
Blank PVC ID cards · CR-80 · 10 mil
Blank White PVC ID Cards — CR-80, 10 mil
A thin CR-80 card for passes that only need to last a day. Standard 85.60 x 53.98 mm format at 10 mil (0.25 mm), roughly a third of the ISO standard gauge, for visitor badges, day passes, clip-on tags and punch-out tokens. Because 10 mil sits below the media thickness many card printers are rated to feed, check your printer’s supported range before ordering. Plain white, no stripe and no chip. Packs of 100, 250 and 500.
Quick Glance
Key Features
Thin, Light and Inexpensive
At 10 mil (0.25 mm) this is roughly a third of the thickness of a standard ID card, which makes it the cheapest way to put a printed CR-80 pass in a visitor’s hand for an afternoon.
Full CR-80 Footprint
Still 85.60 x 53.98 mm, so it fits the same holders, clips and slot punches as a standard card and prints with the same artwork and layout — it is only the gauge that changes.
Plain White, Blank Both Sides
No magnetic stripe, no chip and no pre-print. Packs of 100, 250 and 500 keep a reception desk stocked without committing to a box you will not get through.
Detailed Specifications
- Check the media thickness range your card printer supports — it is in the printer’s specification, usually given in mil or mm.
- These cards carry no magnetic stripe and no chip. If you need to encode, tell us and we will quote the right card instead.
- Blank on both sides, so they suit single- or dual-sided printing.
- Send us your printer model and we will confirm the fit before you order.
These are unbranded blank PVC cards supplied by AtomOffice, so there is no manufacturer datasheet behind this page. The dimensions and corner radius are the ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 standard the CR-80 format is defined by, and the millimetre thicknesses are the exact conversion of the mil figure. We deliberately do not state a surface finish, a per-card weight or a named printer compatibility list, because those are not specified for this stock — ask us and we will confirm against the batch we are shipping.
Need-to-Know
All three are the same CR-80 card in a different gauge. What changes is what the badge is for, what it costs per card, and whether your printer can feed it.
- IMPORTANT: at 10 mil (0.25 mm) these sit BELOW the media thickness many direct-to-card printers are rated to feed. Check the supported range in your printer’s specification, or send us the model and we will check it for you, before you order.
- A 10 mil card is noticeably flexible. It is intended for short-life passes, not for a card someone carries in a wallet.
- In a rigid badge holder cut for a 30 mil card this will sit loose. Clip-on holders and pouches suit it better.
- These are unbranded generic cards with no magnetic stripe, no chip and no adhesive backing. We do not publish a surface finish or per-card weight for this stock because it is not specified.
| Specification | 30 mil | 20 mil | 10 mil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.76 mm | 0.51 mm | 0.25 mm |
| Against the ISO standard | The standard itself | About two thirds | About one third |
| Card size | CR-80, 85.60 x 53.98 mm | Identical | Identical |
| Intended for | Long-life staff and member cards | Defined-period badges | Single-day and event passes |
| Printer feed | Inside every direct-to-card printer's range | Almost always fine, worth checking | Often below the minimum — check first |
| In a rigid badge holder | What the holder is cut for | Fits, sits looser | Fits, sits loose |
| Relative cost per card | Highest | Lower | Lowest |
All three are blank white PVC with no magnetic stripe, no chip and no adhesive backing, supplied in packs of 100, 250 and 500. Not sure which size or gauge you need? Our guide CR80 vs CR79 vs CR100: PVC ID card sizes explained covers the formats in full.
Best For / Customer Benefits
Customer Benefits
- The lowest cost per printed pass of the three gauges, which matters when a card is handed back and binned the same day.
- Full CR-80 size, so the same artwork, holders and slot punches work as with a standard card.
- Thin and light enough to clip or pin without weighing on a lanyard.
- Three pack sizes suit a reception desk that gets through passes steadily.
- We will check your printer can feed 10 mil before you order — this is the gauge most likely to need confirming.
Best For
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Frequently Asked Questions
This is the one to check before you order. 10 mil is 0.25 mm, well under the 30 mil standard, and many direct-to-card printers quote a minimum media thickness above it. The range is in your printer’s specification — or send us the model and we will confirm it for you rather than have you find out with a jammed feeder.
Short-life passes. A visitor badge printed at reception in the morning and handed back at the end of the day, an event credential, a clip-on tag, a punch-out token. Anything where the card is consumed rather than carried.
They are the full CR-80 size so they fit the slot, but at a third of the standard thickness they will sit loose in a rigid holder. A clip-on holder, a pouch or a simple punch-and-lanyard suits them better.
No. These are plain PVC cards with nothing on the back. Adhesive-back cards are a different product — usually a thin PVC face on a release liner, which is what makes them feed properly. Ask us if that is what you need.
30 mil is the ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 standard and what most hardware expects. 20 mil is thinner and cheaper, for badges with a defined life. 10 mil, this card, is thinnest and cheapest but needs a printer that can feed it. We stock all three.
Not sure which thickness you need?
Tell us your card printer model and what the badge is for, and our UAE team will confirm the right gauge and pack size before you order.

