Method comparisons for corporate merchandise
Decoration, finishes, materials, packaging and trade terms, compared two at a time.
Fifteen comparisons, each written for a decision that has to be made with a budget and a deadline on the table. The pairings cover decoration methods, finishes, colour reference, materials, packaging and the trade terms that decide who pays the duty on a cross-border shipment.
Decoration methods
Silkscreen pushes ink through a mesh onto the fabric using a stencil of the artwork. Each colour needs a separate screen, the screens are registered and the ink is cured after printing, so the artwork is limited to solid colours and the per-unit cost falls as the run grows. DTG loads the garment onto a platen, pre-treats it with a sizing solution and renders the image straight onto the fabric from an inkjet head. The colour count is unrestricted and the per-unit cost stays the same at any volume.
Both matter when the quantity is fixed. On a short run with full-colour artwork, DTG costs less per unit. On a long run with one or two colours, silkscreen is cheaper per unit and ages better. DTF sits between the two on colour freedom, and embroidery is the answer wherever the garment goes into a commercial wash at 60 degrees Celsius.
Finishes, inks and colour reference
Foil stamping against UV deboss, plastisol against water-based ink, and Pantone Coated against Pantone Uncoated as the colour reference. The Pantone pairing is worth reading before a strike-off, because the paper stock decides how far the printed colour shifts from the guide.
Materials, packaging and origin
rPET against organic cotton for the fabric itself, OEKO-TEX against GOTS for certification, a rigid box against a folding carton for premium packaging, and EUR.1 against Form A for preferential origin when merchandise leaves Georgia.
Trade terms
Incoterms 2020, the International Chamber of Commerce standard, define who carries which part of a cross-border shipment. Under FOB Tbilisi, Batumi or Poti we deliver the merchandise to the named port of shipment and load it on board. Ownership and risk pass to you as the goods cross the ship's rail, and the main carriage, customs clearance, duty and VAT are yours to arrange. DDP reverses the balance: we carry the shipment through to the named place with duty and VAT settled, which costs more and removes the paperwork from your team.
All 15 pages in this section
- DDP vs FOB Incoterms for cross-border corporate merch in Georgia
- Digital vs offset printing for paper-based corporate merch from.
- Embroidery vs DTG printing for corporate apparel from Tbilisi
- EUR.1 vs Form A preferential origin for Georgia-exported corporate.
- Foil stamping vs UV-deboss for premium corporate merch finishing in.
- Laser engraving vs UV print on metal corporate merch in Tbilisi
- OEKO-TEX vs GOTS certification for sustainable corporate merch from.
- Pad print vs UV print on pens and curved surfaces in Tbilisi
- Pantone Coated vs Uncoated — colour reference for corporate merch in.
- Plastisol vs water-based ink for silkscreen apparel decoration in.
- rPET vs organic cotton — sustainable fabric choice for corporate merch
- Rigid box vs folding carton for premium corporate merch packaging in.
- Silkscreen vs DTF printing for corporate apparel decoration in Tbilisi
- Silkscreen vs DTG printing for corporate apparel in Tbilisi
- Sublimation vs UV print for full-colour corporate merch decoration in.
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