Make & Sell Custom Cups

If you want to sell custom cups β€” on Etsy, Shopify, at craft fairs, or to local customers β€” UV DTF cup wraps are the fastest way to produce them. No printer, no heat press, no learning curve: peel, apply, and your cup is ready to sell in about five minutes.

The production math

  • One wrap = one finished cup in ~5 minutes.
  • No equipment to buy β€” your startup cost is inventory, not machinery.
  • Wholesale wraps from $0.75–$1.30/piece depending on volume.
  • A 16oz custom cup typically sells for $15–25 at market rates β€” most of the sale is margin after your blank and wrap. [VERIFY] against your local market pricing.

Start with the size that sells

The 16oz UV DTF cup wrap for glass cans is the best-selling format in the custom cup market. Add 20oz tumblers, 24oz cold cups, and 40oz cups as you grow. Check the size chart to match wraps to your blanks.

Your first order plan

  1. Buy 50 wraps (up to 10 designs, 5 pieces each) to test what sells.
  2. Pair them with glass can blanks or tumbler blanks.
  3. Apply, photograph against a clean background, and list your cups.
  4. Reorder the winning designs in bulk β€” pricing drops to $0.75/piece at 500.

Get the full playbook

Read How to Start a Cup Business with UV DTF Wraps, compare methods in UV DTF vs Sublimation, and see wholesale pricing and minimums.