Buying into the United States
Wholesale Tarot Cards in the USA: What Ships From Where
Buying tarot wholesale for a US shop? Ready-stock decks leave us in 1–2 business days; designs made to order in Ukraine are ready in 3–4 weeks from payment. Same price either way: $15.90 a 78-card deck from 12, $190.80 for a first order.
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The short answer: two routes, one price ladder
| Ready stock | New production | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it moves from | Held on the US side | Made in Ukraine |
| When it leaves | 1–2 business days | 3–4 weeks from payment (own artwork: from proof approval) |
| Transit | UPS ground, 2–6 business days | UPS Express, 3–6 business days |
| Your own artwork? | No — catalogue designs as printed | Yes |
| Price at 12 decks, 78-card deck | $15.90 a deck | $15.90 a deck |
The ladder is one ladder. It does not matter to the price which route your order takes, only to the calendar and to what you are allowed to change about the cards.
| Decks in the order | Per 78-card deck | Goods total |
|---|---|---|
| 12 — the minimum | $15.90 | $190.80 |
| 24 | $14.90 | $357.60 |
| 48 | $12.90 | $619.20 |
| 96 | $11.90 | $1,142.40 |
| 192 | $10.90 | $2,092.80 |
One ladder, the same for ready stock, Made to Order and printing under your own brand. Delivery is not inside the deck price: for 12 decks it is $14 by UPS ground from stock, and $39.99 by UPS Express when made to order.
Ready stock, held on the United States side
A few editions are in stock on the US side and ship to a US address within 1–2 business days of the order; the catalogue marks them. For a US shop that is the fastest way in: no international transit window, no customs step on your side of the order, and a reorder of an in-stock edition that takes days, not a production calendar. What it does not allow is a change to the cards — a ready-stock edition is the edition as printed, and any change makes it a new production run.
We do not publish how many decks of any design are held. That figure moves, and a number printed on a page today misleads a buyer reading it next month. What is published is which route a design is on, and that is on the wholesale deck catalogue
A US shop that does not want to hold any stock at all, not even the twelve-deck minimum above, has a third route: our dropship tarot cards program ships single decks from the same US stock straight to your customer, with no minimum order.
New production, made in Ukraine
Everything printed new is made in Ukraine: 350 gsm laminated card and a printed box, all inside the deck price. The route from order to delivery is: order → artwork or design confirmed → 3–4 weeks of production from payment → 3–6 business days by UPS Express to the US. With your own artwork or a change, a digital proof comes first and the 3–4 weeks start when you approve it. A sample deck is available through the quote form: $15.90 plus $19.99 shipping for a design in stock, $79 plus $19.99 shipping for your own artwork or a design not in stock.
Our full origin statement, including what a complete 78-card kit weighs and what that means for the delivery line on your invoice, is in where custom tarot cards are printed.
What lands, and what it costs at the door
| A 12-deck order into the United States | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|
| 78-card decks × 12, printed box included | $190.80 |
| Goods, 12 78-card decks at $15.90 each | $190.80 |
| Delivery, ready stock, UPS ground (2–6 business days) | $14 |
| Delivery, made to order, UPS Express (3–6 business days) | $39.99 |
At twenty-four decks the same order is $357.60 of goods; at forty-eight it is $619.20. UPS Express for made-to-order decks is $39.99 for 12 decks, in 3–6 business days.
Duty, tax and who pays it
On the domestic route there is no import step. On the international route the US buyer is the importer of record unless duty is prepaid at the order, and the declared value is the goods value on the commercial invoice. What actually applies to a shipment of printed cards, and where the UK and EU rules differ from the US ones, is set out in customs, duties and import tax on wholesale tarot orders.
Ordering
Nothing gates the trade price except the twelve-deck minimum itself. You do not apply, you are not approved, and no resale certificate or company number is checked at any stage — the trade price is simply what the checkout charges from twelve decks up. When you are ready, the order page opens your wholesale account and your deck selection.
The trade terms are on the order terms page.
Common questions
- Who manufactures tarot cards in the USA?
Very little tarot is manufactured inside the United States; most decks sold there are printed abroad and imported, whoever the name on the box belongs to. Our own answer is direct: Dark Forest cards are made in Ukraine, and a few finished editions are then held on the US side so that US shops can be served domestically. Which of the two routes a design is on is shown beside it in the wholesale catalogue.
- How fast can wholesale tarot cards reach a US shop?
A ready-stock design ships within 1 to 2 business days of the order and reaches a US address by UPS ground in 2 to 6. A made-to-order design is ready in 3 to 4 weeks from payment; with your own artwork or a change, a digital proof comes first and the 3 to 4 weeks start when you approve it. Then 3 to 6 business days by UPS Express.
- What does a 12-deck order cost, and how is delivery charged?
$190.80 of goods at $15.90 a complete 78-card deck. Delivery for 12 decks is $14 by UPS ground from stock, and $39.99 by UPS Express when made to order. The printed box is inside the deck price.
- Do I pay import duty on a wholesale tarot order?
Not on the domestic route. On an international shipment the buyer is the importer of record unless duty is prepaid at the order, and the declared value is the goods value on the commercial invoice. How that works for printed cards, and how the UK and EU rules differ, is in our customs guide.
- Do you publish how many decks you are holding?
No. Stock levels move, and a number published today misleads someone reading the page next month. What we publish is which route a design is on - ready stock or made to order - and that is shown beside each design in the catalogue.