If you run a business in Ajman, printing is rarely a design problem — it's a logistics and pricing problem. You want to know what 1,000 business cards actually cost, whether 5,000 flyers are worth the extra AED over 1,000, how long production takes, and whether anyone will deliver to Al Jurf Industrial or Ajman Free Zone without a courier surcharge that eats the saving. Short answer: 1,000 matt-laminated business cards are AED 119, 1,000 A5 flyers start at AED 150, and everything is ordered online at the same price whether you're in Ajman, Dubai or Sharjah. Here's the full breakdown.
Why Ajman businesses order print differently
Ajman's business mix is distinctive: a dense concentration of trading companies and light manufacturing in Ajman Free Zone and Al Jurf, a strong retail and F&B corridor along Sheikh Khalifa Street and inside Ajman China Mall, and a large base of SMEs running on tight marketing budgets. Three patterns follow from that.
First, volume matters more than finish. A trading company handing out cards at three exhibitions a year needs 1,000 cards that look professional, not 500 cards with gold foil. Second, operational print outweighs marketing print — NCR delivery notes, invoice books and letterheads are ordered more often than brochures. Third, nobody wants to drive to Dubai for artwork approval. The entire process should happen over WhatsApp and email.
The good news is that print pricing in the UAE is set by press time and paper, not by your postcode. An Ajman company pays the same online price as a Dubai one. What changes is the delivery leg — and that's a day, not a fortune.
Real prices: what Ajman businesses order most
Every price below is the live online price in AED, VAT included. No quotation email, no "prices on request".
| Item | Spec | Quantity | Price (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Cards, Matt Laminated | 350 GSM, 2 sides | 1,000 pcs | 119 |
| Business Cards, Art Paper | No lamination | 1,000 pcs | 89 |
| Business Cards, Matt + Spot UV | 350 GSM, raised gloss | 1,000 pcs | 229 |
| Business Cards, EXPRESS Next Day | 350 GSM matt | 500 pcs | 149 |
| Flyers A5 | 115 GSM glossy, 2 sides | 1,000 pcs | 150 |
| Flyers A5 | 115 GSM glossy, 2 sides | 5,000 pcs | 325 |
| Flyers A6 | 100 GSM wood free, 2 sides | 5,000 pcs | 210 |
| Letterheads A4 | Wood free 100 GSM | 1,000 pcs | 380 |
| NCR Books A5 | 1 colour, 1+1 duplicate | 5 books | 265 |
| NCR Books A4 | Full colour, 1+1 duplicate | 10 books | 500 |
| Envelopes DL | Wood free 100 GSM | 1,000 pcs | 760 |
| Roll-Up Banner | 85 × 200 cm, stand included | 1 unit | 190 |
| Startup Stationery Pack | 1,000 cards + 500 letterheads + 10 NCR books | 1 pack | 799 |
Business cards: where Ajman companies over- and under-spend
The single most common mistake is buying 500 cards. At business card prices of AED 99 for 500 and AED 119 for 1,000 on the same 350 GSM matt-laminated stock, the second 500 cards cost you AED 20. Unless your details are about to change, order 1,000.
The second mistake is the opposite: a five-person trading company ordering 400 GSM custom-shape cards at AED 225 per 1,000 because it looked good in the sample book. Custom shapes and foil earn their money in property, luxury retail and hospitality, where the card is part of the pitch. For a freight forwarder in Ajman Free Zone, matt lamination at AED 119 does the job.
Where an upgrade genuinely pays: Spot UV at AED 229 per 1,000. It keeps the matt body (which takes pen marks, so your staff can write a mobile number on the back) and adds raised gloss on the logo only. It's the cheapest way to look more expensive. If you're weighing finishes properly, our complete business card printing guide compares every option side by side.
If you've left it late — an exhibition on Thursday, no cards — EXPRESS Next Day cards at AED 149 for 500 exist for exactly that. Artwork approved before the cut-off, printed the next working day.
Flyers and leaflets: pick the size before the paper
Ajman retail and F&B run on leaflet distribution more than almost any other emirate — mall inserts, door-to-door in Al Nuaimiya and Al Rashidiya, and hand-outs at Ajman Corniche events. The flyer range is priced so that the size decision matters more than the paper decision:
- A6 (148.5 × 105 mm), 100 GSM wood free — 5,000 for AED 210. That's 4.2 fils per flyer. The correct choice for mass door-drops and hand-outs where most copies are read once.
- A5 (148.5 × 210 mm), 115 GSM glossy — 1,000 for AED 150, 5,000 for AED 325. The default for menus, promotions and price lists. Glossy holds food and product photography far better than wood free.
- A4 (210 × 297 mm), 135 GSM glossy — 1,000 for AED 285. Use when you need a full spec sheet or a product grid, not a single offer.
