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Spot UV Business Card Printing

from £40.52

As low as 5.2p each 2,000 for £103.55, Saver

Spot UV business card printing gives a flat matt card a glossy, slightly raised highlight wherever you mark it. Standard 85 × 55 mm cards on 350gsm silk with matt lamination on both sides, in packs of 250 to 2,000, made to order and dispatched from the UK.

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Price is final, no surprises at checkout. UK delivery £7.95, free over £49.99 this week. Scottish Highlands +£10; islands and NI quoted.

Price per itemAs low as 5.2p each at 2,000

QuantityTotalEach
250£40.5216.2p
500£55.1511.0p
1,000£69.827.0p
2,000£103.55as low as5.2p

For Front only, Spot UV on one side, Saver. Tap a row to choose that quantity.

Artwork

Design fees are fixed, shown as their own line in your basket, and cover the whole quantity of this item. You can also upload later: we email you after you order.

Charity, school, club or place of worship? up to 10% off every orderBusiness? up to 5% off your first order

  • Free UK delivery over £49.99 this week
  • Dispatch from 3 working days
  • Printed in the UK

Overview

Spot UV business card printing at FatPrint, in short: matt on its own can look a bit flat. Gloss on its own can look a bit loud. Spot UV mixes the two: the card is matt all over, then a clear gloss varnish goes on top in the places you choose. You feel it with your thumb and see it when the light moves.

What to put the varnish on

Less is more. A logo, a big initial, a bold headline or a simple repeating pattern all work well. Fine print and thin lines do not, because the varnish is a raised layer and small detail gets lost. An estate agent might varnish just the logo; a tattoo studio might run a pattern across the back.

Spot UV business card printing options

  • Card and finish. Fixed: 350gsm silk, matt lamination on both sides, 85 × 55 mm. No choosing needed.
  • Printing. Full colour on the front only, or both sides for extra room on the back.
  • Where the varnish goes. Spot UV on one side or on both sides. One side is plenty for most designs; both sides suits a card with a strong pattern front and back.
  • Quantity. 250, 500, 1,000 or 2,000. Order more and each card works out cheaper.

Setting up the file

Send a print-ready PDF at the card size plus 3 mm bleed on every edge. Then add a second file or layer in solid black showing exactly where the varnish should sit. If that sounds fiddly, ask us to set the layer up. You can also build a card in the free online designer, or use the paid artwork service. A person checks every uploaded file for free, and the artwork guidelines cover bleed and layers.

Timing and delivery

Spot UV business card printing is made to order and dispatched from the UK. Express is from 3 working days to dispatch, Standard from 4 and Saver from 6, counted from when your order and artwork are confirmed. UK mainland delivery is £7.95, free on orders of £100 or more after discounts; the delivery page covers everywhere else. Other finishes are under business cards, and letterheads and the rest sit in stationery.

Specs

Materials, sizes and finishing.

Size85 × 55 mm
Card350gsm silk
LaminationMatt, both sides
Spot UVOne side or both sides
PrintingFront only or both sides
Quantities250 to 2,000
TurnaroundSaver from 6, Standard from 4, Express from 3 working days to dispatch
Made byMade to order and dispatched from the UK
SKUFP-STA-010
PriceFinal price shown in the configurator. No surprises at checkout.
DeliveryUK mainland £7.95 per order, free over £49.99 this week. Scottish Highlands +£10; islands and NI quoted.
Artwork checkFree file check on uploaded artwork (resolution, size and bleed).

Questions

Quick answers about spot uv business card printing.

How fast can I have my spot UV business card order?

On Standard it is made and handed to the courier within 4 working days; Express shortens that to 3 working days, Saver stretches it to 6 working days for less. Mainland UK delivery adds £7.95 to the basket, and nothing once the goods reach £100 after any discount code. Highlands mainland addresses add £10; Northern Ireland and the islands are quoted first.

How do I prepare my artwork for my spot UV business card order?

Set it up as a print-ready PDF at the size you choose with 3 mm bleed round every edge, and keep text 3 mm or more inside the trim. The spot UV areas go on their own black-only layer; we can set it if you prefer.

Will you tell me if something is wrong with my file?

We will. Every upload for your spot UV business card order is checked by a person for resolution, size and bleed on the print file and on the finish layer, and you hear from us before anything is printed. A finish layer we set for you is checked the same way.

