Reduction packaging is an important part of green packaging design, while the traditional reduction packaging is usually realized by the reduction in the packaging materials, which has great limitations. In order to make the concept of reduction packaging more widely applicable in green packaging design, the design features of reduction packaging in the new situation were described on the basis of the study on the development characteristics of the packaging industry. The definition of reduction package was extended with the introduction of the significance of carrying out the reduction package and the analysis of the design methods of reduced packaging from the aspects of packaging material, packaging structure and packaging life cycle extension. In the end, the influencing factors hindering the promotion of reduction packaging were analyzed. In the new packaging environment, only a correct understanding of the design concept of reduction packaging could better develop the packaging industry and promote the sustainable development in the society and economy.