Trade · Wholesale · Overflow Production
Contract Screen Printing in Miami
ONYX INK is the overflow printing partner for print shops, promo distributors, agencies, and apparel brands across South Florida. You supply the garments — we print, finish, and ship under your brand, with transparent trade terms and a 200-piece overflow minimum.
What Does Contract Screen Printing Cost Per Piece?
South Florida Market Check · updated Q3 2026. We track published trade rates and written quotes across the region each quarter so contract buyers can benchmark before they commit.
In the South Florida market, contract screen printing on customer-supplied garments typically runs $1.00 to $2.50 per piece for a one-color print, trending toward $0.90 to $1.25 above 1,000 pieces. Each additional ink color typically adds 15 to 25 percent per piece at trade volumes — another screen, another setup, another station on press. Screen fees across the market commonly run $15 to $30 per screen. Those are market figures, not an ONYX rate card — contract work is priced per job on quantity, color count, and print locations, and every ONYX quote itemizes screens and printing separately so nothing hides inside the per-piece number.
The quantity curve on contract work is steep, because with the garment out of the equation, fixed costs are nearly the whole story.
| Run size | Typical per-piece savings vs. a 200-piece run | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 200 – 499 | Baseline trade rate — our contract minimum is 200 pieces | Overflow runs, testing a new print partner |
| 500 – 999 | Typically 15–20% less per piece | Steady weekly overflow |
| 1,000 – 4,999 | Typically 35–45% less per piece | Contract programs, promo distributor volume |
| 5,000+ | Typically 55–60% less per piece — the market's one-color floor | Licensed merch, national fulfillment runs |
We run contract work the way trade buyers need it run: a 200-piece minimum on your garments, blind shipping, relabeling, and Pantone-matched ink programs, out of two Miami production facilities in Coral Gables and Doral. FIU Athletics moves 5,000-plus pieces a year through this shop, and our proven rush ceiling is 8,000-plus pieces in three days. Send your specs — garment counts, colors, print locations, deadline — and you'll have a line-item quote within one business day. Comparing us against a quote you already hold? Include it: we'll price the identical spec line for line and tell you plainly whether that number can produce the job properly.
White or light garments assume standard plastisol; dark garments with underbase count the underbase as one color. Water-based, puff, and specialty inks quoted per job. Need us to source blanks too? See bulk printing with garments included.
Overflow Production for Fellow Printers
Booked solid? Press down? Client moved the date up? We run your job on our floor and it ships looking like it never left yours. ONYX INK's two Miami facilities have proven surge capacity of 2,700+ pieces per day — the pace we held printing 8,000+ pieces in 3 days for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Private Clubs program. Your client never knows we exist. That's the point.
Blind Fulfillment, Under Your Brand
Blind Shipping
Plain boxes or your branded packaging, your packing slip, shipped direct to your client or their end customer. Our name appears nowhere.
Relabeling & Neck Tags
Tag-out and reprint with your brand's neck label — screened or heat-applied — so the garment is retail-ready under your name.
Finishing Services
Folding, polybagging, size stickers, hang tags, and split-shipping to multiple destinations, quoted per piece.
Pantone Programs
Documented ink formulas per client and per design, so run #7 matches run #1 — critical for franchise and licensed work.
Trade Terms
- Minimum: 200 pieces per design per run.
- Turnaround: 5–7 business days from garment check-in and art approval; rush available.
- Garment check-in: we count and inspect on receipt; discrepancies flagged before the run, not after.
- Art specs: vector (AI/EPS/PDF) or 300 dpi PSD at print size; our in-house art department can rebuild rough files.
- Misprint allowance: industry-standard 2% spoilage on supplied garments; send extras accordingly.
- Screens: itemized as their own line on every quote — one screen per ink color, never folded into the per-piece rate; screens stay on file for reorders.
- Payment: 50% to schedule, balance before ship; net terms available for established trade accounts.
- Confidentiality: we never contact your clients, and trade work never appears in our marketing.
Contract Printing Questions, Answered
What does contract screen printing cost?
In the South Florida market, contract screen printing on customer-supplied garments typically falls between $1.00 and $2.50 per piece for a one-color print, trending toward $0.90 to $1.25 above 1,000 pieces, with screen fees commonly running $15 to $30 per screen. That's the market, not an ONYX quote — we price each contract run on quantity, color count, and print locations, with a written line-item quote in one business day. Our contract minimum is 200 pieces, with blind shipping and relabeling available.
What is the minimum for contract or overflow work?
200 pieces per design per run — the same floor across screen printing, embroidery, and DTF. Orders where ONYX INK supplies the garments start at 200 pieces as well — see the bulk printing page.
Do you blind ship?
Yes. Blind shipping is standard for trade accounts: plain or customer-branded packaging, your packing slip, direct to your client. ONYX INK's name appears nowhere on the shipment.
How fast is contract turnaround?
5–7 business days from garment check-in and art approval. For overflow emergencies, ONYX INK has proven surge capacity of 2,700+ pieces per day across two Miami facilities.
Can you match our client's brand colors?
Yes — Pantone-matched plastisol with documented formulas kept on file per design, so every reorder matches the original run.
Open a Trade Account
Send your job specs — quantity, colors, garment, in-hands date — and we'll confirm pricing and press time, usually within one business day.
Send Job Specs (305) 394-8500Or email sales@onyx-ink.com with subject line "Trade Account"