What does spot UV do to a business card?

It adds a clear, glossy, slightly raised varnish to the parts of the card you pick. Against the matt laminate, those parts shine and you can feel them with a fingertip.

Could I have the spot UV effect on the front and back?

You can choose either one side or both. For both, supply a black-only layer for each side to show where the varnish goes.

Which parts of my design will look good in spot UV?

Logos, chunky lettering, simple shapes and patterns show it off best. Thin lines and tiny text are hard to pick out, so keep any spot UV areas fairly bold.

Asked by buyers

How cheaply can I get hold of Spot UV Business Cards?

Picked the way the page first loads, with front only and spot UV on one side, Spot UV Business Cards come to £33.77. Any other mix of options, a faster turnaround included, gets its own price the moment you choose it, and that figure is what you pay at checkout. Only delivery is left to add. On its own the opening price of £33.77 would add £7.95 for mainland delivery; reach £100 of goods and that goes to zero.

Is delivery extra on top of the price of Spot UV Business Cards?

Send it to a UK mainland address for a flat £7.95, or for free when the goods in the basket add up to £100 or more after discounts; artwork and design charges do not count towards that. An order of just this at the opening price of £33.77 is under £100, so it pays the £7.95. We price delivery first for Northern Ireland and for the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, Scilly, the Scottish islands and the Isle of Man; Highland addresses on the mainland just pay £10 extra, one time per order.

Which turnaround speeds can I choose for Spot UV Business Cards?

Allow 6 working days on Saver, 4 on Standard or 3 on Express before Spot UV Business Cards are handed to the courier, based on the options the page opens with. Weekends and bank holidays are not counted, and nothing starts until the order is paid and the artwork is confirmed. Pick another size or material and the days beside each speed update, sometimes by a day. After it leaves us, the courier normally delivers in one to three working days and you get the tracking link by email.

Which artwork services are offered with Spot UV Business Cards?

Several routes, all chosen under Artwork on this page. Send your own finished file (no charge), we set your words and logo on a tidy layout, called typesetting (£15), we design it from your brief (£35), we redraw a blurry or low quality logo as sharp vector art (£30) or we create a brand new logo (£50). Typesetting and design from a brief each come with one first draft and two rounds of changes. The fee is the same whatever quantity you order and shows separately in the basket. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

How big is each finished card, and how should my file be set up?

Trimmed size: 85 × 55 mm. Allow 3 mm of bleed all round. Hold text back at least 3 mm from the cut line so none of it is trimmed away, and stretch any background colour or photo right out into the bleed. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

How many Spot UV Business Cards can I buy at one time?

Anything from 250 to 2000. The quantity choices on the page run 250, 500, 1000 and 2000. The figure shown is for the whole batch, not for one, so divide it by the number you picked to see the cost of each. If you need more than 2000, send the size, number and date through our Get a quote page. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Could the total go up after I reach the checkout?

No surprises: what the page shows for these cards is the goods figure you pay at checkout. Delivery is the one extra, £7.95 to a UK mainland address, and it drops away when the goods reach £100 after discounts. Paid artwork help shows up as its own basket line, so you can check each amount before paying. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

I am never sure how many to print. How many cards is sensible?

Start from how many you will really hand out before your details or offer change. This page goes from 250 up to 2,000, and the price per card usually falls as the number rises, so compare a couple of amounts. For a one-off campaign, a modest first order is a cheap way to test the design. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

Is there a minimum quantity for Spot UV Business Cards?

Yes. You can start at 250, with 500, 1000 and 2000 as the next steps. Each price is the total for that quantity, so divide it to compare the cost of one item across a few options before deciding. For an amount outside the list, ask for a quote. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

Our event is close. Can Spot UV Business Cards be rushed?

Yes. Choose Express and Spot UV Business Cards can be on the way in 3 working days on the opening option, for £39.09, where Saver is £33.77 and takes 6 days. Then give the courier one to three working days, and send the artwork with the order, because the clock does not run until the file is sorted. If the date is really tight, message us on the Contact page before paying and we will tell you honestly.

Do you send to Northern Ireland or the islands?

