What does it cost to produce menu covers, bill folders, or table number holders?

A PU-coated menu cover (China, 300–500 unit run) lands around $2–4; a bill folder runs $1.50–3; a weighted table number holder runs $3–6 depending on base material.

PU/PVC or leather for a menu cover — which should I specify?

PU or PVC for wipe-clean durability and lower cost, suited to high-turnover casual dining; leather for a premium look in a fine-dining setting where handling frequency is lower and appearance matters more.

What is the MOQ for custom-branded front-of-house items?

Typically 300–500 units per material and print design, since embossing, coating, and printing setups all carry a fixed cost that needs volume to amortize.

Why does a table number holder need a weighted base?

Outdoor and uneven tables risk tipping a lightweight holder, especially in wind; a metal or resin weighted base keeps it stable in a way that isn't necessary for an indoor, flat-surface item.

What durability spec should I ask a factory about for front-of-house items?

Ask specifically about abrasion resistance and cleaning-chemical compatibility, since these items are wiped down with commercial cleaners far more often than a comparable home object would be.

What HS code applies to menu covers and bill folders?

These generally fall under HS 4820 (paper/covers) or HS 4202 (cases and covers of leather or coated material) depending on construction. Confirm per SKU based on primary material.

Bill Folder

Restaurant & Café Accessories · Top-Grain Leather Folder

Flat front

GradePer unit at 100

ColourCream

QuantityUnder 50, a $80 development fee applies

Add 200 more to pay $17.00 / unit.

Customise

Gabi designs your changes in the Studio, then you order the finished piece. ORDER below makes it as shown.

Delivery

Lead time confirmed with your orderShipping is priced at checkout from your address.

Premium · Cream × 100$19.55 / unit

ShippingAt checkout

Total, before shipping$1,955

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What's included at $19.55

Bill Folder, Premium grade (Top-Grain Leather Folder)
Made to order in Cream
Your size run, as set above
Replaced if anything arrives faulty

Shipping is priced at checkout from your address.

Make it yours

Your logo on the chest, a woven label, a back print, a colour from your brand book: Gabi designs the changes with you in the Studio and prices the finished piece before you order it. Your logo file goes on as you supply it.

Replaced if faultyMade to order, so no change-of-mind returns. Anything that arrives damaged or defective, we make right.

Try one firstOne unit in Premium, made like the run, through the same checkout.

A tall, narrow rectangle folds once across its width, giving a slim, flat profile that widens slightly when open. The front cover is a single uninterrupted panel, while the interior holds a diagonal pocket cut at an angle across the lower half. A small metal piece caps one bottom corner of the front panel, and the pale beige surface carries stitching along every edge.

Specs

GradePremium, Top-Grain Leather Folder

Main Fabric100% Top-Grain Leather

Stiffener100% Cardboard

SilhouetteBi-fold rectangular folder

ClosureBi-fold, remains open/closed by gravity and fold crease

CareDo not wash — specialist clean only, Do not bleach, Do not tumble dry

Minimum order50 units

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Encyclopedia

A menu cover, a bill folder, and a table number holder share a job that has nothing to do with what they contain: surviving being picked up, closed, dropped, and wiped down dozens of times a day by different hands.

A home version of any of these objects, a folder, a stand, a cover, barely needs to survive a fraction of that handling, which is why the material choice for front-of-house items is driven almost entirely by abrasion and cleaning frequency rather than appearance.

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Questions

A simple flat folder is the cheapest and most common; adding an elastic band or a card pocket makes it easier for servers to present and return a card during payment, at a modest cost increase.

100 × Premium · Cream

$1,955