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Custom Swing Tags & Garment Tickets: Materials, Stringing, Foils & Finishes Guide

A swing tag is often the very first tactile touchpoint a shopper experiences when holding a garment or luxury retail item. This guide explores card thicknesses, luxury finishes, cord attachments, and barcode guidelines.

By Custom Packaging Boxes team

Custom luxury gold foil garment swing tags with pre-tied string and eyelets

1. Card Stocks: Silk vs Kraft vs Triplex Core

350gsm – 450gsm Silk Card: The industry standard for high-street apparel, providing crisp, photographic colour reproduction with smooth matt or velvet lamination.

350gsm – 450gsm Unbleached Kraft: A tactile, eco-conscious choice for organic clothing lines, sustainable knitwear, and handmade artisan goods.

700gsm – 900gsm Multi-Layer Triplex: Ultra-heavyweight bonded card with a coloured core (black, red, or gold) running through the centre edge — creating an unbending luxury impression for premium fashion brands.

2. Stringing, Eyelets & Attachment Options

Complete your tags with brass, chrome silver, matte black, or rose gold metallic eyelets to prevent tear-out. We offer pre-tied natural jute string, black/white waxed cotton cords, elastic loops, satin ribbons, and brass safety pins ready for swift garment attachment.

3. Luxury Finishes That Sell

Stand out in retail boutiques with hot foil stamping (metallic gold, silver, copper, holographic), embossing / debossing for deep tactile logos, spot UV gloss, and custom die-cut outline shapes. Browse our full Swing Tags & Tickets Catalogue to view all options.

Boxes from the ranges covered in this guide

Common questions

Can swing tags be printed on both sides with barcodes and pricing?
Yes, our swing tags feature full double-sided printing. You can feature high-impact branding on the front and care instructions, size charts, EAN barcodes, and pricing on the back.
Do you supply swing tags already strung with eyelets?
Yes, we supply swing tags both unstrung (with drilled 3mm–5mm holes) and fully pre-strung with your choice of cord and metal eyelet.

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