How much do custom police patches cost?
A standard 4-inch embroidered shoulder patch runs roughly $4.50-6.50 each at 50 pieces and $2.50-3.50 at 250 - the quantity most departments order. Design is free, shipping is free, and there are no setup or digitizing fees. PVC morale patches for individual squads start at 10 pieces.
Departmental patch pricing is driven by three things: size, quantity, and patch type. A shoulder patch is typically 4 to 4.5 inches at its longest dimension, which is larger than the 3-inch average, so expect to sit slightly above the headline per-patch numbers on our pricing page.
For a 4-inch embroidered shoulder patch, a 50-piece order lands around $4.50-6.50 per patch. At 250 pieces - a common department-wide run - that drops to roughly $2.50-3.50. At 500 or more it falls further. The decrease is steep because tooling and handling are fixed costs spread across the run, which is why ordering a full year of replacements at once is usually cheaper than two half-size orders.
There are no setup fees, no digitizing fees, and no artwork fees. Design in the AI tool is free and unlimited, standard shipping is free, and two rounds of revisions on the production artwork are included. The price you see in the calculator is the price you pay.
Subdued patches - black and grey versions for tactical or plain-clothes use - carry a modest additional cost, because they are a separate production run rather than a color swap on the same run. If you need both a full-color and a subdued version, quote them as two line items.
PVC morale patches work differently and suit a different buyer. They start at a 10-piece minimum, so a squad, K-9 unit, or shift can order for themselves without going through department procurement. Tooling for the silicone mold is already absorbed into the per-piece price - there is no separate mold fee - and the mold is kept on file so reorders skip that step.
For departmental procurement we issue formal quotes and support NET payment terms, which most agencies need for a purchase order. Send us the department seal or an existing patch as reference and our team will confirm a firm quote within 2 business hours. If you find a lower like-for-like quote elsewhere - same size, quantity, type, backing, and color count - our Lowest Price Guarantee matches it.
One practical note on budgeting: order a small quantity first if the design is new. A short run lets you check color accuracy against the uniform fabric and confirm that the seal reads cleanly at 4 inches before you commit to several hundred pieces.
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