Custom printed frosted zipper bags, from 50 units.
Matte PVC bags with a resealable zip, printed in full colour with your logo. Seven sizes, from a 5 × 5 cm bag that fits a pair of studs to a 28 × 40 cm bag that takes a folded outfit. We also offer custom sized zipper bags tailored to your product.
- Minimum order
- 50 units
- Sizes
- 7, 5 × 5 to 28 × 40 cm
- Printing
- Full colour
- no per-colour cost
- Thickness
- 100 micron PVC
- Lead time
- From 3 working days
- plain; printed 7–10
Seven sizes, drawn to scale.
Every size is written width × height in centimetres. The range runs from 5 × 5 cm up to 28 × 40 cm — from a bag the size of a matchbox to one that takes a knitted throw. Seeing them against each other is faster than reading seven pairs of numbers, so here they are at true relative scale.
All seven sizes, drawn to scale against each other. Dimensions are centimetres, width × height — worth checking, because suppliers list these both ways round and a 20 × 28 is not a 28 × 20.
Choose a size to see what it holds.
Why these cost more than the cheap ones.
It comes down to two things a supplier can tell you in one line each: how thick the film is, and what it is actually made of.
100 micron, where the market sells 60 to 80
Most retail zipper packaging in South Africa is made at 60 to 80 micron. Ours is 100 — more than half again as thick as a 60 micron bag, and it is obvious the moment you hold one. Thin film has no structure: it creases, it clings to whatever is inside it, and a crease in PVC is permanent. At 100 micron the bag keeps its shape and its surface, which is the difference between packaging a customer notices and packaging they ignore.
It is genuine PVC, not a cheaper substitute
If a bag is noticeably cheaper, the first thing to ask is what it is made of. The usual substitution in this category is CPE or PE film: softer, creases into permanent white lines, and will not hold a square shape. PVC costs more as a raw material and behaves differently in the hand — which a customer notices without ever knowing why.
Matte does not show fingerprints
Clear plastic picks up every fingerprint and scuff it is handled with, and on a display table that is exactly where the marks show. A matte surface diffuses them, so the bag looks the same after a dozen customers have picked it up as it did in the box. If your product sits out where people touch it, this is the finish that stays presentable.
Your print sits on an even ground
On frosted PVC your logo reads against a smooth, pale surface instead of over whatever is inside the bag. That is why a single-colour mark can look considered here rather than cheap, and why you do not have to design around what the product behind it looks like.
The zip is why it gets kept
A heat seal is opened once and thrown away. A zip closes again, so the bag becomes the thing the customer stores the item in — and your branding stays in use long after the sale.
Frosted or clear?
Both are sold, both take the same full-colour printing, and the clear is actually the heavier film. What separates them is how much of the product the customer sees first.
- Frosted matte100 micron
- Translucent. Contents read as a shape and a colour, not in detail. Anything where the packaging should look considered on a shelf, and where you would rather not display the product in full.
- Clear120 micron
- Fully transparent, and the heavier of the two films. Anything the customer needs to identify without opening it — picking, stock control, or a product that sells itself on sight.
Same contents. The frosted bag shows the shape, not the detail.
Packaging that makes a small order look deliberate.
The bag is often the first physical thing a customer touches. These are the five situations we supply them for most, and where to start on size.
Jewellery and small accessories
The small sizes exist for exactly this. A 5 × 5 cm bag holds a pair of studs without swamping them, and a frosted finish stops a R400 pendant arriving in something that looks like a sandwich bag.
Start with 5 × 5 · 7 × 7 · 9 × 9 cm
E-commerce and online stores
A folded tee goes into 20 × 28 and comes out uncreased. It also keeps the garment clean and dry inside whatever it ships in, which matters more on a returned item than people expect.
Start with 20 × 18 · 20 × 28 · 24 × 35 cm
Scarves, hijabs and premium textiles
A good scarf is ruined by the packet it arrives in. Folded silk or chiffon needs a bag that holds its shape and does not crease it, and the frosted finish lets the colour read through without putting the whole thing on display. This is why premium scarf and hijab sellers use this packaging rather than a flimsy sleeve.
Start with 20 × 18 · 20 × 28 · 24 × 35 cm
Home and side businesses
Fifty units is a real starting quantity, not a token one. It is enough to brand a first product run properly without committing to a pallet of packaging you have nowhere to store.
Start with 7 × 7 · 9 × 9 · 20 × 18 cm
Retail, gifting and events
A printed bag is one of the few branded things a customer takes home and actually keeps. Because the zip reseals, these tend to get reused for storage — which puts your logo in a drawer rather than a bin.
Start with 9 × 9 · 20 × 28 · 28 × 40 cm
Printing, and what we need from you.
Printing is full colour, which means the number of colours in your logo does not change the price. A photograph is no harder than a single-colour wordmark, so you do not have to simplify your brand to fit the process.
Send whatever artwork you already have. Vector is ideal, a high-resolution PNG is usually fine, and a screenshot of your Instagram logo is not — we will tell you which of those you have before anything goes to print rather than after.
On the smallest bags there is genuinely not much room. A mark that works on a 28 × 40 cm bag may need simplifying at 5 × 5, and we will say so instead of shrinking it until it turns to mud.
The full specification.
Everything on one table, including the two figures most suppliers in this category will not put in writing.
