01START
Prepare the first order
Use one checklist for your business account, production-ready artwork, transfer format, fulfillment choice, and pressing plan.
Open the checklist ↗ DTFATL approved partner resourcesBack to the program
Trade partner resources
Everything you need for
a confident first order.
Prepare production-ready files, choose the right transfer, plan pickup or shipping, and keep the details that make reordering easier.
START WITH THE GUIDE 01
Prepare before you order.
Review file requirements, transfer options, production timing, pressing, pickup, shipping, and reorder preparation in one place.
Recommended first stepFirst-order checklist
PRACTICAL GUIDANCEMOBILE FRIENDLY
Partner guide
Less searching.
More useful next steps.
Use the guide before the first order and return to it whenever artwork, fulfillment, pressing, or reorder details change.
02FILES
Send production-ready artwork
Review final sizing, transparent backgrounds, small details, and the file information that helps production begin cleanly.
Review file preparation ↗03REORDER
Make the next run easier
Keep the original artwork, order number, sizes, quantities, and any changes together for a faster repeat order.
Open reorder guidance ↗ Account confidence
Clear expectations
before the first order.
Understand how former VIP history, first-order guidance, and private account pricing work before you apply.
01ACCOUNT
Former VIP customers
Your existing order history remains part of the review when DTFATL matches you with the appropriate trade account level.
CLEAR PROCESS02ACCOUNT
A guided first order
The partner guide keeps file preparation, transfer selection, timing, and fulfillment information together.
CLEAR PROCESS03ACCOUNT
Private account pricing
Trade pricing is provided only through approved business accounts and is never published on public pages.
CLEAR PROCESSPARTNER REFERRAL / QUALIFIED BUSINESSESKnow another shop that
Know another shop that
needs dependable DTF support?
Send professional buyers to the Trade application. We will review their business, production needs, and fit without exposing private pricing.
https://trade.dtfatl.com/?utm_source=partner_referral&utm_medium=partner_share&utm_campaign=trade_evergreen#applyUse this tracked link when another professional buyer asks for a dependable DTF source. Referrals do not guarantee approval and do not change account eligibility or pricing.
Account access
Helpful before approval.
Personalized after approval.
Public resources explain the program. Approved account information and pricing remain private to your business.
Available to everyoneProgram details, business-specific use cases, eligibility information, and the trade application.
Provided after approvalPrivate account pricing, account instructions, and the approved first-order path.
Built through repeat ordersA cleaner reorder history and the opportunity to qualify for additional trade account support.