Yes, anywhere in the UK, though the price differs by area. A Highlands postcode on the mainland pays the usual rate plus a single £10 for the order, and that £10 still applies when the rest of the delivery is free. Northern Ireland gets a price worked out first, as do the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, Scilly, the Scottish islands and the Isle of Man: send your postcode through our Get a quote page or the Contact page. We cannot send anything outside the UK. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

I am not a designer. What if the file I send turns out to be unusable?

That is why a person looks at every upload before anything is printed. Typical snags are a document at the wrong size, missing bleed, blurry photos and words sitting too near the trim. If we spot one, we explain what to change and you send a fresh file. Or hand it over to us: for £15 our typesetting places your wording and logo on a neat layout, with one first draft and two rounds of changes. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Can I send a Word or Canva file for Spot UV Business Cards?

Word, PowerPoint and Canva are a fair place to start, but export a high quality PDF from them before uploading. Our first choice is always a PDF at the ordered size with fonts embedded or outlined, followed by AI, EPS or SVG, then high resolution JPG, PNG or TIFF. You can add three files, each up to 25 MB, on this page, or upload them after ordering from the email we send. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

Will anyone look at my file before it is printed?

Yes, a real person on our team opens every uploaded file and checks the size, the bleed and the resolution. If something is off, you hear from us before anything is made. We print what you send, though, so read the spelling, numbers and dates yourself as well. Making starts when the order and the file are both confirmed. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Someone else is putting our file together. How does it reach you?

Easiest route: they send the finished file to whoever placed the order, and it gets uploaded after ordering. Up to 3 files of 25 MB each are fine. They can also reach us through the Contact page, as long as they quote your order number so it lands on the right job. Production waits for the checked file, so a late file means a later dispatch date. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

How do I pick the right spot uv for Spot UV Business Cards?

Spot UV adds a clear, raised gloss layer to selected areas, most often the logo, so they catch the eye and the fingertips. For Spot UV Business Cards the list runs spot UV on both sides or spot UV on one side. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear.

Printed on Spot UV Business Cards: how do the choices differ?

The printed option has 2 settings: both sides or front only. It sets which sides of the item get printed. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Where do Spot UV Business Cards and Square Business Cards differ?

Comparing Spot UV Business Cards with Square Business Cards, this is what changes. Opening price: £33.77 on this page and £18.89 on the other. On the Standard service it is 4 working days on this page and 6 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.

How would I decide between Textured Business Cards and Spot UV Business Cards?

Comparing Spot UV Business Cards with Textured Business Cards, this is what changes. Opening price: £33.77 on this page and £28.04 on the other. On the Standard service it is 4 working days on this page and 5 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.

Who looks after me once I have bought Spot UV Business Cards?

FatPrint does, from start to finish. We take your order and payment, a person on our team checks your file, and Spot UV Business Cards are made to order for you rather than taken off a shelf. It then goes to you by courier, with tracking sent by email. Questions before or after ordering go through the box on this page or the Contact page, and a person replies.

Can I send these cards back if I no longer need them?

If they arrive faulty, damaged or not what you ordered, yes: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 we reprint or refund. A change of mind is different. Each order is made to your specification, and reg. 28(1)(b) of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 takes those goods out of the 14-day right to cancel. Before production starts, though, you can cancel for all your money back. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

Our treasurer needs a receipt for the accounts. What do we get?

Keep the order confirmation email we send: it itemises the purchase and the payment, and works as a plain receipt for your records. The total at checkout for these cards is the goods price on the page plus delivery, so the email matches what left the account. Need something more formal for an audit or a grant claim? Message us from the Contact page with your order number. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

Can I pay for Spot UV Business Cards by card as a guest?

Yes. Guest checkout is fine, and any debit or credit card works. Stripe processes the payment for us, which keeps your card number off our system entirely. We begin making these cards once the payment has cleared and the artwork is confirmed. Large or out of the ordinary jobs can be quoted first from the Get a quote page. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

We need a few different designs. Do they each need their own order?

No. Each design goes into the basket as a separate line with its own file or online design, and you pay for them all in one checkout. Delivery is counted once for the whole order and costs nothing when the goods reach £100. If two lines share the same artwork, pick the artwork option that reuses a file already in your basket, so any design fee is only paid once. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Do I have to register before I can buy?

There is no need to sign up. Pay as a guest with a bank card, handled securely by Stripe, and you still get an order confirmation email and a tracking email on dispatch. An account is optional; it just keeps your order history in one place. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

I have spotted a typo after paying. Can it be fixed?

