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Cleaner's Supply
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JHB

ClearType Regular Dry Cleaning Piece Tags for Garment Identification

Five tag styles, nine tag numbers and ten colours: 450 stock numbers on one wet-strength paper, printed with ClearType.

Paper piece tag attached to a shirt on a hanger
Rating plate
Brand
Cleaner's Supply
Origin
USA
Stock
Johannesburg

Specification

Product type
ClearType dry cleaning piece tags
Tag styles
Square, Circle, Regular, Stripe and Jumbo
Tag numbers
#1 to #9
Material
High-grade wet-strength paper
Print technology
ClearType (ink embedded onto fiber paper)
Tag dimensions
1 inch x 1 7/8 inch
Numbering
Pre-numbered 000 to 999
Format
Perforated strips for clean tearing
Quantity per box
1,000 tags
Available colors
White, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Red, Lavender, Green, Blue, Tan and Grey
Stock numbers
450 (5 styles x 9 tag numbers x 10 colours)
Stock code format
Style prefix, tag number, colour code. A number 5 Square tag in red is TQ5RE.
Attachment method
Requires pinning, stapling, or fastening to garment
Cleaning resistance
Withstands all dry cleaning and wet cleaning processes
Number legibility
Remains clear and legible after multiple cleanings
Manufacturing
Made in USA
Brand
Cleaner’s Supply

ClearType #1 Regular Piece Tags are Cleaner’s Supply’s numbered, perforated paper tags for tracking individual garments through a dry cleaning workflow. 1000 tags per box, printed with ClearType wet-strength technology that survives multiple cleaning cycles without smudging or fading. Used in intake, sort, and return-to-customer stages. Stocked in Johannesburg by Unicorp for next-day South African dispatch.

ClearType dry cleaning piece tags are professional garment identification tags designed for dry cleaners and commercial laundries using piece system organization. Manufactured in the USA from high-grade wet-strength paper, these pre-numbered tags feature ClearType technology that embeds ink onto special fiber paper, producing bright, bold, legible numbers that withstand all dry cleaning processes and remain legible after multiple cleanings. Pre-numbered from 000 to 999 on perforated strips for clean tearing without ripping, ClearType piece tags prevent mis-sorts and simplify garment organization. Available in multiple vibrant colors to distinguish days of the week, stores, or delivery routes, these 1 inch by 1 7/8 inch tags are supplied 1,000 per box and require pinning, stapling, or fastening to garments. Supplied in South Africa by Unicorp for professional dry cleaning and commercial laundry piece system operations.

ClearType piece tags solve a critical dry cleaning challenge: maintaining legible garment identification throughout the cleaning process. The proprietary ClearType print process embeds ink onto special fiber paper rather than printing on the surface, creating exceptionally durable numbers that resist fading, smearing, or washing away during dry cleaning or wet cleaning processes. Even after multiple cleanings, the numbers remain bright, bold and legible, significantly reducing mis-sorts that can lead to customer service issues and operational inefficiency. The high-grade wet-strength paper construction withstands exposure to moisture, solvents, and heat during cleaning cycles without tearing or disintegrating. Convenient perforations allow operators to tear tags easily along the line without ripping, maintaining clean edges and professional appearance. The piece system organization simplifies garment tracking, with each garment receiving a numbered tag that stays with the item throughout the cleaning and finishing process until return to the customer.

ClearType piece tags work with piece system garment organization. When a customer order arrives, each individual garment receives a numbered tag from a sequential strip (for example, customer order might use tags 100, 101, 102, 103 for four garments). The tags stay with each garment throughout cleaning and finishing, allowing staff to identify which pieces belong together for assembly before customer pickup. This system prevents mis-sorting of garments from different customers and simplifies the organization of multi-garment orders.

The range is one tag in five outlines. Square, Circle, Regular, Stripe and Jumbo all carry the same ClearType printing on the same wet-strength paper, in the same 1 inch by 1 7/8 inch size, 1,000 to the box, so a plant can change style without changing anything about how the tag survives a cleaning cycle. Each style is made in nine tag numbers and ten colours: white, yellow, orange, pink, red, lavender, green, blue, tan and grey. That is 450 stock numbers, and the number a plant reorders is simply the style prefix, the tag number and the colour code run together.

Colour and style are what carry a plant’s own system. A shop running six days assigns a colour to each; a group with three branches gives each branch its own; a plant with delivery routes separates them by style so that a driver’s work is distinguishable from counter intake before anyone reads a digit. None of that changes the tag, which is why it is one page and one specification rather than 450.

Unicorp supplies the range in South Africa. Stock varies by line, so tell us the styles, colours, tag numbers and quantities you use and we will confirm what is on the shelf in Wynberg and what is brought in to order, and quote it by the box.

The range

The ClearType piece tag range

One paper, one print process and one box quantity across all 450 stock numbers. The style is the shape of the tag; the colour and the tag number are how a plant keeps days, routes or branches apart.

Square TQ

A square tag. The most common intake tag on a South African counter.