Frosted zipper bag
| Material | PVCNot CPE or PE film. PVC stays flexible and does not crease into permanent white lines. |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 100 micronMost retail zipper packaging is 60–80 micron. Worth asking any supplier for theirs. |
| Finish | Frosted matteTranslucent rather than clear — contents read as a shape, not a shop window. |
| Closure | ZipperOpens and closes repeatedly without tearing, so the bag survives being opened. |
| Printing | Full colourYour logo or artwork. No per-colour surcharge to design around. |
| Sizes | Seven standard, plus customFrom 5 × 5 cm to 28 × 40 cm. Other sizes are made to order. |
| Origin | Made in South AfricaManufactured locally rather than imported. |
| Minimum order | 50 units |
| Lead time, plain | 3–5 working daysNo artwork stage, so nothing waits on approval. |
| Lead time, printed | 7–10 working daysDepends on quantity. Includes proofing and your approval before anything goes on press. |
| Urgent orders | Expedited service may be availableSend your date with the specification. A priority fee may apply. |
| Delivery | NationwideAcross South Africa, with regional and export options. |
What they look like in use.
The same bag does very different work depending on what goes in it. Select any photograph to look closely — on packaging, finish and print quality are the whole decision.
Ordering these alongside pouches or lanyards
Zipper bags sit on the same quote as lanyard pouches and branded lanyards, so a market stall that needs packaging and staff ID gets one price and one delivery date rather than three conversations. Note the minimums differ: 50 units on zipper bags, 100 on pouches and lanyards.
Frosted zipper bags, answered.
Fifty units. That is lower than our 100-unit minimum on lanyard pouches, because a first branded packaging run is usually small. Fifty is a real starting quantity, not a token one — and we publish it rather than asking you to enquire to find out.
Per size. Fifty of the 7 × 7, fifty of the 20 × 28, and so on — each size is its own run, so a mixed order of two sizes is a hundred bags. It works this way because every size is made to its own specification rather than cut from one stock roll. If you want several sizes and the numbers are awkward, send what you are after and we will tell you where it lands.
Vector or a print-ready PDF gives the cleanest result, and that is what we would ask for first. Beyond that we can work with AI, EPS and most other formats as long as the file is genuinely high quality — a large, sharp original rather than something pulled off a website or resized up. If you are not sure what you have, send it across and we will tell you whether it will hold up at the size you want it printed.
Unbranded bags run 3 to 5 working days. Printed bags run 7 to 10 working days depending on the quantity, because the artwork has to be proofed and approved before anything goes on press. If your date is tight, say so with the specification — an expedited run may be possible and a priority fee may apply. These lead times are for zipper bags specifically; lanyard pouches move faster.
Work from the item, not the bag. Stud earrings and rings sit in 5 × 5 cm; pendants and bracelets in 7 × 7; chains and small accessories in 9 × 9. For apparel, a folded t-shirt goes into 20 × 28, a hoodie into 24 × 35, and bulkier or multi-item orders into 28 × 40. The size picker on the frosted zipper bag page draws all seven to scale against each other, which is usually faster than reading dimensions.
No, and this catches people out. We list every size as width × height in centimetres, so 20 × 28 is 20 cm across and 28 cm tall. Some suppliers list the larger number first, which makes the same bag look like a different product. If you are comparing quotes, check which way round each one is written.
Yes. The same product gets sold as a frosted zipper bag, a frosted ziplock bag, a matte PVC ziplock bag and a PVC zip bag, depending who is writing the listing. If you are comparing quotes, the things worth matching are the material, the finish, the dimensions and which way round they are written — not the name.
Yes. Printing is full colour, so a photograph, a gradient or a multi-colour logo costs no more to print than a single-colour mark — there is no per-colour surcharge to design around. Send the artwork you have and we will tell you whether it will hold up at the size you want it.
The frosted bags are 100 micron. That is worth checking against anything else you are quoted: retail zipper packaging in South Africa is commonly made at 80 micron. Thinner film has no structure — it collapses around the item inside and creases, and a crease in PVC does not come out. If your contents are unusually heavy or sharp, say so in the quote and it will be specified against that.
Usually two reasons, and both are worth checking on any quote you compare. The first is thickness: these are 100 micron, where retail zipper packaging is commonly 60 to 80. The second is the material itself — cheaper bags in this category are often not PVC but CPE or PE film, which is softer, creases into permanent white lines and will not hold a square shape. Both are fair questions to put to any supplier before you compare prices.
Yes, and the clear is actually the thicker of the two at 120 micron against 100. Which one suits you depends on whether the product should be visible or suggested — the clear zipper bag page covers that choice, the sizes and the specification in full.
Yes. The seven listed sizes are the ones ordered most often, not the only ones available — custom sizes are made to order. Send the dimensions of the item going inside, in centimetres, and the bag will be specified around it rather than the other way round.
In South Africa. They are manufactured locally rather than imported, which is the reason a 50-unit run is possible at all and why turnaround is measured in working days rather than in shipping weeks.
They are, and it is one of the more common uses. A folded scarf goes into 20 × 28 or 24 × 35 depending on the fabric weight. Silk and chiffon particularly benefit: the bag holds its shape so the fabric is not compressed, and the frosted finish shows the colour through without exposing the whole garment on a shelf.
Yes, but not in detail. The frosted finish is translucent rather than clear, so the contents read as a shape and a colour rather than in full detail. It looks considered on a shelf, it hides the fingerprints and scuffing a bag picks up in transit, and your printed artwork sits on an even pale ground instead of competing with whatever is behind it.
Yes — the closure is a zip, not a heat seal, so it opens and closes repeatedly. In practice customers keep them and use them for storage — so your branding stays in a drawer rather than going into a bin with the packaging.
They are, and the three smallest sizes exist for it. Most suppliers start at 9 × 9 cm, which swamps a pair of studs. Our range starts at 5 × 5 cm, so a small piece arrives in packaging scaled to it rather than rattling around in something four times too big.
Get a price for frosted zipper bags
Tell us the size, the quantity and whether you have artwork ready. Minimum order 50 units.