DTF Transfers for Resellers & Print Shops
Our DTF transfers for resellers give print shops, online sellers and small brands full-color, ready-to-press prints without running a DTF printer in-house. Transfers ship without Tidal Colors branding, there are no setup fees or minimums, and gang sheets go as low as $4.50 per foot (about $0.017 per square inch).
- White-label and blind shipping: no Tidal Colors branding, and we can ship straight to your customer
- Same-day printing: on orders placed before 3 PM EST, Monday to Friday
- Free Standard shipping: on transfer orders of $75+
- Volume pricing: for larger orders, call (678) 845-6864 or email hello@tidalcolors.com
In this guide
- What do resellers get with our DTF transfers?
- Who are wholesale DTF transfers for?
- What are white-label DTF transfers?
- How to choose a white-label DTF supplier
- How do wholesale DTF orders and pricing work?
- Tips for reselling ready-to-press DTF transfers
- Need finished shirts instead of transfers?
- Frequently asked questions
- Start your next order
What do resellers get with our DTF transfers?
Resellers order the same ready-to-press transfers as every customer, on terms built for resale: no Tidal Colors branding, no setup fees or minimums, published prices for every size and length, same-day printing and shipping on orders placed before 3 PM EST on business days, and the option to ship straight to your customer.
| What resellers need | With our DTF transfers |
|---|---|
| Your brand, not ours | Transfers ship without Tidal Colors branding |
| Shipping to your customer | Blind shipping in packaging without Tidal Colors branding; the label shows Tidal Colors (Alpharetta) as sender and return address; one address per order |
| Minimums and setup fees | None on DTF transfers |
| Prices | Gang sheets from $5.99 (1 ft) to $179.99 (40 ft), as low as $4.50 per foot (about $0.017 per square inch) on 20 ft, 40 ft and 30 ft uploaded sheets; single designs from about $0.03 per square inch. See every gang sheet length and price. |
| Larger volumes | Volume pricing on request by phone or email |
| Turnaround | Orders placed before 3 PM EST (Mon–Fri) are printed and shipped the same day |
| Shipping cost | Free Standard shipping on transfer orders of $75+; free Local Pickup in Alpharetta |
| Print-ready files | We check and color-correct every file. Not print-ready? We'll fix it free. |
| Print problems | A free reprint for print-quality or adhesion problems reported within 15 days of delivery, under our 15-Day Reprint Policy; custom items are final sale |
Our transfers press at 320°F (160°C) with medium pressure for 15 seconds. They're cold peel: let the film cool completely, peel it, then press again for 5 seconds under parchment paper or a Teflon sheet. Pass these settings on with every transfer you resell; every step, with a pressing video, is in our DTF application guide.
Who are wholesale DTF transfers for?
Wholesale DTF transfers suit any business that sells printed apparel or ready-to-press transfers but would rather not run a DTF printer: print shops, transfer resellers, Etsy and online sellers, small apparel brands, and team and school suppliers. Each one uses the same transfers in a different way.
- Print shops: add full-color prints to your screen printing or embroidery work without buying new equipment.
- Transfer resellers: sell ready-to-press transfers, as whole gang sheets or cut designs, to crafters and shops that own a heat press.
- Etsy and online sellers: order small batches of many designs as your listings sell. See our guide to selling DTF shirts on Etsy.
- Small apparel brands: test new designs without setup fees or minimum runs.
- Team and school suppliers: fit names, numbers and several sizes on a single gang sheet. Here's how to set up a names-and-numbers gang sheet.
Just starting out? Our guide to starting a t-shirt business with DTF covers the first steps. If you're weighing a DTF printer of your own, compare the costs in DTF printer vs outsourcing.
Should you sell transfers or pressed shirts?
