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Business card printing in Auckland.

In New Zealand, Cloudbase Print & Promotions prints business cards on uncoated, silk, and specialty stocks from 350 gsm to 600 gsm, with finishes including soft-touch lamination, foil stamp, spot UV, edge paint, and letterpress. Minimum order 50 cards, digital from 1 to 3 working days, offset for runs over 1,000.

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About business cards

Business cards still close meetings. They sit in the wallet, get pulled out at the bar, and tell the recipient something about how seriously you take your craft. We treat them as a finishing job, not a commodity print.

Most jobs go through digital press for speed and accuracy on short runs. We move to offset above about 1,000 units when the per-card cost crosses over and offset finishes pay off. Specialty work (foil, letterpress, soft-touch, edge paint, duplex stocks up to 600 gsm) is sourced through Auckland trade-finishing partners we have worked with for years.

Send the brief and the artwork. We will quote promptly with the run options that suit it.

Specs

What you can spec.

File formats
Press-ready PDF preferred. Adobe Illustrator (AI), InDesign (IDML packaged), or EPS also accepted. 3 mm bleed, 5 mm safe area, fonts outlined, CMYK colour, 300 dpi.
Standard size
90 × 55 mm (NZ standard). 85 × 55 mm and 90 × 50 mm available on request.
Stocks
350 gsm uncoated, 350 gsm silk, 400 gsm matt, 600 gsm duplex (two stocks laminated), Mohawk Superfine, Colorplan, Keaykolour.
Finishes
Soft-touch lamination, gloss lamination, matt lamination, spot UV, foil stamp (gold, silver, copper, custom), letterpress, embossing, debossing, edge paint, rounded corners.
Minimum order
50 cards.
Colour modes
4-colour process (CMYK) digital and offset. Pantone (PMS) match available on offset runs over 500.

Turnaround

How long it takes.

From artwork approval to delivery. Tell us the deadline at quote stage and we will tell you what fits.

RunDigitalOffset
Digital, single-sided, no finish1 to 3 working daysn/a
Digital, double-sided, lamination3 to 5 working daysn/a
Offset, 1,000+, standard finishn/a5 to 7 working days
Foil, letterpress, or specialty finish7 to 10 working days7 to 10 working days

Business Cards FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

How much does business card printing cost in Auckland?
Pricing depends on stock, finish, and run length. As a guide, 250 standard double-sided digital cards on 350 gsm silk land around $80 to $120 ex-GST. Soft-touch laminated 350 gsm cards from $130. Foil-stamped 600 gsm duplex cards from $280. Send the spec and we will quote promptly.
What file should I send (PDF, AI, with bleed)?
Press-ready PDF is preferred, with 3 mm bleed on all sides, 5 mm safe area inside the trim, fonts outlined, CMYK colour, and raster images at 300 dpi. AI or packaged InDesign also accepted. If your supplied file is missing bleed or fonts, we will flag it and either fix it for a small charge or send it back for correction before press.
Digital or offset, which is right for my run?
Under about 1,000 cards, digital is faster and the per-card cost is lower. Above 1,000 (especially with Pantone matching, large solid colour areas, or specialty stocks), offset wins on price and on colour accuracy. We will quote both where it is close.
Can you do soft-touch, foil, or spot UV?
Yes. Soft-touch lamination is our most-requested premium finish (matt feel, peach-skin texture). Spot UV adds a glossy raised area over selected artwork. Foil stamp is hot-stamped metallic in gold, silver, copper, or a custom pigment. We can combine all three on the same card.
How fast is turnaround on business cards?
Standard digital cards 1 to 3 working days from artwork approval. Lamination adds 1 to 2 days. Specialty finishes (foil, letterpress, edge paint) add 5 to 7 days because they go through finishing partners. Tell us the deadline up front and we will tell you what is achievable.

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