How Much Do Custom Hoodies Cost? A 2026 Price Breakdown
By The Velocity Wear Team
Custom hoodies typically cost around £18–£45 (roughly $22–$55) per piece, depending on the fabric weight, decoration method, branding and — most of all — the quantity you order. A lightweight, simply printed hoodie sits at the lower end; a heavyweight, embroidered, fully branded piece sits at the top. Here is what actually moves the number.
The five things that decide the price
- Fabric & GSM — a 280 GSM blend is cheaper than premium 380–450 GSM heavyweight fleece.
- Decoration — a single DTF or one-colour screen print is cheaper than large embroidery or multi-colour prints.
- Print locations — front-only costs less than front, back and sleeve hits.
- Branding extras — woven labels, custom neck tags, hang cards and packaging each add a little.
- Quantity — the single biggest lever; unit cost drops sharply as volume rises.
How quantity changes the price
Custom apparel is priced in tiers because fixed setup costs (artwork, screens, machine setup) are spread across more units as you scale. A rough guide for a quality printed hoodie:
- 20–99 pieces — entry/wholesale pricing; ideal for testing a design.
- 100–499 pieces — meaningful per-unit savings as setup is amortised.
- 500+ pieces — the deepest discounts, often up to 40% below entry pricing.
A worked example
Say you want a heavyweight 380 GSM hoodie with an embroidered chest logo and a printed back. At 20 pieces you might pay toward the upper end of the range per unit; at 300 pieces the same hoodie could fall by 25–40% per piece — without changing the quality at all. That is why testing small and reordering big is the smartest way to buy.
“The cheapest quote is rarely the cheapest order. A thin blank that returns badly or a print that cracks after five washes costs far more than a slightly higher unit price done right.”
How to lower your cost without cheapening the product
- Order more per design to reach the next pricing tier.
- Keep screen-print colour counts low, or use DTF for full-colour art with no setup.
- Consolidate print locations — a strong front or back hit often beats four small ones.
- Choose one excellent blank and reuse it across designs to build volume.
The fastest way to see real numbers is our instant price calculator — choose the product, quantity and print method for a live per-piece estimate, then request an exact, itemised quote. Velocity Wear makes premium custom hoodies from a 20-piece minimum with tracked delivery to the UK, USA and Europe.