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Hot Foil Stamped Coffee Bags & Pouches

A heated die presses your logo — in one metallic or matte foil colour — straight onto bags from our stock range. It’s the lowest-commitment way into custom branding: from 1,000 units, around 3 weeks’ production, priced by the size of the stamp. And on a natural kraft bag, few finishes look better.

BRCGS Certified
Since 2004
CO2 Neutral
UK Warehouse
MOQ
1,000 units
Production
~3 weeks
Colours
1 per stamp
Price
By stamp size
Hot foil stamping die pressing a single-colour logo onto a kraft coffee bag

// The Numbers, Published

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Most custom packaging suppliers make you enquire before they’ll tell you a minimum. Ours are published — hot foil stamping is our lowest factory-print minimum, and the pricing logic is simple enough to fit on one line: the bigger the stamp, the more it costs.

Minimum order
1,000 units

Our lowest factory-print minimum.

Production
~3 weeks

Stamps are applied to bags from our stock range — no bag has to be made from scratch.

Colours
1 per stamp

Metallic, matt metallic and matt foil colours — ask for the full list.

Pricing
By stamp size

The area of the die drives the price — quoted up front.

Rolls of metallic hot stamping foil in a range of colours

// How Hot Foil Stamping Works

Heat, pressure and a ribbon of foil

Hot foil stamping is one of the oldest finishing techniques in print — the same process that puts gold lettering on hardback books. No ink is involved at all: the colour comes from a foil film, bonded to the bag by a heated metal die.

01

Your mark becomes a metal die

Your logo or wordmark is made into a raised metal die — a physical stamp of the design. The die’s size is what drives the price, which is why hot stamping rewards compact, confident marks.

02

Foil sits between die and bag

A ribbon of stamping foil — a carrier film coated with the colour layer — is positioned between the heated die and the bag surface. Foils come in metallic, matt metallic and matt colours; our team can provide the full list of colours available.

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Heat and pressure transfer the colour

The die presses down, and where its raised surface meets the bag, heat and pressure bond the foil’s colour layer to the material. Everywhere else, the foil stays on the carrier. The result is a crisp, clean-edged mark with a slight pressed quality you can catch in the light.

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Applied to bags from our stock range

Stamps go onto proven stock bags rather than a from-scratch production run — that’s why the minimum is 1,000 units and production only takes around 3 weeks. Hot stamping works best on kraft; it’s not available on our recyclable or compostable ranges.

// Strengths & Trade-Offs

An honest fit-check

Hot stamping is deliberately simple — one colour, one mark, a clean bag around it. If your branding is too, it’s the smartest way in.

Choose hot foil stamping when…
✓You want clean, minimal single-colour branding — a logo or a short phrase
✓You’re ordering 1,000–2,000 units — below the digital minimum
✓You love the kraft look — a pressed foil mark on natural kraft is the classic premium finish
✓You want a metallic finish that ordinary ink printing can’t reproduce
✓You plan to pair the mark with a product label — the clean bag leaves room for it
Consider another method when…

Your artwork needs full colour, gradients or photography.

Digital printing — from 2,000 units, unlimited colours, no plates →

You’re ordering 10,000+ units and want the lowest unit cost on a fully bespoke bag.

Rotogravure — up to 10 colours, cheapest per bag at scale →

You need branded kraft bags in full colour from just 500 units, fast.

Short run in-house printing — printed in the UK on kraft stock bags →

// Cost Dynamics

Why hot stamping prices by the stamp

The die is the cost driver

The main variable in a hot stamp job is the physical die — and dies are priced by area. A compact logo costs less to stamp than a large panel-filling design, so the price of your job tracks the size of your mark, not the complexity of a print run.

Stock bags keep the base cost low

Because the stamp is applied to bags from our existing stock range, you’re not paying for a bespoke bag to be engineered and produced from scratch — you’re paying for a proven bag plus a precise finishing step.

One colour, honestly stated

Each stamp carries one foil colour. If your branding needs more, that’s not a reason to force it — it’s a reason to look at digital printing instead. We’ll tell you which side of that line your artwork sits on.

// Artwork & Proofing

Checked in-house before anything is stamped

A stamp is a physical object — so the artwork check happens before the die is made, not after.

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Artwork on our cutter guides

We supply the cutter guide for your chosen stock bag; your designer places the mark on it so the stamp lands exactly where you want it on the panel.

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In-house designer check

Our in-house designer checks the file and works with your designer daily on adjustments — line weights, sizing, positioning — until it’s ready to make the die. We don’t design from scratch.

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Free digital proof

A digital proof is included with every order — you’ll see the mark on your bag before anything is stamped.

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Printed proof on demand

Printed proofs are available on demand at an extra cost if you want to hold the finish in your hands first.

Full ordering detail: how to order custom packaging →

// Delivery

Shipping, quoted separately — and flexible

Sea freight

The most cost-effective way to receive your order.

Airfreight

Around 10 days when you need stock sooner.

Split shipments

Airfreight part of your order to start selling, with the rest following by sea. Ask for current options in your quote.

Production (~3 weeks) runs from artwork approval; shipping is quoted separately. Your order lands at our UK warehouse, is quality-checked, then delivered ready to fill.

// Who Uses Hot Stamping

Built for brands that keep it simple

Kraft minimalists

Roasters whose whole identity is the natural kraft look — one pressed gold or black mark, a label for the details, nothing else on the bag.

Micro roasters stepping up

Brands moving beyond plain stock bags for the first time — 1,000 units is the gentlest factory-print commitment on our ladder.

Gifting & premium editions

Hampers, gift ranges and premium lines where a metallic foil mark signals quality in a way flat ink can’t.

Label-first brands

Brands that vary their range with printed labels per SKU — a stamped house mark keeps every bag branded while labels do the talking.

// Reviews

In their own words

★★★★★

“Excellent service and good pricing. So far they have been very helpful when I’ve been in desperate need of some of their products.”

Gustavo Pardo

ARTISAN ROAST

★★★★★

“You were an absolute pleasure to deal with and were professional, efficient and courteous at all times. These can be unusual qualities to find these days and yet you seem to have them in abundance.”

Imbibe Coffee Roasters

CUSTOMER REVIEW

// FAQ

Hot foil stamping, answered

Hot stamp printing starts at 1,000 units — our lowest factory-print minimum.

Production takes around 3 weeks, because the stamp is applied to bags from our stock range rather than a bag made from scratch. Shipping is separate and flexible: sea freight is the most cost-effective, and airfreight takes around 10 days when you need stock sooner.

Hot stamping can be done with metallic, matt metallic and matt foil colours — one colour per stamp. Our team can provide a full list of the colours available.

Stamps are applied to bags from our stock range, and the finish works best on kraft paper materials. Hot stamping is not available on our recyclable or compostable ranges — if you want custom branding on those materials, digital printing covers them from 2,000 units.

Pricing depends on the size of the stamp — the die is priced by area, so a compact logo costs less than a large design. We quote it up front, with no hidden charges.

Our in-house short run printing brands kraft stock bags from 500 units, and stock bags are available from a single carton while you build volume.

We don’t design from scratch — you supply artwork on our cutter guides, and our in-house designer checks it and works with your designer on adjustments. A digital proof is included with every order; printed proofs are available on demand at an extra cost.

One stamp. One colour. Done in weeks.

From 1,000 units, priced by stamp size, with a free digital proof before anything is stamped.

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