Custom Blankets Cost Guide: UAE Prices by Fabric and Run

Planning ranges for custom blankets in the UAE: what fabric, size, logo method and order quantity each add, plus three real gift budgets from recent briefs.

Buyers ask us about the price of custom blankets more often in October than in any other month. The reason is simple: year end client gifts, National Day hampers and the first cool desert evenings all land within a few weeks of each other. This guide sets out what custom blankets cost in the UAE, where the money actually goes, and how to trim a quote without the gift feeling cheaper.

Everything below reflects how we price blankets at our Ajman production unit and deliver them across the seven emirates. Treat the figures as planning ranges, not a fixed price list. A WhatsApp message with your quantity, fabric and logo gets you an exact number the same day.

Custom blankets price ladder at a glance

Four things set the blanket cost: fabric, size, how the logo is applied, and how many you order. Fabric is the biggest lever, so start there.

Fabric	Typical size	Indicative price at 100 pieces	Suits
Standard fleece, 200 gsm	120 x 150 cm	AED 30 to 55	Event giveaways, staff kits
Polar fleece, 280 gsm	127 x 152 cm	AED 55 to 110	Client gifts, hotel rooms
Sherpa, two layer	130 x 160 cm	AED 95 to 170	VIP and executive gifts
Woven jacquard, cotton blend	150 x 200 cm	AED 160 to 320	Limited edition gifting

Those bands assume a run of around 100 custom blankets with a single position logo. Drop to 25 pieces and expect the upper end of each band. Push to 500 and the lower end becomes realistic, sometimes lower still on standard fleece blankets.

Size changes the fabric bill, not the setup

A lap blanket at 100 x 120 cm uses roughly 40 percent less fabric than a 150 x 200 cm single bed throw, and the saving flows straight into the unit price. Setup for embroidery or print stays the same whatever the size, so small formats are where tight budgets should look first. Many corporate gift sets use a folded lap size precisely because it fits a presentation box.

Branding method and what it adds to the blanket cost

Three methods cover almost every order we see for custom blankets, and each sits at a different price point.

• Full surface sublimation on polyester fleece adds roughly AED 12 to 30 per piece. It gives edge to edge colour, so it suits event artwork, patterns and photographs.
• Embroidery adds AED 18 to 55 per piece depending on stitch count. A 10 cm wide logo in two thread colours sits near the bottom of that range, a dense crest near the top.
• Single colour transfer or screen print adds AED 8 to 20 per piece and works well for one colour wordmarks on fleece runs above 200 pieces.

Embroidery on sherpa needs a bigger logo than on flat fleece because the pile swallows fine detail. Budget for a 12 cm minimum width, and the stitch count rises with it. We flag this before artwork approval because it is the most common surprise on a blanket quote.

Quantity breaks on custom blankets

Our minimum run for custom blankets is 25 pieces. Indicative discounts off the 25 piece unit price look like this: about 10 percent at 50, 20 percent at 100, 30 percent at 250 and 35 to 40 percent at 500 and above. If a brief lands at 90 pieces, ask what 100 costs. The extra ten often come almost free and give you spares for late additions to the list.

The same logic applies across a year. A company that orders 60 blankets in Ramadan, 60 for National Day and 80 at year end pays three setup charges and three sets of small run pricing. One order of 200 in September, split into three deliveries, usually lands 20 to 25 percent cheaper overall. Build the blanket into your corporate gifting in Dubai calendar once and let the quantity do the work.

Three worked budgets from recent briefs

These three briefs show how custom blankets are quoted in practice, with packaging included because that is how the gift actually arrives.

Desert camp activation, 250 guests

Standard fleece, 120 x 150 cm, full surface sublimation with the event artwork, rolled and tied with a printed ribbon. Around AED 42 to 58 per blanket, so AED 10,500 to 14,500 for the run. Adding a printed swing tag carrying the sponsor logos costs about AED 1.50 more per piece.

Ramadan client hamper, 120 recipients

Polar fleece in navy with a tone on tone embroidered logo, folded into a magnetic closure box alongside dates and a mug. The blanket alone runs AED 78 to 105 per piece. A matching branded mug adds AED 12 to 22, and the box adds AED 18 to 35 depending on size and foil.

Executive year end gift, 40 directors

Sherpa throw, 130 x 160 cm, embroidered crest, presented in a drawer style rigid box. Expect AED 150 to 195 per blanket at this quantity. Clients at this level sometimes add personalised initials, which runs AED 10 to 25 extra per piece.

Extras that quietly inflate a quote

Custom blankets rarely ship bare, and the add ons below are where corporate gifting budgets tend to drift.

• Packaging. A kraft carry bag adds AED 4 to 8, while a printed rigid box adds AED 15 to 40.
• Names and initials. AED 10 to 25 per piece, and allow two extra working days.
• Rush production. Anything under five working days carries a 15 to 25 percent premium.
• Delivery. Free to most of Ajman, Sharjah and Dubai above a modest order value. Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the northern emirates are quoted per drop.

Where fleece blankets fit against other gifts

At AED 50 to 100 per piece, fleece blankets land in the same bracket as a quality PU notebook. An insulated tumbler sits in a similar band once you add a laser logo. The difference is footprint. Few items in corporate gifting stay visible as long: a blanket carries a logo across a sofa or office chair for years, and under UAE air conditioning it gets used in July as much as in January.

Browse the custom blankets range for fabrics and colours. If you are still weighing options against pens, drinkware or bags, the full corporate gifts catalogue lists everything we brand in house.

How to brief us for an accurate blanket cost

A good brief for custom blankets covers five points.

1. State the quantity and whether a second drop is likely this year.
2. Name the fabric, or send a photo of a blanket you liked and we will match the weight.
3. Attach the logo as a vector file and say roughly how large it should be.
4. Tell us the handover date so we can confirm standard or rush pricing.
5. Say how the blanket will be presented: bare, bagged or boxed.

With those five answers we return a firm quote on the same working day, usually with one cheaper and one richer alternative so you can see what moves the number.

Related resources: See our office essentials, corporate gifts and luxury rigid boxes pages for specifications, quantity pricing and design options across the UAE.