A heat-shrinkable polyester film roll comprising: a paper tube, a heat-shrinkable polyester film having a shrinking rate in a main shrinking direction of the film after treated in hot water at 90°C for 10 seconds of 40% or more, and the film being wound around the paper tube to form the heat-shrinkable polyester film roll, wherein the heat-shrinkable polyester film and the film roll satisfy the following requirements to: a film winding length is 2000 m or more and 20000 m or less; an average value of winding hardness in a widthwise direction in the film roll surface layer part is 500 or more and 850 or less; and a flat compressive strength of the paper tube after removal of the film is 1700 N/100 mm or more; said heat-shrinkable polyester film roll being characterized in that the heat-shrinkable polyester film and the film roll satisfy the following further requirements to: a film width is 400 mm or more and 2500 mm or less; a film thickness is 5 μm or more and 30 μm or less; unevenness in thickness in a film widthwise direction in a film roll surface layer part is 12% or less; and the paper tube has an inner diameter of 3 inches, and a difference in clearance of the paper tube in a widthwise direction after removal of the film from the film roll is 0.5 mm or less. a paper tube, a heat-shrinkable polyester film having a shrinking rate in a main shrinking direction of the film after treated in hot water at 90°C for 10 seconds of 40% or more, and the film being wound around the paper tube to form the heat-shrinkable polyester film roll, wherein the heat-shrinkable polyester film and the film roll satisfy the following requirements to: a film winding length is 2000 m or more and 20000 m or less; an average value of winding hardness in a widthwise direction in the film roll surface layer part is 500 or more and 850 or less; and a flat compressive strength of the paper tube after removal of the film is 1700 N/100 mm or more; a film winding length is 2000 m or more and 20000 m or less; an average value of winding hardness in a widthwise direction in the film roll surface layer part is 500 or more and 850 or less; and a flat compressive strength of the paper tube after removal of the film is 1700 N/100 mm or more; said heat-shrinkable polyester film roll being characterized in that the heat-shrinkable polyester film and the film roll satisfy the following further requirements to: a film width is 400 mm or more and 2500 mm or less; a film thickness is 5 μm or more and 30 μm or less; unevenness in thickness in a film widthwise direction in a film roll surface layer part is 12% or less; and the paper tube has an inner diameter of 3 inches, and a difference in clearance of the paper tube in a widthwise direction after removal of the film from the film roll is 0.5 mm or less. a film width is 400 mm or more and 2500 mm or less; a film thickness is 5 μm or more and 30 μm or less; unevenness in thickness in a film widthwise direction in a film roll surface layer part is 12% or less; and the paper tube has an inner diameter of 3 inches, and a difference in clearance of the paper tube in a widthwise direction after removal of the film from the film roll is 0.5 mm or less.