 62, 64) of the first section are separated from each other by incisions (86, 88), - between the panels of the second section and the forth section in the first row and the third row, a respective joint panel (66, 70) is provided, each of which is being divided in triangular sections (118, 120, 122; 132, 134, 136) by crease lines (124, 126; 128, 130) between diagonally opposing corners of each joint panel (66, 70), the outer triangle being cut away, characterised in that in the fifth section only a panel in the second row is present.