Tell us quickly through the Contact page, quoting your order number. Before production starts we can take a corrected file, or cancel and refund the whole order. After that it cannot be changed. A print that matches your finished design or the file you sent is not a fault, so it pays to read every word and number before you order. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

Do I pay delivery on each item in my basket?

No. One delivery charge covers the whole basket, so adding Spot UV Business Cards to other items does not add a second one. It is £7.95 to a UK mainland address and nothing once the goods total £100 after any discount code. Using the same design on two items? Pick the reuse-artwork option on the second one and you pay the artwork fee just once. Each line keeps its own size and quantity.

I am not sure which options to pick for these cards. Can someone advise me?

Yes. Type your question into the box on this page and a real person replies. Mention where the card will be used, how long you need it to last and the date you need it by. Answered questions may be shown on the page for other buyers, so leave personal details out of it. Private questions can go through the Contact page, and anything the options here cannot price can go through the Get a quote page. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

Our club needs a big batch of cards, or an odd size. Can you price it?

Yes. Fill in our Get a quote page, giving the size, how many, the material, when you need them and the delivery postcode, and attach your artwork if it is ready. A price comes back to you by email. Get a quote is also how delivery to Northern Ireland and the islands gets priced. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

I am ordering these cards for a school or charity. Do I need to open an account?

No account is needed. Guest checkout lets a parent, volunteer or club secretary order once and pay by debit or credit card through Stripe. The price you see is the price you pay at checkout, and the confirmation email you receive lists the items and the amount paid for your records. If the committee needs a price agreed before anyone pays, the Get a quote page is the better starting point. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

Next year we will want the same card again. Is reordering easy?

Very. Choose the same product with the same options and upload the same file, and it is made again exactly as before. Save the final print file somewhere safe, as that makes a repeat order a two-minute job. Before you repeat it, read the wording again: dates, prices, opening times and contact details are the things that go out of date. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

The parcel turned up damaged. How do I sort it out?

Take photos of the damage and the box it came in, then send them through the contact form within 48 hours of delivery, with your order number. Hold on to the item rather than posting it back; we reply and arrange a reprint or refund. This sits alongside your legal rights, which the returns page covers. Choose Saver and these cards leave us after 6 working days; Express brings that down to 3.

Can the back of these cards carry different information from the front?

Yes. Pick the option to print on both sides and send a two-page PDF: page one for the front, page two for the back. Use the back for a map, opening hours, a price list or terms and conditions, and keep the front for the main message. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Should I send my file as RGB or CMYK?

CMYK if you can. An RGB file gets converted to CMYK for printing, and vivid greens, blues and oranges may lose a little brightness on the way. Have a Pantone number for your brand colour? Tell us and we match it as near as the material lets us. Expect a small shift between screen and print either way: a screen shines light at you, while printed items reflect it. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

I am a parent volunteer with no design experience. Can I still order these cards?

You do not need to be a designer, and nobody expects a parent or a club helper to be one. Or choose typesetting for £15 and send us your text and logo; you get a first draft and up to two rounds of changes. A second pair of eyes on the spelling always helps. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

Bleed and dpi mean nothing to me. Can I still get printing done?

Yes. You do not need any print knowledge to order Spot UV Business Cards. Send us your words and logo with the typesetting option (£15) and we build the layout, then you get a first draft and two rounds of changes. Whatever you choose, a real person looks at the file before printing.

What details should go on these cards for a small business or club?

The essentials are your name and logo, a short line about what you offer, and how to reach you: phone, email, website and the area you serve. Where a registration number is required for your work, include it as text. Leave some space around everything; a crowded design is harder to take in. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

How should we keep these cards in good condition until we need them?

Store paper and card lying flat, in the box it arrived in, in a dry spot out of sunlight and away from radiators. Moisture makes sheets curl and can cause jams in a printer, and strong light fades the colours over time. Only take out what you need, so the rest stays clean. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Can these cards go in the recycling bin afterwards?

In most cases, yes, because unlaminated paper and card can go straight into your paper recycling. Foiled, laminated or plastic items are a different matter: they are harder to recycle and councils treat them differently, so look up your local rules first. If that matters to you, recycled options are available. Before delivery, these cards cost from £33.77.

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