  • WhiteTQ1WH
  • YellowTQ1YE
  • OrangeTQ1OR
  • PinkTQ1PK
  • RedTQ1RE
  • LavenderTQ1LA
  • GreenTQ1GN
  • BlueTQ1BL
  • TanTQ1TN
  • GreyTQ1GY
Square stock numbers (90)
Square ClearType piece tags: stock number by tag number and colour
TagWhiteYellowOrangePinkRedLavenderGreenBlueTanGrey
#1TQ1WHTQ1YETQ1ORTQ1PKTQ1RETQ1LATQ1GNTQ1BLTQ1TNTQ1GY
#2TQ2WHTQ2YETQ2ORTQ2PKTQ2RETQ2LATQ2GNTQ2BLTQ2TNTQ2GY
#3TQ3WHTQ3YETQ3ORTQ3PKTQ3RETQ3LATQ3GNTQ3BLTQ3TNTQ3GY
#4TQ4WHTQ4YETQ4ORTQ4PKTQ4RETQ4LATQ4GNTQ4BLTQ4TNTQ4GY
#5TQ5WHTQ5YETQ5ORTQ5PKTQ5RETQ5LATQ5GNTQ5BLTQ5TNTQ5GY
#6TQ6WHTQ6YETQ6ORTQ6PKTQ6RETQ6LATQ6GNTQ6BLTQ6TNTQ6GY
#7TQ7WHTQ7YETQ7ORTQ7PKTQ7RETQ7LATQ7GNTQ7BLTQ7TNTQ7GY
#8TQ8WHTQ8YETQ8ORTQ8PKTQ8RETQ8LATQ8GNTQ8BLTQ8TNTQ8GY
#9TQ9WHTQ9YETQ9ORTQ9PKTQ9RETQ9LATQ9GNTQ9BLTQ9TNTQ9GY

Circle TC

A round tag, easy to tell apart from a square one by touch on a busy rail.

  • WhiteTC1WH
  • YellowTC1YE
  • OrangeTC1OR
  • PinkTC1PK
  • RedTC1RE
  • LavenderTC1LA
  • GreenTC1GN
  • BlueTC1BL
  • TanTC1TN
  • GreyTC1GY
Circle stock numbers (90)
Circle ClearType piece tags: stock number by tag number and colour
TagWhiteYellowOrangePinkRedLavenderGreenBlueTanGrey
#1TC1WHTC1YETC1ORTC1PKTC1RETC1LATC1GNTC1BLTC1TNTC1GY
#2TC2WHTC2YETC2ORTC2PKTC2RETC2LATC2GNTC2BLTC2TNTC2GY
#3TC3WHTC3YETC3ORTC3PKTC3RETC3LATC3GNTC3BLTC3TNTC3GY
#4TC4WHTC4YETC4ORTC4PKTC4RETC4LATC4GNTC4BLTC4TNTC4GY
#5TC5WHTC5YETC5ORTC5PKTC5RETC5LATC5GNTC5BLTC5TNTC5GY
#6TC6WHTC6YETC6ORTC6PKTC6RETC6LATC6GNTC6BLTC6TNTC6GY
#7TC7WHTC7YETC7ORTC7PKTC7RETC7LATC7GNTC7BLTC7TNTC7GY
#8TC8WHTC8YETC8ORTC8PKTC8RETC8LATC8GNTC8BLTC8TNTC8GY
#9TC9WHTC9YETC9ORTC9PKTC9RETC9LATC9GNTC9BLTC9TNTC9GY

Regular TR

The original rectangular ClearType tag.

  • WhiteTR1WH
  • YellowTR1YE
  • OrangeTR1OR
  • PinkTR1PK
  • RedTR1RE
  • LavenderTR1LA
  • GreenTR1GN
  • BlueTR1BL
  • TanTR1TN
  • GreyTR1GY
Regular stock numbers (90)
Regular ClearType piece tags: stock number by tag number and colour
TagWhiteYellowOrangePinkRedLavenderGreenBlueTanGrey
#1TR1WHTR1YETR1ORTR1PKTR1RETR1LATR1GNTR1BLTR1TNTR1GY
#2TR2WHTR2YETR2ORTR2PKTR2RETR2LATR2GNTR2BLTR2TNTR2GY
#3TR3WHTR3YETR3ORTR3PKTR3RETR3LATR3GNTR3BLTR3TNTR3GY
#4TR4WHTR4YETR4ORTR4PKTR4RETR4LATR4GNTR4BLTR4TNTR4GY
#5TR5WHTR5YETR5ORTR5PKTR5RETR5LATR5GNTR5BLTR5TNTR5GY
#6TR6WHTR6YETR6ORTR6PKTR6RETR6LATR6GNTR6BLTR6TNTR6GY
#7TR7WHTR7YETR7ORTR7PKTR7RETR7LATR7GNTR7BLTR7TNTR7GY
#8TR8WHTR8YETR8ORTR8PKTR8RETR8LATR8GNTR8BLTR8TNTR8GY
#9TR9WHTR9YETR9ORTR9PKTR9RETR9LATR9GNTR9BLTR9TNTR9GY

Stripe TS

A striped tag, used where a plant wants a second visual axis beyond colour.

