Petroleum-based plastics are among the greatest threats to our biosphere, mainly because of their large use as packaging materials. A possible alternative to oil-derived barrier materials could be found in nature, where the bio-polyesters suberin and cutin behave essentially as barriers, contributing in controlling the water and gas exchange with the environment. This project aimed to reconstruct the suberin structure, by extracting the suberin monomers from birch bark, and to synthesize polyester films as packaging materials. The films resulted to have an elastomer-like behavior, to be translucent while shielding most of the UV-radiation. The thermogravimetric analysis showed that no unreacted monomers where present in the film. The water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) was found to be comparable to commonly used polyesters. Food packaging could be a potential application for these suberin-reconstructed films thanks to their good WVTR and flexibility, coupled with UV-shielding properties and the lack of monomers capable of migrating from the films.