Brochure & Catalogue Printing in Sivakasi — Bulk Offset Brochures, Catalogues and Company Profiles
Leaflets, folded brochures, saddle-stitched catalogues, perfect-bound company profiles and annual reports — priced by page count and quantity, on paper named by weight rather than by adjective.
In short
Brochure printing in Sivakasi starts at a MOQ of 1,000 pieces. A 4-page A4 brochure on 130–170 GSM art paper runs ₹4–₹7 per piece at 5,000 units and an 8-page saddle-stitched A4 ₹8–₹13. Lead time is 5–8 days for single-sheet work and 10–15 days for bound catalogues.
Reviewed 20 September 2026 · art paper rates re-checked quarterly and against the published national benchmarks each August
Brochure and catalogue rates by page count and quantity
Eight formats from a single leaflet to a 48-page perfect-bound catalogue. Rows marked at 1,000 and 5,000 pieces line up with Hira Print's published India benchmarks, deliberately — it is the only national cost guide with numbers in it, and a rate table that cannot be checked against anything is not much use.
| Format & spec | 1,000 pcs | 2,500 pcs | 5,000 pcs | 10,000 pcs | 50,000 pcs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4 leaflet, one side130 GSM art paper, 4-colour | ₹3.00 – 5.00 | ₹2.10 – 3.40 | ₹1.50 – 2.50 | ₹1.10 – 1.90 | ₹0.75 – 1.35 |
| A4 leaflet, both sides130 GSM art paper, 4-colour | ₹4.20 – 6.80 | ₹2.90 – 4.60 | ₹2.10 – 3.40 | ₹1.55 – 2.60 | ₹1.05 – 1.85 |
| Four-page brochure A4130–170 GSM art paper, 4-colour both sides | ₹8 – 12 | ₹5.50 – 8.80 | ₹4 – 7 | ₹3.10 – 5.40 | ₹2.20 – 4.00 |
| Tri-fold A4170 GSM art paper, gloss lamination one side | ₹11 – 17 | ₹7.50 – 12 | ₹5.50 – 9 | ₹4.30 – 7.20 | ₹3.10 – 5.40 |
| 8-page saddle-stitch A4130 GSM text, 250 GSM cover, laminated | ₹15 – 22 | ₹11 – 16 | ₹8 – 13 | ₹6.20 – 10.50 | ₹4.60 – 8.00 |
| 16-page saddle-stitch A4130 GSM text, 250 GSM cover, laminated | ₹26 – 38 | ₹19 – 28 | ₹14 – 22 | ₹11 – 18 | ₹8 – 14 |
| 32-page catalogue A4130 GSM text, 300 GSM cover, matt lam + spot UV | ₹48 – 70 | ₹35 – 52 | ₹26 – 40 | ₹21 – 33 | ₹16 – 26 |
| 48-page catalogue A4130 GSM text, 300 GSM cover, perfect bound | ₹72 – 108 | ₹53 – 80 | ₹40 – 62 | ₹32 – 50 | ₹25 – 39 |
How to read those numbers against the national benchmark
Hira Print's cost guide — currently the most-cited source in India on print rates — publishes an A4 one-side flyer at ₹3–₹5 per piece at 1,000 and ₹1.50–₹2.50 at 5,000, a 4-page brochure at ₹8–₹12 falling to ₹4–₹7, and an 8-page saddle-stitched piece at ₹15–₹22 falling to ₹8–₹13. Our bands at those two quantities match, and that is not a coincidence: those are the correct numbers for good-quality 4-colour offset work in India, and inventing lower ones to look competitive would simply mean quoting something else later.
Where Sivakasi genuinely differs is above 10,000 pieces and on anything with finishing attached. The 50,000-piece column is where the cluster's economics show up — a 4-page A4 brochure at ₹2.20–₹4.00 rather than the ₹4–₹7 that 5,000 pieces costs — because at that quantity the make-ready and plate cost have essentially disappeared into the run and what is left is paper, ink and machine hours. The industry guide sets out why those machine hours cost less here.
What does not change with quantity is paper. Paper is 40–55% of a brochure's cost and it is bought at a mill rate that moves month to month. A quote given in March and honoured in September is a quote somebody is losing money on. We date every band and re-check it; if paper has moved between quote and order, we say so rather than absorbing it quietly and taking it back out of the GSM.
Formats and folds, with what each is for
The fold is not a design decision, it is a production one. Some folds need a second pass through the folding machine and some need hand-finishing, which is where a cheap-looking brochure becomes an expensive one.
