MotorsportFanWear.net is a China-based factory making teamwear with custom name printing. Name and number printing adds $2 per piece for a name of up to 20 characters plus the number, applied by heat transfer, across 52 styles and 22 teams and clubs, minimum 10 pieces per design, garments from $8. Send your print list to +86 181 7757 2115.
What does custom name printing cost?
Name and number printing adds $2 per piece, and that single charge covers the name together with the number. It is not $2 for the name and another $2 for the number, and it does not move with the quantity tier: a printed piece at the 100-piece tier is the base price plus the same $2.
It is a per-piece charge, so a twenty-piece printed run adds $40 to the order and a hundred-piece printed run adds $200. That is the whole calculation, and it is the reason a name-printed order is usually quoted with the print shown as its own line rather than folded into the unit price.
Everything else on the order follows the normal ladder: short-sleeve styles at $10 per piece at 10-49 pieces, $9 at 50-99 and $8 at 100 and above, long versions at $16, $15 and $14. The tier is set by the total volume on the order, and the $2 printing sits on top of whichever tier the order lands in.
How many characters fit on a printed name?
Up to 20 characters, plus the number. That ceiling is generous for a surname and tight for a full name with a middle initial, so the practical advice is to print what fits rather than what fits on paper: a surname alone, a squad nickname, or an initial with a surname all sit comfortably inside 20.
If a name runs past the ceiling, shorten it deliberately on the print list rather than letting it be shortened for you. A printed name that has been trimmed by whoever set the artwork is a mistake you have to sell through; a name you chose to shorten is a decision. Send the list with the shortened form you want and the artwork follows it.
Send the roster as a plain list - one line per person with the name, the size and the number. Flag anything unusual on the list itself, such as two people on the same number.
Which printing method is used for names and numbers?
Heat transfer. The name and the number are cut from a film, positioned on the garment and pressed onto it, so the mark sits flat on the fabric with no stitching running through it. That is what makes it the right method for letterforms: heat transfer holds fine detail, thin strokes and multi-colour work that a needle cannot resolve.
The other decoration routes on this line are screen print, which suits larger flat blocks of colour, and embroidery, which is available on polos and crew necks and is the usual choice for a stitched crest. On a team piece the normal combination is a stitched crest and a heat-transfer name and number, and the two are quoted separately because they are different processes rather than one job priced twice.
Crest, sleeve badge and embroidery work is quoted per piece from your artwork. What that quote is built from is a working file: AI, SVG or EPS vector, or a high-resolution transparent PNG. Send the crest file with the print list to +86 181 7757 2115 and both come back on the same quotation.
Can names and numbers be added to any style in the catalogue?
Yes, across the catalogue - the 40 motorsport styles across 11 teams and the 12 button-front baseball jerseys across 11 clubs. Short-sleeve and long versions both take it, and the size run is XS to 4XL on both lines. The catalogue total is 52 styles across 22 teams and clubs.
The minimum is 10 pieces per design, applied per design rather than per size and not per team, so a printed run of ten pieces is a normal order. Once a design is on the order, each piece can carry a different name, a different number and a different size without any effect on price - the $2 is per piece, and the mix inside the design is free.
One thing worth knowing before the list is written: on a printed run, every piece is produced against the list you send, so the list is the specification. Adding a person after production has started is a new piece rather than an edit, and a wrong number on the list is a wrong number on the garment.
How much longer does a printed order take?
Production is about 7-10 days on blank stock and 10-15 days where custom printing is involved. The gap is the print window, and it is the same gap whether one piece or a hundred carry a name, because what sets the date is the decoration process rather than the number of names on the list.
Shipping is DHL door-to-door in 5-12 days depending on destination - 5-8 days to the US, Canada and the Gulf, 6-9 to Western Europe and Australia, and up to 8-12 for Latin America. DDP is available on most US, UK, EU and AU lanes, free neutral outer packing is standard so the order can drop-ship, and the tracking number follows within 24 hours of pickup.
Payment runs by T/T bank transfer, PayPal, Western Union or USDT on TRC20 or ERC20, with larger orders normally at 30% deposit and the balance against the tracking number. Quotes hold for 14 days. Every piece is inspected before packing, and if anything arrives wrong, photograph it within 14 days and we replace it or credit it against your next order. Sample orders start from 1 piece, so a single printed piece is the cheapest way to check the name size and the placement before the run. Send the print list, the sizes and the design to +86 181 7757 2115.