Sell transfers when your buyers own a heat press and want to do the pressing; sell pressed shirts when they want a finished product, ready to wear or hand out. You can do both from the same gang sheets, pressing some designs yourself and selling the rest as transfers.
| What differs | Sell transfers | Sell pressed shirts |
|---|---|---|
| What your customer gets | Ready-to-press transfers | Finished shirts |
| Who presses | Your customer | You |
| What you need | Transfer stock and clear instructions | Blanks, a heat press and pressing time |
| How orders ship | We can ship straight to your customer | To you; you press, pack and ship |
Our blind shipping guide explains when to send orders straight to customers and when to ship them to yourself first.
What are white-label DTF transfers?
White-label DTF transfers are printed by one company and sold by another under its own name. Your transfers ship without Tidal Colors branding, so the prints you sell carry your brand, not ours. Press transfers onto blanks in your own shop, or resell them as ready-to-press transfers under your own name.
On blind-shipped orders, the packaging and its contents carry no Tidal Colors branding either, but the shipping label shows Tidal Colors' name and Alpharetta address as sender and return address, and we don't add your packing slips, cards or inserts. Our guide to blind shipping DTF transfers walks through how it works.
White-label covers every way you order: transfers by size, uploaded and built gang sheets, and Black Knockout sheets.
Can you add your own brand to the shirts?
Yes. Add your logo or a small neck-label print as its own design on your gang sheet, and press it inside the back neck or on a sleeve. It prints like any other design and only uses space on a sheet you already pay for by length, not by how many designs it holds.
Keep any text in a label at 8 pt or larger. Typical sizes for neck labels, sleeves and chest logos are in our DTF size guide.
How to choose a white-label DTF supplier
To choose a white-label DTF supplier, look past the headline price to what your customer will see and what reselling really costs you: branding on the transfers, what the label and box show, minimums and fees, turnaround, file checks and how print problems get fixed. Then press and wash a sample before your brand goes on anything.
- No supplier branding on the transfers themselves, so nothing points your customer to the printer.
- Label and box: what the shipping label shows as sender and return address, and what goes in the box. Ask before you blind ship, because your customer sees both.
- Setup fees and minimums: with none, testing a new design stays cheap.
- Cost per usable design: work it out at the sheet length you'll really buy, not from the headline per-foot rate. Here's how DTF transfer prices compare.
- Cutoff and turnaround: the daily order cutoff, and whether orders ship the day they print.
- File checks: whether someone checks files before they print and fixes the ones that aren't ready.
- Matching reorders: whether you can reopen a past order to print it again, so a best seller comes back with the same layout and sizes.
- Problem fixes and samples: a reprint policy for print and adhesion problems, and a sample pack to test.
Our own answers to each point are in the table near the top of this page.
How do wholesale DTF orders and pricing work?
Order wholesale DTF transfers right on our site: single designs by size or 22-inch gang sheets by length, ready to press, with no setup fees and no minimums. Every size and length has a published price, and for larger volumes you can call (678) 845-6864 or email hello@tidalcolors.com about volume pricing.
Four ways to order
- Upload a ready sheet: send a finished 22-inch layout as DTF gang sheet transfers.
- Build a gang sheet: arrange designs in the free Gang Sheet Builder, right in your browser with no account needed, or let Auto Build lay them out.
- Order by size: get single designs at the size you need with DTF transfers by size.
- Black knockout: for black, charcoal and deep heather garments, use the Black Knockout Gang Sheet Builder.
Not sure your files are ready? Check our DTF artwork requirements before you upload.
Prices, volume and tax-exempt buying
A single design is priced by its size and a gang sheet by its length, whatever the colors or the number of designs on it. Buying in bulk mostly means filling longer sheets, which usually cost less per foot.
Gang sheets run from $5.99 for 1 ft to $179.99 for 40 ft and drop to as low as $4.50 per foot (about $0.017 per square inch) on 20 ft, 40 ft and 30 ft uploaded sheets. Single designs start around $0.03 per square inch, so a 12-by-12-inch transfer is $4.51. Every length and size is listed on our DTF transfer pricing page.
- Tidal Rewards: earn up to 10% back in store credit with Tidal Rewards.
- First order: 10% off with code WELCOME10.
