Print Charge

The Print charge is based on the number of inks you use in the final design. A design that uses a single colour will be less expensive than one that is utilizes the maximum 6 colours. The inks we use are plastisol inks which give the print a vibrant look and are opaque on white and dark garments. But if you want to use waterbased inks we can offer those too for a small up charge. Other specialty inks which include metallics, glow in the dark,puff etc can be added to give your design a special look. You can find more about those extras in our special request section. Additional up-charges might be applied for over the seam prints or inks that are considered special inks such as puff,glow-in-the dark,athletic gloss,metallic inks etc. Please see the special request page for those extra charges.

On a Budget

If you are on a budget please read the following tips to help you keep the cost of your project low. Instead of having multiple print positions reduce it to one or two. That way you save money on screens and print charges. Keep the amount of print colors to a minimum. Same again you will need less screens and spent less on the print charges. Avoid color change. Each color change will cost you ¥1000/screen. Use white t-shirts as those will be the less expensive ones. Don’t use special inks such as metallics or puff as those are more expensive Just remember that those points are just meant to be a guideline for clients with a small budget. The genrall advise is not to compromise the design in order to save a few ¥.

Bring you own

Supplying your own stock? You can bring in your own stock instead of ordering it of us. In that case we will charge an additional ¥150 per t-shirt for qty. of 11 to 50 pcs supplied by you.Please note that this charge is per shirt and not per print position.

Reorders

Please note that their will be no set-up charge for reorders of any qty.

Set-Up Charge = ¥5000 + Screen + Print charge + Garment cost

Screens are kept by us for 6 month from the date your order has been printed. Reorders placed in this 6 month will extend the screenlife for another 6 month. If the screens have expired but you need the same design reprinted again we will charge a fee for remaking the screens of ¥3000/screen. Please note that the screen charge only “rents you a space on one of our screens”. The screens and films remain property of Sweatshop Union.

Color change

Want the same design in a different color, how about a color change, there is a charge of ¥1000 yen per screen, plus ink charge for this service.

Need something done that you don’t see on our list?

Get in touch and we’ll endevour to sort something out for you. Some of the things we often get asked about and are more than happy to add to your print run:

* Prints larger than A3 size
* Special inks: Glow-in-the-Dark, Reflective, Puff, Suede, Glitter, Gloss & others
* Environmentally friendly inks (Do not contain PVC and Phthalate Plasticisers)
* Vintage print and vintage wash
* 4 Color process

Looking for a way to print photorealistic images?

We can offer 4 color process prints as solution(works only on light colored shirts)
Charges for screens are higher.

Print charges for 4 color process prints Y200 per color. No volume discounts available.