Visiting card price in India (2026): what 100 to 1,000 cards really cost
Before you order a box of cards, it helps to know what a fair price is, what the fancy finishes add, and the cost that shows up later when your number changes. Here are the numbers, from published price lists, dated.
Printed visiting cards in India start at about ₹2.00 a card for 100 standard cards and fall to ₹1.30 a card at 1,000, at published online prices in October 2026. Finishes cost more per 100: velvet ₹300, non-tearable ₹385, spot UV ₹620, raised foil ₹900, transparent PVC ₹1,050. Every change of number or title means a reprint.
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Visiting card price by type: matte, velvet, spot UV, plastic
The finish decides most of the price. A box of 100 standard or matte cards costs ₹200; velvet lamination takes it to ₹300; spot UV and raised foil, the shiny raised effects, to ₹620 and ₹900; and plastic cards to ₹385 for non-tearable PET or ₹1,050 for transparent PVC.
Each price is Vistaprint India's published MRP for its smallest box, read on each finish's own page on 24 October 2026, including taxes. Prices on the day can include sale offers. Part of our guides.
| Finish | Material | 100 cards | Per card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MaterialPaper | 100 cards₹200 [source] | Per card₹2.00 |
| Matte | Material350 gsm with matte UV coating | 100 cards₹200 [source] | Per card₹2.00 |
| QR code visiting card | MaterialPaper, with your QR code printed | 100 cards₹200 [source] | Per card₹2.00 |
| Velvet touch | Material350 gsm, velvet laminated | 100 cards₹300 [source] | Per card₹3.00 |
| Non-tearable | Material260 gsm PET (a plastic) | 100 cards₹385 [source] | Per card₹3.85 |
| Spot UV | Material350 gsm velvet laminated, with spot UV | 100 cards₹620 [source] | Per card₹6.20 |
| Raised foil | MaterialPaper with raised foil print | 100 cards₹900 [source] | Per card₹9.00 |
| Transparent | Material280 micron transparent PVC | 100 cards₹1,050 [source] | Per card₹10.50 |
Price per card by quantity: from 100 to 10,000
Standard cards drop from ₹2.00 each in a box of 100 to ₹1.30 at 1,000 and ₹1.00 at 10,000. The saving is real only if you hand out the whole box before your details change; leftover cards are paid for and thrown away.
| Cards | Box price | Per card |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Box price₹200 | Per card₹2.00 |
| 200 | Box price₹340 | Per card₹1.70 |
| 300 | Box price₹480 | Per card₹1.60 |
| 400 | Box price₹600 | Per card₹1.50 |
| 500 | Box price₹700 | Per card₹1.40 |
| 1,000 | Box price₹1,300 | Per card₹1.30 |
| 1,500 | Box price₹1,870 | Per card₹1.25 |
| 2,000 | Box price₹2,400 | Per card₹1.20 |
| 2,500 | Box price₹2,870 | Per card₹1.15 |
| 5,000 | Box price₹5,250 | Per card₹1.05 |
| 10,000 | Box price₹10,000 | Per card₹1.00 |
Tiers from Vistaprint India's Standard Visiting Cards page [source], read on 29 September 2026; the same list sets the paper costs in our paper vs digital cost calculator.
How much will your cards cost, and how many will you waste?
Enter how many cards you need and how many months they will last you. The calculator picks the smallest published box that covers it, gives the price per card, and shows what is lost if your number or title changes halfway through. It uses the standard card's tiers and runs in your browser.
The cost nobody lists: reprints when your details change
A printed card is right until something on it changes: a new number, a promotion, a new office, a new email. Then the rest of the box is wrong, and you pay for a new one. The bigger the box you bought to get a lower price per card, the more you throw away.
Two other costs sit outside the box price. Design: a printer's design service or a designer's fee if you don't use a template. Speed: faster delivery costs more where it is offered; Vistaprint India, for example, offers same-day delivery on select PIN codes in Mumbai and Kolkata [source].
The full worked comparison of paper against digital and NFC cards, at three volumes, is in digital vs paper business card. What to print on the card, and what your profession's rules say, is in what to put on a visiting card.
Where an NFC card fits, and where paper is simply cheaper
If you hand out a few cards a month and your details rarely change, a box of 100 printed cards at ₹200 is the cheaper answer, and we would say so. An NFC card makes sense when you meet many people, your details change, or you want the card to open a page that takes bookings, enquiries and payments.
Printed cards win when
- you give out under a box a year
- your number, role and address are settled
- all the card needs to do is carry a name and a number
An NFC card wins when
- you meet people every week, or at events
- your details change and you are tired of reprints
- you want people to book, pay or review from the card
Visiting card prices: questions
What is the price of 100 visiting cards in India?
About ₹200 for 100 standard printed cards, or ₹2.00 a card, at Vistaprint India's published price on 29 September 2026. Finishes cost more: ₹300 for velvet, ₹620 for spot UV and ₹1,050 for transparent PVC, per 100.
Sources: Vistaprint India [source], Vistaprint India [source], Vistaprint India [source], Vistaprint India [source]
What do 1,000 visiting cards cost?
₹1,300 for 1,000 standard cards, ₹1.30 a card, at the same published price list. The price per card falls with each bigger box, down to ₹1.00 at 10,000 cards.
Sources: Vistaprint India [source]
How much do plastic visiting cards cost?
Vistaprint India lists non-tearable cards in 260 gsm PET at ₹385 for 100, and transparent cards in 280 micron PVC at ₹1,050 for 100, on 24 October 2026. An NFC card is a different product: PVC with a chip in it, sold one at a time.
Sources: Vistaprint India [source], Vistaprint India [source]
Is a printed visiting card cheaper than an NFC card?
For one person who hands out a few cards a month, yes: a box of 100 printed cards costs less than any NFC card. A Beeps card is ₹1,699 once with a plan from ₹199 a year. The NFC card pays off when you meet many people, your details change, or you want the page behind it to take bookings and payments.
What paper thickness is best for a visiting card?
Heavier cards feel more solid. Several of the finishes on Vistaprint India's list are printed on 350 gsm stock, and its non-tearable card is 260 gsm PET. Match the finish to how often you hand cards out: a premium finish on a card you give to five people a month is money well spent; on a stall giving out hundreds, less so.
Sources: Vistaprint India [source]
Sources
Facts about other companies and the wider market come from the pages below, as published by them. Each was read on the date shown. Beeps Card prices come from our own pricing page.
- Vistaprint India, source page. Checked .
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