With distributors and end-buyers mostly confined to working on projects remotely as the standard logistics and supply chain is disrupted due to COVID-19, some suppliers have waived or reduced promo products drop shipping costs to individual locations.
Below is an alphabetized list of suppliers with free or reduced drop shipping rates. Please note that this is a partial list and will be updated with new information as frequently as possible. If you’re a supplier and have reduced or waived drop shipping costs for the time being, please email us at [email protected] with details.
3M Promotional Products – Half-price drop shipping
ADG Promotional Products – Free drop shipping
Ariel Premium Supply – Half-price drop shipping
BIC Graphic – Free drop shipping up to 200 locations
Bear With Me – Free drop shipping up to 100 locations
Cap America – Waiving drop shipping fees, lowering order minimums
Chocolate Inn/Lanco – Reduced drop shipping fees
CleggPromo – Free drop shipping
Clothpromotions Plus – Rate reductions available
Drum-Line – Free drop shipping on all orders through April 30
Fossa Apparel – Rate reductions available
Gemline – Reduced and free drop shipping options
Groline – Reduced drop shipping fees
Hit Promotional Products – Rate reductions available
Hirsch Gift – Rate reductions available
iClick – Free ground shipping (single location), free drop shipping up to 5 locations, $1 drop ship fee per location (6+)
Lungsal – Free drop shipping on neoprene items
Maple Ridge Farms – Free drop shipping through May 1
Midnite Snax – Drop shipping fees waived on new orders through May 30
The Magnet Group – Free drop shipping until June 30 with promo code DROP
Mr. Beach – Waived drop ship fees and free storage for orders that cannot ship due to closures, through June 30
Outdoor Cap – Free drop shipping up to 100 locations
PCNA – Free drop shipping on Leed’s, Bullet, Trimark and JournalBooks orders of $2,500 or more and up to 100 locations
Perry Ellis International – Free drop shipping up to 100 locations
Picnic Plus – Waived all drop shipment fees (up to 35 locations), free storage (up to 45 days) for orders that cannot ship due to company closures
Pro Towels (Kanata Blanket & Superior Decorating) – Waiving drop ships fee -details using shipper number, up to 100 locations
Primeline – Reduced drop ship fees for $1,000 minimum orders, fees waived for verified canceled events
Rainshine Umbrella – Waived drop ship fees, no charge to use freight account, free storage/ship when items needed to ship
Selco – Half-price drop shipping for orders up to $999 and free drop shipping on orders over $1,000
Southern Plus – Waived drop shipping charges
Spector & Co. – First 25 drop ships free of charge, reduced charge for any drops ships after initial 25
Sport Systems Custom Bag Corp. – Free drop shipments (up to 10), free storage for orders that cannot ship due to closures
Starline – Rate reductions available
Suntex – Free drop shipping
Toddy Gear – Kitting and drop shipping select items
Towel Specialties – Drop ship handling charges free up to 600 pieces (freight costs still apply per shipment) with promo code COMFORT. Contact factory for larger programs. Add 2-3 days to published production time. Drop ship addresses must be submitted in Excel drop ship template (click here to download). Final drop ship list must be submitted at time of approval or prior to order entering production.
Tranter Graphics – 50 percent off all set-ups and free split shipments
Twintech Promo – Waived all drop ship fees
Victorinox Swiss Army – Waived drop ship fee of $5 for both U.S. and Canadian shipments, valid until July 31
WOWLine – Waived drop shipping fee to up to 10 locations, free ground shipping on orders over $1,000 with promo code W2SHIPGRND
