Trade DTF printing, UK
Custom DTF transfers, £5.99 a metre
Ex VAT (£7.19 inc VAT), falling to £2.99 a metre as you print more. Gang sheet DTF transfers, printed in Sheffield the day you order and billed to the centimetre of film you use.
Merchu is built on 1ClickPrint: 4.8 out of 5 · 4,973 reviews
- Upload your designsPNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, SVG, TIFF, PDF or AI, as many as you like.
- Auto-arrange packs themOr drag them where you want on the sheet.
- Order before 1:30pmIt goes to the press the same working day.
- Press at 150°C15 seconds, medium pressure, peel when cool.
What DTF printing costs
One rate per metre of film, ex VAT. It falls as you print more: every metre you pay for counts towards the next price tier, and it counts for life. A plan starts you at a lower tier from day one.
Start price, ex VAT. Down to £2.99 at 10,000 m ordered, or with Studio on annual billing.
Film ordered, counted for life
- Start price£5.99
- After 5 m£5.49
- After 25 m£4.99
- After 150 m£4.49
- After 750 m£3.99
- After 2,000 m£3.49
- After 10,000 m£2.99
Skip the climb with a plan
A subscription starts you further up the ladder from day one: Starter at £4.99, Pro at £3.99, Studio at £2.99 a metre on annual billing, £5.49 / £4.99 / £3.99 monthly. Your metres keep counting underneath it, so the rate you earn stays yours.
Billed to the centimetre, not the sheet
Most printers charge for the whole sheet, so the empty tail is your problem. We measure to the bottom edge of your artwork and bill that length only. Fill 62 cm of a 100 cm sheet and you pay for 62 cm, and auto-arrange packs your designs to keep the sheet short.
Printed the day you order
Order before 1:30pm on a working day and your film goes to the press that day. Delivery is added at checkout.
- 3-4 working days £4.99
- Next working day £7.99
- Pre 12:00 £12.99
- Pre 10:30 £14.99
Free delivery from £50 ex VATOn 3-4 working days, with £5 off the faster options.
Prices ex VAT. VAT is added at checkout and every order comes with a VAT invoice.
The essentials
- Sheets 56 cm wide and up to 200 cm long, billed to the centimetre you use.
- PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, SVG, TIFF, PDF or AI at 150 DPI or better.
- Press at 150°C for 15 seconds at medium pressure. No weeding, no cutting.
- Merchu is built on 1ClickPrint: printed in Sheffield, 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot.
The film, the sheets, the files
- Sheet width
- 56 cm of usable film across, every sheet.
- Sheet lengths
- 50 cm, 100 cm, 150 cm, 200 cm. You are billed for the film used, not the length picked.
- Colour
- Full colour CMYK with a white underbase, so it presses onto any garment colour.
- Artwork
- PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, SVG, TIFF, PDF or AI. Transparent backgrounds are kept as they are.
- Resolution
- 150 DPI or better at print size. Anything lower is flagged before you pay.
- Minimum order
- None. One small transfer is billed as the centimetres it uses.
Press it at home
The starting recipe for our film. No weeding, no cutting, no re-press.
The recipe. Starting settings that work first time. Trim the print out with scissors, place it face up, then:
150°C
Temperature
15 s
Time
Medium
Pressure
Cool 10 s
then peel the film
- Works on cotton, polyester and blends, light or dark. The white underbase is printed in.
- Cut the sheet however you like. Spare film leaves no residue, so trimming is only for convenience.
- Care: wash inside out at 30 to 40°C, skip fabric softener, and don't iron directly on the print.
Merchu is built on 1ClickPrint
The film is printed in our own print room in Sheffield, on the presses we run every day, and posted from there. There is no broker in the middle and no overseas wait, which is why the same-day cut-off is a real one.
4.8 out of 5 from 4,973 reviews on TrustpilotIf transfers arrive damaged, misprinted, not what you ordered, or they never turn up, tell us within 30 days of dispatch and we will reprint or refund. Nothing needs posting back. Delivery and returns.
DTF transfers UK: t-shirt transfer printing, ready to press
Custom DTF transfers and heat transfer printing for t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, tote bags and workwear. Each transfer arrives printed, cured and ready to press: full colour with a white underbase, so it sits on black, white and every garment colour between, on cotton, polyester and blends. No weeding, no cutting, no minimum order.
- One transfer or a full sheet: DTF gang sheets and DTF transfer sheets are billed to the centimetre of film they use.
- Bulk and wholesale DTF transfers on the same sheet, packed by the builder and printed the same working day before 1:30pm.
- DTF heat transfers for t-shirts that press at 150°C for 15 seconds and wash at 30 to 40°C inside out.
DTF printing questions
- What is DTF printing?
- Direct-to-film printing. Your artwork is printed onto a transfer film in full colour with a white underbase, then heat-pressed onto the garment. It presses onto any colour of cotton, polyester or blend, and it needs no weeding and no cutting.
- How much does DTF printing cost?
- £5.99 a metre ex VAT on your first order, and less as you print more. You are billed to the centimetre of film your artwork actually uses, not for the whole sheet.
- Do I get a better rate if I print more?
- Yes. The metres of film you pay for are counted for life, and the rate drops a tier as they climb: £5.99 a metre to start, down to £2.99 a metre at 10,000 m. Nothing expires and nothing resets, and a subscription starts you at a lower tier straight away.
- Is there a minimum order?
- No. There is no minimum order and no minimum length. A single small transfer is billed as the few centimetres of film it uses.
- How fast is it?
- Order before 1:30pm on a working day and it is printed the same day. Delivery starts at £4.99 ex VAT and is free on orders of £50 or more, with next working day and pre-10:30 options at checkout.
- Do you print gang sheets?
- Yes. Sheets are 56 cm wide and up to 200 cm long, and the builder auto-arranges your artwork to pack the sheet as short as possible, which is what you are billed for.
- Can I send my own artwork?
- Yes. Upload PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, SVG, TIFF, PDF or AI and place it on the sheet yourself. Artwork should be at least 150 DPI at the size it prints; the builder warns you if anything falls below that.
- My artwork has a background. Can you remove it?
- Yes. When you upload an image with a background, the builder offers to take it off: free for a solid colour, or 1 token with AI on a free account. To cut out a single image and download it, use our free background remover.
- Are the DTF transfers ready to press?
- Yes. Every transfer is printed, powdered and cured before it leaves Sheffield, so it presses straight from the sheet. Cut the transfers apart, position them and press. No weeding, no cutting around the design.
- Can I order t-shirt transfers in bulk or wholesale?
- Yes. Put as many designs as you like on one sheet, up to 200 cm long, and repeat a design as many times as you need. The rate per metre drops as your lifetime metres climb, so bulk and wholesale transfer orders get the lowest tier fastest.
- How do I press the transfers?
- 150°C for 15 seconds at medium pressure, then let the film cool and peel it. No re-press is needed. Wash inside out at 30 to 40°C, skip fabric softener, and do not iron directly on the print.
- Who actually prints them?
- 1ClickPrint, in Sheffield. Merchu is built on 1ClickPrint: it is our own print room, not a broker or an overseas middleman, and it holds 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 4,973 reviews.
Build your first gang sheet
Pack your designs onto a sheet and the price is there before you sign up for anything.
Or build a gang sheet and add designs as you go.
Ordering later? Lock in my rate
No account needed. Delivery from £4.99 ex VAT, free from £50.
Printing every week? Talk to us about volume.