Pull the corner – the pre-print is underneath.
Pull the cornerBlank, pre-print & roll stock
Blank labels to your specification
Unprinted self-adhesive labels on rolls, as fanfold, on sheets and linerless – with format, material and winding direction to suit your direct thermal, thermal transfer or laser printer.
01CoreSized for your dispenser
02Liner materialPaper or film
03Label heightAlong the running direction
04Label widthAcross the running direction
At a glance
You know your specification – we manufacture it
Blank labels – also called neutral or plain labels – are supplied as roll, fanfold and sheet stock in your format, your material and your winding direction. With a pre-print from UV flexo or digital printing on request.
- Format
- Roll, fanfold, sheet, linerless
- Sizes
- Die-cut to your specification – round, oval, rectangular or custom shape
- Material
- Thermal Eco, Thermal Top, thermal transfer, films, synthetic and special materials
- Adhesive
- Permanent, removable, deep-freeze
- Pre-print
- UV flexo and digital printing, up to 8 colours
- Converting
- Small-roll rewinders, cores of 25.4, 40, 50 and 76 mm, winding direction to match your device
- Supply
- Call-off from stock, just-in-time, cost-centre delivery
- Small quantities
- Available in small runs, orderable in our web shop around the clock
Degree of pre-printing
From blank to ready-printed
We supply every format and every material in three degrees of pre-printing. In logistics, the middle route is the most common.
Blank is only the first stage.. Pull the corner – the pre-print is underneath.. Logo and colour panels from us. Variable data from you. Typical for shipping and logistics labels
Stage 01Blank
You print everything yourself
Unprinted material to your specification. All content is created at your site in direct thermal, thermal transfer or laser printing.
Stage 02Pre-print
We print the fixed part, you print the variable part
We pre-print the logo, colour panels, return address or warning notices in UV flexo or digital printing. Consignment number, barcode and destination data come from your printer – this is how shipping labels for GLS, DPD and DHL are produced, among others.
Stage 03Ready-printed
We print everything
The finished label leaves our plant completely printed – on request with consecutive numbers, barcodes and variable data.
Not sure which stage suits your workflow? We will look at your process and cost out both options.
Discuss your processFormat
Roll, fanfold, sheet or linerless
The format depends on your printer, dispenser or applicator – not on the label.
01Roll & fanfold labels
For thermal and thermal transfer printers and dispensers: on the roll or zigzag-folded in a stack for high volumes without roll changes.
- Cores of 25.4, 40, 50 and 76 mm
- Winding direction to suit your device
- Fanfold in a range of formats
02Pin-feed labels
Continuous labels with sprocket holes for tractor feed in dot matrix printers.
- For dot matrix printers
- Continuous format with sprocket holes
- Various widths
03Sheet labels
Single sheets in your format up to DIN A3 for laser and inkjet printers.
- Formats up to DIN A3
- For laser and inkjet printing
- Various packaging units
04Linerless labels
Without liner: more labels per roll, less waste, fewer roll changes.
- No liner waste
- More labels per roll
- For dedicated linerless printers
Material
Which material suits your application?
The choice of material determines how long the label stays legible – and whether you need a ribbon.
| Material | Print process | Durability | Typical application |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal Eco | Direct thermal, no ribbon | For short-term use; reacts to heat, light and abrasion | Shipping and logistics labels |
| Thermal Top | Direct thermal, no ribbon | Protective coating against moisture and cold | Food, deep-freeze, longer service life |
| Thermal transfer | Thermal transfer, with ribbon | Abrasion-resistant and durable | Industry, warehousing, archiving |
| Film | Thermal transfer | Moisture- and chemical-resistant | Demanding surfaces and environments |
Specification
What we need for your quote
The more precise these details are, the faster your quote arrives. Whatever you don't know, we will work out together.
Format & die-cutting
- Label width × label height in mm
- Corner radius or custom die-cut shape
- Perforation in the liner
Roll & processing
- Core diameter: 25.4, 40, 50 or 76 mm
- Winding direction (inside or outside)
- Printer model, e.g. Zebra, Sato, Toshiba or cab
- Labels per roll and maximum roll diameter of your device
Material & adhesion
- Thermal Eco, Thermal Top, thermal transfer, film or special material
- Adhesive strength: permanent, removable or deep-freeze
- FSC® certification required?
Quantity & supply
- Annual demand and typical call-off quantity
- Call-off from stock or just-in-time delivery
- Requested date of the first delivery
The calculator returns an indicative price for standard thermal labels on rolls. For pre-print, custom shapes and other materials we will prepare a quote for you.
Calculate an indicative priceSupply
Not just manufacturing – supplying
Blank labels are consumables: they must never run out and should still not take up space in your warehouse.
Across 10,000 m² of production and warehouse space with around 3,000 pallet spaces we hold your articles in stock and deliver them – to one site or to many.
- Call-off from stock
- We produce the agreed quantity and deliver it in partial lots whenever you need them.
- Just-in-time
- On-schedule delivery straight into your process.
- Cost-centre delivery
- Distribution to several sites and cost centres from a single order.
Industry focus
Shipping labels for CEP and logistics
A large share of our blank labels goes to courier, express and parcel services as well as to logistics providers. Every provider works with its own label sizes – we manufacture to your specification, not from a catalogue. We know the requirements for roll construction, scannability and delivery reliability and produce labels both blank and with a pre-print – for example carrying your logo or coloured pre-print data.
- Shipping labels as roll stock for direct thermal printing
- Sheet labels for laser and inkjet printers
- Pre-print with your logo – you print the variable data
- Number range management for coded products
A selection of our customers
Terminology
Blank, unprinted, neutral – the same product
Several names are in circulation for blank labels: unprinted labels, neutral labels, plain labels. What is always meant is self-adhesive material supplied without any print and printed only at the user's site – with shipping data, barcodes, batch numbers, prices or weights.
For the quote and the production run it is therefore not the artwork that counts but the specification: material and coating, die-cut format, core, winding direction and call-off quantity.
Quality you can verify
Our certifications & partnerships
- EcoVadisSilver rating · Top 15% (September 2026)
- ClimatePartnerClimate contribution available per order
- ISO 9001Quality management
- ISO 14001:2015Environmental management (QAS International) · Certificate no. GMEN1114
- VskE memberlabels association
- FSC® C006747Responsible forestry
- EN 16247-1Energy audit
Order small quantities right away
We stock blank labels in small quantities in our web shop labelty.com – around the clock, without an enquiry. Your own sizes, pre-print and framework agreements continue to run directly through us.
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