- DL (96.7 × 200 mm), 115 GSM glossy — 1,000 for AED 115. Fits a standard envelope and a shirt pocket; the format for statement inserts and event invitations.
Note the shape of that pricing: going from 1,000 to 5,000 A5 flyers roughly doubles the cost while quintupling the quantity. Press setup is the expensive part. If you know you'll run the same offer twice, print it once.
Office stationery: letterheads, NCR books and envelopes
This is the category Ajman trading and contracting companies order most consistently, because it's tied to invoicing and delivery, not marketing mood.
NCR books are the workhorse. A duplicate A5 book in one colour is AED 265 for 5 books; A4 full colour duplicate is AED 500 for 10 books. Specify sequential numbering and your TRN at artwork stage — reprinting because the TRN was missing is the most common avoidable reorder we see.
Letterheads on wood free 100 GSM are AED 210 for 500 and AED 380 for 1,000 in A4. For companies that mostly email, 500 is genuinely enough for a year of contracts, LPOs and bank letters.
The shortcut: the Startup Stationery Pack bundles 1,000 business cards, 500 letterheads and 10 NCR books for AED 799. Bought separately those three lines land close to AED 950 — and it's the exact kit a new Ajman Free Zone licence needs in week one. Our startup print kit guide covers what else belongs in that first order.
Banners, posters and signage
For showroom promotions, mall activations and Ajman Chamber events, the roll-up banner at AED 190 (85 × 200 cm, stand and carry bag included) remains the best value in the catalogue. It stores flat, survives a dozen events, and is reprintable — you can replace the printed sheet without buying a new stand.
For in-store work, 15 custom A4 posters are AED 140 and printed foam/Forex boards start at AED 245 for rigid reception and directional signage.
Lead times and delivery to Ajman
Production time is driven by the product, not the destination. Standard offset jobs — flyers, letterheads, NCR books, door hangers — run to the production time shown on each product page, typically around five working days from final artwork approval. That last phrase is the one that costs people days: the clock starts when you approve the proof, not when you place the order. Digital and express items (business cards, short-run posters) turn around far faster, with next-day cards available.
Delivery to Ajman — Free Zone, Al Jurf, Al Nuaimiya, Mushairef, Al Rashidiya — is a standard inter-emirate leg from Dubai, normally adding a day to the production time. If you need a hard date for an event or an exhibition stand, say so on WhatsApp when you place the order so production can be sequenced against it rather than queued.
Same logic applies across the northern emirates: our Sharjah printing price guide uses the same price list and the same lead times.
How to order (five minutes, no quotation email)
- Pick the product and quantity on the site. The price you see is the price you pay — no minimum order value beyond the pack sizes shown.
- Send artwork as print-ready PDF: CMYK, 300 dpi, 3 mm bleed, text converted to outlines.
- No artwork? Send the idea. Logo, content and a rough reference is enough — design support is available rather than being a separate agency bill.
- Approve the digital proof. Check spelling, phone numbers, TRN and licence details here. Production starts at approval.
- Receive delivery in Ajman and check quantity against the delivery note on arrival.
Frequently asked questions
Do Ajman customers pay more than Dubai customers?
No. Pricing is per product and quantity, not per emirate. The online price for 1,000 matt business cards is AED 119 whether the delivery address is Ajman Free Zone or Business Bay.
What is the minimum order for flyers?
500 pieces for most sizes — A5 115 GSM glossy starts at AED 120 for 500. Minimums exist because press setup and plate cost are fixed regardless of run length; below 500 the per-piece cost stops making sense.
Can I get business cards printed in one day in Ajman?
Yes — EXPRESS Next Day cards (350 GSM matt laminated) are AED 149 for 500 and AED 179 for 1,000, produced the next working day after artwork approval, then delivered to Ajman.
Do you print in Arabic and English on the same card?
Standard practice in the UAE, and no extra cost. Supply both language versions in the artwork, or send the Arabic text and it will be set for you. Check the Arabic proof carefully — Arabic text that has lost its letter joins during PDF export is the single most common proof error.
Is VAT included in the listed prices?
Yes. Prices shown online are final, VAT inclusive. You'll receive a tax invoice with the delivery for your own input VAT recovery.
What file format should I send?
Print-ready PDF is best. AI, PSD or high-resolution PNG are workable. Avoid Word, PowerPoint and screenshots — they carry RGB colour and low-resolution images that shift noticeably once printed.
Order your Ajman print job today
Everything above is orderable online at the listed price, with delivery to any address in Ajman. Start from the Ajman printing services page for the full range, or browse business cards if you just need the essentials done properly.
Faster still: send your artwork or your idea on WhatsApp to +971 52 210 0909 — or call 052 210 0909 — with the quantity you need and a delivery date. You'll get a price and a production slot in the same conversation.
