Corporate Gifting Catalogue 2026: How to Read One

How catalogues are structured

Most follow the same pattern: tiers by budget (often "team", "executive" and "leadership"), then items within each tier, each with a per-unit price and an MOQ. Some add occasion filters — Diwali, onboarding, milestones.

The structure is useful for narrowing quickly. It is less useful for comparing suppliers, because two catalogues quoting "₹1,200" may mean quite different landed costs.

What the price usually excludes

• Branding — laser engraving typically ₹40-100 per unit; UV printing ₹50-150.
• Packaging — branded boxes, sleeves, message cards, ₹30-200.
• GST — 12% on steel drinkware, 18% on most other categories, and generally not recoverable on gifts.
• Freight — especially for multi-address or direct-to-home distribution.
• Individual personalisation — name engraving usually costs more than a single common logo and adds 3-5 days.

The specs that actually matter

For drinkware specifically, a catalogue entry is only meaningful if it states:

1. Steel grade — 304 (also written 18/8 or SUS 304). "SS" or "food-grade steel" without a number usually means grade 201, which pits in water contact.
2. Construction — double-wall vacuum, or single-wall. Only the former insulates.
3. Certification — BIS IS 17526:2021 with a CM/L number, which is the only tested retention claim in India.
4. Capacity and dimensions — base diameter matters if it needs to fit a car cup holder.
5. Lid type — and whether the gasket is replaceable.

A catalogue that lists retention hours but no certification number is stating a marketing claim, not a measurement.

Questions to ask against any catalogue

1. What is the landed per-unit price at my quantity, including branding, packaging, GST and delivery?
2. Where is the next volume price break?
3. What is the committed dispatch date?
4. Can I see a physical production sample?
5. What is the policy on damaged or short delivery?

Ordering from HYV

Ordering from HYV

HYV manufactures insulated stainless steel drinkware in India — its own branded range and production for other brands — at 50,000+ pieces per month, certified to BIS IS 17526:2021. Over 500 corporate orders fulfilled.

MOQ from 25 units. 7-14 day turnaround. GST invoice. PAN India delivery. Co-branded orders (HYV × your brand), laser logo engraving on 18/8 SS 304 steel, 11 standard colourways with Pantone matching above 100 units, branded gift boxes, and contract manufacturing under your own brand at volume.

Free branding mockup: send your logo and HYV returns a digital mockup within 24 hours, before you spend anything. Request a free mockup →

Ordering from HYV: co-branding, bulk and OEM

HYV manufactures insulated stainless steel drinkware in India — its own branded range and production for other brands — at 50,000+ pieces per month, certified to BIS IS 17526:2021, the Indian standard that physically tests hot and cold retention rather than accepting the claim on trust. Over 500 corporate orders fulfilled.

Route	What it is	MOQ	Turnaround
Co-branded	HYV × your brand, both marks on the product	From 25	7-14 days
Logo engraving	Your logo laser-etched on an existing HYV product	From 25	7-14 days
Custom colourway	Brand-matched Pantone colour	100+	Quote on brief
Contract manufacturing / OEM	Production under your own brand, to your spec	Volume-dependent	Quote on brief

Why co-branding beats plain logo merchandise

This is the decision most procurement teams never consciously make. An employee or client receiving a bottle carrying only your company logo reads it as merchandise — and the default assumption about merchandise is that it was bought cheaply, because most of it is. A co-branded product carries a recognisable maker's mark alongside yours, which signals the item is a real product someone would have bought rather than something ordered in bulk to fill a gift bag.

The effect shows up in whether the thing gets used or drawered. If the point of the exercise is that your brand stays visible on someone's desk for the next five years, the maker's mark is working for you, not competing with you. Plain white-label still makes sense when the product genuinely is yours — a retail line, a subscription insert — but for gifting, co-branding is the stronger call.

What you get

• Laser engraving on 18/8 SS 304 steel — permanent, no peeling
• 11 standard colourways, or Pantone matching above 100 units
• Branded gift boxes, message cards, co-branded outer cartons
• GST invoice, PAN India delivery, dedicated account manager

Free branding mockup: send your logo and HYV returns a digital mockup — your mark laser-engraved on the bottle and colourway you choose — within 24 hours, before you spend anything. Request a free mockup →