- Tax-exempt purchasing: available for resellers. See tax exemption for resellers for details.
Turnaround and shipping
Orders placed before 3 PM EST, Monday to Friday, are printed and shipped the same day, whichever way you order; weekends and holidays are skipped. Delivery time then depends on the shipping option you pick and the distance. Standard shipping is free on transfer orders of $75+, while Rush, Express 2-Day and One Day keep their price. Our page on shipping options and transit times has the details.
Tips for reselling ready-to-press DTF transfers
Reselling ready-to-press DTF transfers works best when you store them flat or rolled, restock in small batches and send clear pressing and care steps with every order. A test press before you list a new design catches problems before your customers do.
- Store them right: unpressed transfers keep for 6–12 months in a cool, dry place. Store them flat or rolled, never folded. See how long DTF transfers keep before pressing.
- Restock as you sell: with no minimums, you can reorder best sellers in small batches instead of holding a large inventory.
- Pass on the press settings: send buyers the settings above with every order, or point them to our DTF application guide.
- Add the care steps: tell buyers to wash shirts inside out in cold water and air dry them, with no bleach or dry cleaning. Our washing guide has a copy-ready care card.
- Plan dark-garment designs separately: Black Knockout designs print on their own sheets, apart from standard designs. Here's how Black Knockout transfers work.
- Test before you list: order the free DTF transfer sample pack. You pay $4.99 for shipping and get it back as $4.99 store credit, or pick it up free in Alpharetta. Our transfers are lab tested for 100+ washes.
Need finished shirts instead of transfers?
We print finished shirts too. Printed custom apparel has no minimum order, and print on demand is available by inquiry. There are no store integrations or automatic order sync, so every project starts with a conversation. Tell us what you need on our print on demand page.
Want to design finished shirts yourself? Start with our custom printed t-shirts. Weighing print on demand against bulk orders? Our guide to print on demand vs bulk orders compares cost per piece, inventory risk and speed.
Frequently asked questions
How much should I sell DTF transfers for?
Start from your own costs: what each transfer costs you on the sheet or size you buy, plus cutting, packaging, shipping and any marketplace fees. Then add a margin your buyers will pay. Our guide to pricing custom t-shirts walks through cost-plus pricing, markup vs margin and a worked DTF example.
Can I order transfers with my customers' artwork?
Yes. Every transfer is printed from the file you upload, whether it's your own design or your customer's, as long as you have the right to print it. We prefer a 300 DPI PNG with a transparent background, and we accept AI, EPS, PDF and JPG files too. Our artwork requirements list the full rules.
How do I reorder a design that sells well?
Open the Gang Sheet Builder, reopen the sheet you ordered before, set the quantity, then choose Save & Add to Cart. For an uploaded sheet, upload the same file again at the same length. With no minimums, you can restock one sheet at a time, whenever a design sells through.
Do you sell UV DTF transfers for cups and hard goods?
No. We print standard DTF transfers for fabric: cotton, polyester, blends, tri-blends, canvas, denim, leather and nylon. Cups, tumblers, glass and other hard surfaces need UV DTF, a different product we don't offer. Our guide to what you can put DTF transfers on covers the surfaces that work.
Where are your wholesale DTF transfers shipped from?
From our shop in Alpharetta, Georgia, in metro Atlanta. Orders ship to all 50 states with tracking. If you're nearby, choose Local Pickup at checkout and collect your order free; we let you know when it's ready. Either way, orders placed before 3 PM EST on a business day are printed the same day.
Can print shops outsource DTF printing to you?
Yes. Order transfers when a job needs full color, a short run or extra capacity in a busy season, then press them in your own shop. With no setup fees or minimums, a one-off custom order is as easy to place as a big restock, and if your client presses their own, we can ship straight to them.
Start your next order
Upload a ready sheet or build one in your browser, and call (678) 845-6864 or email hello@tidalcolors.com when your volumes grow. Order before 3 PM EST on a business day and we print and ship it the same day.
