Blanks in, pressed products out, margin visible
Hivara is inventory and production software for sublimation sellers. Track mugs, tumblers and blanks by the piece, paper and ink by the sheet, and know the true cost of every pressed product — including the transfers that didn't survive the press.
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A sublimation in Hivara
Product
Sublimated Mug (11 oz)
SKU SUB-MUG-11
Material
Sublimation Paper
tracked in sheet · Blanks
Supplier
Vinyl & Print Supply
Variations
Size, Color
Built around how sublimation sellers actually work
- 1
Blanks are the business
Mugs, tumblers, ornaments, garments — sublimation lives on a shelf of blanks. Piece-level counts per blank type and size mean an order never gets accepted against stock you don't have.
- 2
Paper and ink vanish a sheet at a time
Every pressed item consumes a printed transfer. Costing paper and ink per sheet puts the print in the product's price instead of in a vague supplies pile.
- 3
Press failures are part of the math
Ghosting, banding, a mug that cracks — a few percent of presses fail. A waste rate in the recipe prices survivors to carry the casualties.
- 4
Seasonal blanks, seasonal cash
Ornaments in Q4, tumblers all year. Sales history by blank type shows what to stock deep before the seasonal wave — and what to let run dry after it.
What a sublimated mug (11 oz) really costs
This is the math Hivara does for every product you make — every line from a real bill of materials, updated whenever a supplier price changes.
The mug box costs more than the print — packaging is sublimation's most underpriced line.
Sublimated Mug (11 oz)
- Blank mug
- $1.85
- Sublimation paper + ink
- $0.38
- Press-failure allowance
- $0.12
- Shrink wrap + box
- $0.55
Track everything that goes into a sublimation
From raw materials to finished stock, Hivara keeps sublimation sellers on top of:
- vinyl by the foot
- transfer tape
- laminate
- backing paper
- ink
- packaging
A sublimation in Hivara
Product
Sublimated Mug (11 oz)
SKU SUB-MUG-11
Material
Sublimation Paper
tracked in sheet · Blanks
Supplier
Vinyl & Print Supply
Variations
Size, Color
A day in Hivara, for sublimation sellers
Step 1
Stock the blank shelf
Mugs, tumblers and garment blanks counted by piece and size, at the case prices you actually paid.
Step 2
Cost each pressed product
Blank + transfer sheet + ink share + a press-failure allowance = the true cost per finished piece.
Step 3
Press a batch and log it
Twelve mugs pressed: blanks and sheets deduct, failures get logged, sellable mugs join stock.
Step 4
Buy ahead of the season
Reorder points on core blanks — and deeper ones on Q4 movers — keep the press fed when it matters.
Questions sublimation sellers ask
How much does it cost to make a sublimated mug?
A quality 11 oz blank runs $1.50–$2.50, the transfer under 50¢, and the box often 50¢ or more — so roughly $3 all-in before labor. Boxes and failures are the lines most sellers forget, and they're exactly what recipe-based costing catches.
How should I price sublimation products?
From the full recipe — blank, transfer, failure allowance, packaging — plus your press time. Mugs commonly retail at 4–5× materials; personalized versions carry a premium because the customization is labor, not materials.
How do I track sublimation blanks?
Each blank type and size is a counted material: receiving a case of 36 mugs books 36 in, every press draws one down. Low-stock alerts on your core blanks mean an order rush never meets an empty shelf.
How do I handle failed presses?
Log them. A failure rate in the recipe prices your good pieces to absorb the bad ones, and the logged failures themselves tell you when a press, paper batch or blank supplier is drifting.
Personalized versus ready-made sublimation — track them differently?
Same materials, different flow: ready-made builds stock ahead, personalized presses to order. Both draw the same blanks, so one shelf count serves both — and you can see which mode actually earns more per hour.
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Guides for sublimation sellers
All guidesReorder Points: How to Set Them So You Never Run Out
Running out of a key material mid-order is avoidable. A reorder point is the simple number that tells you when to buy more — here's how to set one.
How to Track Your Shipping and Packaging Costs
Boxes, tissue, labels, postage — the costs after the product is made. Most makers forget them, and it quietly shrinks every sale. Here's how to track them.
Run your sublimation business like a business
Know your true cost and profit, track every material, and produce by scan. Start free — no credit card. Or try the free pricing calculator first.