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Plastic Business Card Printing

from £93.83

As low as 28.0p each 5,000 for £1,397.74, Saver

Plastic business card printing on white PVC that shrugs off rain, coffee and the bottom of a toolbag. Pick 570 or 760 micron, landscape or portrait at 86 × 54 mm, one side or two, with optional gold or silver foil. Runs of 25 to 5,000, 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 28.0p each at 5,000

QuantityTotalEach
25£93.83£3.75
50£104.96£2.10
100£138.69£1.39
250£207.9283.2p
500£288.5657.7p
1,000£464.8546.5p
2,500£876.0235.0p
5,000£1,397.74as low as28.0p

For 86 × 54 mm landscape, 570 micron white PVC, Front only, Foil: None, 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 7 working days
  • Printed in the UK

Overview

Plastic business card printing at FatPrint, in short: paper cards get bent, soaked and binned. A plastic one gets wiped down and kept. That is the whole point: a card that lives in a wallet next to someone's bank card and still looks tidy a year later.

Who reaches for PVC instead of card

Think of a mobile dog groomer handing a card over at a muddy back door, a gym giving members something to show at the desk, or a café running a stamp-style loyalty scheme. The same cards double as membership cards, staff ID and VIP passes. If it gets handled every week, PVC is the sensible pick.

Plastic business card printing: the three choices that matter

  • Thickness. 570 micron is slimmer and a touch more flexible. 760 micron is bank card thickness and feels solid, the one to choose if the card stands in for a membership or ID card.
  • Foil. Leave it plain, or add gold or silver foil to the front. Foil goes only where you want it, such as a logo, a name or a thin border.
  • Sides. Front only keeps it simple. Both sides gives room for terms, opening hours or a short map on the back.

Every card is white PVC at 86 × 54 mm. Turn it on its side and you get 54 × 86 mm portrait, handy for staff badges and pass-style designs.

How many to order

Packs run 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500 and 5,000. A small club might start with 50 member cards; a shop launching a loyalty card might go straight to 1,000. The more you order, the less each card costs.

Files, timing and delivery

Send a PDF at the card size plus 3 mm bleed on every edge. If you pick foil, add a second layer in solid black that marks the foil areas, or ask us to set it up. No file at all? Use the free online designer or our paid artwork service. A person checks every uploaded file for free, and the artwork guidelines explain bleed in plain English.

Plastic business card printing is made to order and dispatched from the UK: Express from 7 working days, Standard from 8 and Saver from 10, 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 lists the rest. Paper options sit in business cards, and the wider range is under stationery.

Sizes and prices

Smallest first. Tap a price to load that size into the buy box.

SizeQuantityFrom
54 × 86 mm portrait25
86 × 54 mm landscape25

Final prices per item with the lowest-priced options at the quantity shown. UK delivery £7.95, free over £49.99 this week. Choose a price to load it into the price calculator.

Specs

Materials, sizes and finishing.

Size86 × 54 mm landscape or 54 × 86 mm portrait
Material570 or 760 micron white PVC
PrintingFront only or both sides
FoilNone, or gold or silver foil on the front
Quantities25 to 5,000
ArtworkPrint-ready PDF with 3 mm bleed, plus a black-only foil layer if foil is chosen
TurnaroundSaver from 10, Standard from 8, Express from 7 working days to dispatch
Made byMade to order and dispatched from the UK
SKUFP-STA-008
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 plastic business card printing.

How long until my plastic business card order ships?

On Standard it is made and handed to the courier within 8 working days; Express shortens that to 7 working days, Saver stretches it to 10 working days for less. Spend £100 on goods (design fees are not counted) and UK mainland delivery is free; otherwise it is £7.95 once. Northern Ireland and island addresses get a delivery quote first, and the mainland Highlands add £10.

How do I prepare my artwork for my plastic business card order?

Set it up as a print-ready PDF at 86 × 54 mm with 3 mm bleed round every edge, and keep text 3 mm or more inside the trim. The foil 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 plastic 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.

We are making gym membership cards. Which plastic thickness is best?

For cards used every day, such as membership, loyalty or staff cards, go for 760 micron. It is as thick as a bank card and feels solid. The 570 micron option is slimmer.

Which parts of a plastic card can have gold or silver foil?

Foil only goes on the front. It covers whatever you mark on your foil layer, for example your logo, your name or a border.

Our staff ID cards need to be upright. Can you print them portrait?

Yes. Pick 54 × 86 mm portrait on the product page rather than 86 × 54 mm landscape, and set up your artwork in the same orientation.

Asked by buyers

How cheaply can I get hold of Plastic Business Cards?

Picked the way the page first loads, with 86 × 54 mm landscape, 570 micron white PVC and front only, Plastic Business Cards come to £78.20. 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 £78.20 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 Plastic 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 £78.20 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 Plastic Business Cards?

Allow 10 working days on Saver, 8 on Standard or 7 on Express before Plastic 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 Plastic 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. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 54 × 86 mm portrait.

