Print-on-Demand Printing Rates
Know your product cost before you sell. View Pengine’s printing rates, set your retail price, and keep the profit after each order is fulfilled.
- Transparent printing rates
- No upfront inventory cost
- No minimum order quantity
- Set your own retail price
- Keep the profit margin you create
Simple Pricing for
Print-on-Demand Sellers
Pengine helps you sell custom apparel without buying inventory upfront.
You only pay for production when a customer places an order. That means you can launch products, test designs, and grow your store without paying for bulk stock before you know what will sell.
Your cost is based on the product, print method, and fulfillment requirements. Your profit depends on the retail price you set in your store.
Printing Rates
Use the table below to show your base printing rates.
T-Shirts
From $X.XX
Everyday apparel, creator merch, brand drops
Hoodies
From $X.XX
Premium merch, streetwear, seasonal products
Sweatshirts
From $X.XX
Lifestyle apparel and brand collections
Long Sleeve Shirts
From $X.XX
Seasonal apparel and niche stores
Youth Apparel
From $X.XX
Schools, clubs, events, and family merch
Printing rates may vary based on product type, garment brand, print placement, design size, and selected fulfillment options.
How Your Profit Works
With Pengine, you control your retail price.
Your profit is the difference between what your customer pays and your total fulfillment cost.
Retail Price − Product Cost − Printing Cost − Shipping Cost = Your Profit
Customer pays
$29.99
Product + printing cost
$13.50
Shipping cost
$4.50
Estimated profit
$11.99
This is only an example. Your actual profit depends on your product cost, shipping setup, selling price, discounts, and store fees.
Build a Business
Without Holding Inventory
Traditional apparel businesses often need to buy blank products, print in bulk, store inventory, and hope the designs sell.
Pengine gives you a lower-risk way to start.
With print-on-demand, you can:
- Launch products without bulk buying
- Test designs before scaling
- Sell one order at a time
- Avoid unsold inventory
- Add new products faster
- Protect cash flow while growing
- Focus more on marketing and brand building
This makes print-on-demand a strong opportunity for creators, Shopify sellers, apparel startups, and niche brand owners.
Why Pengine Pricing Works for
New Sellers
Pengine is designed for sellers who want to start lean and grow based on real demand.
No inventory purchase
Avoid buying stock before selling.
No minimum order
Fulfill one item at a time.
Flexible profit margin
Set your own retail price.
Better product testing
Launch more designs without bulk risk.
Lower startup pressure
Start selling without large upfront production costs.
Business Opportunity for
Apparel Sellers
Custom apparel is one of the most practical ways to build an online brand because products can be created around communities, identities, trends, events, and niche audiences.
With Pengine, sellers can create product ideas quickly, publish them to their store, and only pay for fulfillment after a customer buys.
Good opportunities include:
- Niche t-shirt stores
- Creator merchandise
- Streetwear drops
- Fitness apparel
- School and club merch
- Event-based apparel
- Seasonal campaigns
- Brand merchandise
The key is to choose the right audience, create designs they care about, and price products with a clear profit margin.
Questions you
probably have
Printing rates are the production costs charged to print your design on a product, such as a t-shirt, hoodie, or sweatshirt.
Start Selling with Clear Printing Costs
Create products, set your selling price, and build your profit margin before launching.