| Format | Panels | Paper | Production note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat leaflet | One panel, one or both sides | 130–170 GSM art paper | Cheapest printed piece there is. No folding, no binding, just cut |
| Bi-fold (single fold) | Four panels | 150–250 GSM | One fold pass. Above 200 GSM, creasing before folding stops the fold cracking |
| Tri-fold (letter fold) | Six panels | 150–200 GSM | The inner panel must be 2–3 mm narrower or the fold will not close flat |
| Z-fold (concertina) | Six panels | 130–170 GSM | All panels equal width. Reads as a sequence rather than as an open spread |
| Gate fold | Six panels, two opening inward | 170–250 GSM | Needs creasing and often a second pass. Looks expensive because it is |
| French fold | Four panels, folded twice, unstitched | 100–130 GSM | Cheap way to get a heavier feel from lighter paper. Common on pharma inserts |
| Saddle-stitch booklet | 8 – 48 pages | Text 100–170 GSM, cover 250–300 GSM | Page count must be a multiple of four. Above 48 pages the fore-edge creep becomes visible |
| Perfect-bound catalogue | 48 pages and up | Text 100–170 GSM, cover 300 GSM | Needs at least about 3 mm of spine to glue reliably. Below that, saddle-stitch it |
Artwork that comes back approved in one round
Send these
- Print-ready PDF/X with 3 mm bleed on every edge and crop marks outside the bleed
- All images at 300 dpi at final placed size, in CMYK, not RGB
- Fonts outlined or fully embedded, including in placed vector files
- Pantone spot colours named in the file if you want a fifth plate rather than a CMYK build
- Page count as a multiple of four for any saddle-stitched or perfect-bound piece
- A flat-plan or imposition note if the pagination is not obvious from the file order
Avoid these
- Text closer than 5 mm to the trim edge — trimming tolerance on a stack is not zero
- A rich black built from four plates behind fine reversed-out text; it will show register
- Full-bleed dark ink on the outer panel of a tri-fold, which scuffs on the folding machine
- Spot UV artwork supplied as a colour layer rather than as a separate 100% black mask
- A 48-page catalogue supplied as 48 separate single pages with no imposition guidance
- Sending a revised file after plates are made — a re-plate is a new plate, not a correction
Company profiles, prospectuses and annual reports
Three document types share a brochure's production route and none of them behaves like a brochure commercially. A company profile is usually a low-quantity, high-specification job — 1,000 to 5,000 copies with heavy paper, matt lamination and spot UV, where the per-piece cost matters less than the finish. A school or college prospectus is a seasonal volume job, usually 5,000 to 50,000 copies printed in December to February for the following academic year, where the per-piece cost matters a great deal. An annual report is a deadline job with a statutory date attached, where neither of those considerations beats the calendar.
What all three need is a realistic proof cycle. A 48-page catalogue with images that matter should have a hard proof, not just a digital one, and that adds 2–3 days by courier. An annual report with financial tables should be checked by the person who owns the numbers before plates are made, because a corrected figure after plating is a re-plate of the whole forme, not of one page. We build that into the schedule rather than discovering it — see the annual report page for how a statutory deadline is worked backwards.
On quantity: below 1,000 copies of a bound document, offset stops making sense and digital printing wins clearly. We say so on every page of this site because it is true on every page of this site, and a 300-copy company profile is the single most common enquiry we redirect. Take it to a digital printer, get it next week, and come back when you are printing 5,000.
Questions we answer daily
What does brochure printing cost in India?
A 4-page A4 brochure on 130–170 GSM art paper runs ₹8–₹12 per piece at 1,000, ₹4–₹7 at 5,000 and ₹2.20–₹4.00 at 50,000. An A4 single-sided leaflet runs ₹3–₹5 at 1,000 and ₹1.50–₹2.50 at 5,000. Those figures line up with Hira Print's published national benchmark at the same quantities.
What is the minimum order for brochure printing?
1,000 pieces. Below that the plate and make-ready cost is a large share of the price and a digital press is genuinely cheaper and faster. A 300-copy company profile is the most common enquiry we redirect — take it to a digital printer and come back when the quantity justifies plates.
Which GSM should a brochure be?
130 GSM art paper for a leaflet or a multi-page text section, 170 GSM for a tri-fold or a cover-weight single sheet, 250–300 GSM for a saddle-stitched or perfect-bound cover. Below 130 GSM a 4-colour brochure shows through from the reverse; above 200 GSM it has to be creased before folding or the fold cracks.
How many pages can a saddle-stitched booklet have?
Any multiple of four, up to about 48 pages comfortably. Beyond that the inner pages push out at the fore-edge — fore-edge creep — and the trim starts eating into the inner margins. At 48 pages and above, perfect binding is the better answer, and it needs at least about 3 mm of spine to glue reliably.
How long does a catalogue take to print?
Five to eight days for single-sheet and simple folded work, 10–15 days for a saddle-stitched or perfect-bound catalogue, counted from artwork approval and advance. Add 2–3 days if you want a hard proof by courier, which on a 48-page catalogue with photography is worth the delay.
Can you print a tri-fold without the fold cracking?
Yes — by creasing before folding, which is standard on anything above 200 GSM and included in the price. Cracking happens when a heavy coated sheet is folded against the grain without a crease. Tell us the paper and we will set the grain direction at imposition so the fold runs with it.
Do you handle design, or only printing?
Printing, with prepress. We preflight, impose, proof and correct technical problems — bleed, resolution, colour space, trapping, spot-colour separation. Full design from a brief is not what a press floor does well, and we would rather say that than produce something mediocre and charge you for it.
What is the difference between a CMYK-built brand colour and a Pantone spot?
A CMYK build approximates the colour from four process inks and shifts slightly between runs and papers. A Pantone spot is a mixed ink laid down by a fifth plate — exact, consistent and about 8–14% more on the job. For a corporate blue or a strong orange that has to match across print runs, pay for the spot.
Go deeper
- Book printing in Sivakasi Textbooks, exam material, children's books, self-publishing
- Wedding card printing Wholesale invitation cards for retailers and card shops
- Annual report printing Statutory deadlines worked backwards from the AGM
- Question paper & OMR printing Confidential printing with a controlled press room
- Offset vs digital printing The break-even table for short-run brochure work
- Printing cost in India 2026 Brochure rates beside every other product
- Get a quote Page count, size, GSM, finishing, quantity
Send the spec. Get a per-piece band.
Product, quantity, size and GSM. A person who has stood at the press replies within 1 working day — WhatsApp or email, in Tamil, English or Hindi.