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

Trimmed size: 86 × 54 mm landscape / 54 × 86 mm portrait. A print-ready PDF works best, with 3 mm of bleed on every edge, and if you add foil, a separate layer in black only showing where it goes. 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.

Is there a minimum quantity for Plastic Business Cards?

Yes. You can start at 25, with 50, 100, 250 and 500 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. Sizes for these cards go from 54 × 86 mm portrait at the small end to 86 × 54 mm landscape, 2 in all.

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. Sizes for these cards go from 54 × 86 mm portrait at the small end to 86 × 54 mm landscape, 2 in all.

How many Plastic Business Cards can I buy at one time?

Anything from 25 to 5000. The quantity choices on the page run 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2500 and 5000. 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 5000, 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.

And the largest card, 86 × 54 mm landscape: how much is that one?

From £78.20 for 25, with the cheapest settings and the Saver service. Add £7.95 for UK mainland delivery, or nothing at all once the goods reach £100. Select it on the page and swap materials, finishes and speed to watch how the figure moves.

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 25 up to 5,000, 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 £78.20.

Our event is close. Can Plastic Business Cards be rushed?

Yes. Choose Express and Plastic Business Cards can be on the way in 7 working days on the opening option, for £90.54, where Saver is £78.20 and takes 10 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 £78.20.

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. For these cards, the material can be 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC.

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. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 54 × 86 mm portrait.

How many pixels does a photo need to print well on these cards?

Close-up items need about 300 dpi at full size. So an 86 × 54 mm landscape layout wants about 1,016 by 638 pixels. Keep lettering and logos as vectors if you can. An image copied off a web page or a social post rarely has enough pixels; if yours looks likely to print soft, our file check flags it.

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. Sizes for these cards go from 54 × 86 mm portrait at the small end to 86 × 54 mm landscape, 2 in all.

Can I send a Word or Canva file for Plastic 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. For these cards, the material can be 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC.

Printed on Plastic 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. For these cards, the material can be 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC.

How do I pick the right foil for Plastic Business Cards?

The foil option has 3 settings: silver foil, front; Gold foil, front; or none. Foil is a shiny metallic layer pressed onto selected parts of the design, usually a logo or a name that you want to glint. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds. For these cards, the material can be 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC.

Does the card option I choose make a difference to Plastic Business Cards?

The card option has 2 settings: 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC. Card thickness is shown as gsm, the weight in grams of one square metre, and more gsm means a sturdier card. Coated silk card gives crisp print; recycled, textured or uncoated cards have a softer, more natural feel and are nicer to write on. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds.

Should I get Plastic Business Cards, or would Uncoated Business Cards suit me better?

Comparing Plastic Business Cards with Uncoated Business Cards, this is what changes. Material: 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC on this page, against 350gsm recycled uncoated, 300gsm textured uncoated or 300gsm brown kraft on the other. Opening price: £78.20 on this page and £18.68 on the other. On the Standard service it is 8 working days on this page and 4 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.

Where do Plastic Business Cards and Square Business Cards differ?

Comparing Plastic Business Cards with Square Business Cards, this is what changes. Material: 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC on this page, against 350gsm recycled uncoated or 350gsm silk card on the other. Opening price: £78.20 on this page and £18.89 on the other. On the Standard service it is 8 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 Plastic Business Cards?

Comparing Plastic Business Cards with Textured Business Cards, this is what changes. Material: 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC on this page, against 250gsm Rives Shetland (textured) or 300gsm textured uncoated on the other. Sizes: 2 on this page, the smallest 54 × 86 mm portrait, and only 85 × 55 mm on the other. Opening price: £78.20 on this page and £28.04 on the other. On the Standard service it is 8 working days on this page and 5 on the other. Choose by where it is going and for how long.

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. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

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. Before delivery, these cards cost from £78.20.

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. Sizes for these cards go from 54 × 86 mm portrait at the small end to 86 × 54 mm landscape, 2 in all.

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. Before delivery, these cards cost from £78.20.

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 £78.20.

Do I pay delivery on each item in my basket?

No. One delivery charge covers the whole basket, so adding Plastic 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.

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. Sizes for these cards go from 54 × 86 mm portrait at the small end to 86 × 54 mm landscape, 2 in all.

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.

Can I pay for Plastic 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 £78.20.

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. Sizes for these cards go from 54 × 86 mm portrait at the small end to 86 × 54 mm landscape, 2 in all.

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 10 working days; Express brings that down to 7.

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. Sizes for these cards go from 54 × 86 mm portrait at the small end to 86 × 54 mm landscape, 2 in all.

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. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 54 × 86 mm portrait.

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

Yes. You do not need any print knowledge to order Plastic 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.

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. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 54 × 86 mm portrait.

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. For these cards, the material can be 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC.

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. For these cards, the material can be 760 micron white PVC (credit card thickness) or 570 micron white PVC.

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