  • WhiteTS1WH
  • YellowTS1YE
  • OrangeTS1OR
  • PinkTS1PK
  • RedTS1RE
  • LavenderTS1LA
  • GreenTS1GN
  • BlueTS1BL
  • TanTS1TN
  • GreyTS1GY
Stripe stock numbers (90)
Stripe ClearType piece tags: stock number by tag number and colour
TagWhiteYellowOrangePinkRedLavenderGreenBlueTanGrey
#1TS1WHTS1YETS1ORTS1PKTS1RETS1LATS1GNTS1BLTS1TNTS1GY
#2TS2WHTS2YETS2ORTS2PKTS2RETS2LATS2GNTS2BLTS2TNTS2GY
#3TS3WHTS3YETS3ORTS3PKTS3RETS3LATS3GNTS3BLTS3TNTS3GY
#4TS4WHTS4YETS4ORTS4PKTS4RETS4LATS4GNTS4BLTS4TNTS4GY
#5TS5WHTS5YETS5ORTS5PKTS5RETS5LATS5GNTS5BLTS5TNTS5GY
#6TS6WHTS6YETS6ORTS6PKTS6RETS6LATS6GNTS6BLTS6TNTS6GY
#7TS7WHTS7YETS7ORTS7PKTS7RETS7LATS7GNTS7BLTS7TNTS7GY
#8TS8WHTS8YETS8ORTS8PKTS8RETS8LATS8GNTS8BLTS8TNTS8GY
#9TS9WHTS9YETS9ORTS9PKTS9RETS9LATS9GNTS9BLTS9TNTS9GY

Jumbo TG

An oversized tag for heavy goods, curtains and bulk items.

  • WhiteTG1WH
  • YellowTG1YE
  • OrangeTG1OR
  • PinkTG1PK
  • RedTG1RE
  • LavenderTG1LA
  • GreenTG1GN
  • BlueTG1BL
  • TanTG1TN
  • GreyTG1GY
Jumbo stock numbers (90)
Jumbo ClearType piece tags: stock number by tag number and colour
TagWhiteYellowOrangePinkRedLavenderGreenBlueTanGrey
#1TG1WHTG1YETG1ORTG1PKTG1RETG1LATG1GNTG1BLTG1TNTG1GY
#2TG2WHTG2YETG2ORTG2PKTG2RETG2LATG2GNTG2BLTG2TNTG2GY
#3TG3WHTG3YETG3ORTG3PKTG3RETG3LATG3GNTG3BLTG3TNTG3GY
#4TG4WHTG4YETG4ORTG4PKTG4RETG4LATG4GNTG4BLTG4TNTG4GY
#5TG5WHTG5YETG5ORTG5PKTG5RETG5LATG5GNTG5BLTG5TNTG5GY
#6TG6WHTG6YETG6ORTG6PKTG6RETG6LATG6GNTG6BLTG6TNTG6GY
#7TG7WHTG7YETG7ORTG7PKTG7RETG7LATG7GNTG7BLTG7TNTG7GY
#8TG8WHTG8YETG8ORTG8PKTG8RETG8LATG8GNTG8BLTG8TNTG8GY
#9TG9WHTG9YETG9ORTG9PKTG9RETG9LATG9GNTG9BLTG9TNTG9GY
Questions

Answers before you enquire

How is a ClearType piece tag stock number made up?
Each stock number is the style prefix, then the tag number, then the two-letter colour code. The style prefixes are TQ for Square, TC for Circle, TR for Regular, TS for Stripe and TG for Jumbo; the tag numbers run 1 to 9; the colour codes are WH white, YE yellow, OR orange, PK pink, RE red, LA lavender, GN green, BL blue, TN tan and GY grey. A number 5 Square tag in red is TQ5RE. All 450 combinations share the same wet-strength paper, the same ClearType printing, the same 1 inch by 1 7/8 inch tag and the same 1,000 to the box.
Which style should a plant choose?
The specification is identical across the five, so the choice is about telling tags apart on the floor rather than about durability. Square and Circle differ enough in outline to be read at a glance on a crowded rail, Regular is the original rectangular tag, Stripe adds a printed band as a second visual axis where colour is already carrying a meaning, and Jumbo is the oversized tag for curtains, bedding and bulk goods. Many plants run two styles side by side.
What is the piece system for dry cleaning?
The piece system is a garment organization method where each individual garment receives a numbered tag. For example, a customer order with five items might receive tags numbered 100 through 104. These tags stay with each garment throughout the cleaning process, allowing staff to identify which pieces belong together when assembling orders for customer pickup. This system is simpler than batch systems for small operations and reduces mis-sorting of garments from different customers.
What makes ClearType technology different from standard printed tags?
Standard printed tags use surface printing where ink sits on top of the paper and can wear away during cleaning. ClearType technology embeds the ink into special fiber paper during the printing process, creating numbers that become part of the paper structure rather than sitting on the surface. This makes the numbers exceptionally durable and resistant to fading, smearing, or washing away, even after multiple dry cleaning or wet cleaning cycles. The result is consistently legible numbers that reduce mis-sorts throughout the garment lifecycle.
How do I attach ClearType piece tags to garments?
ClearType piece tags require mechanical attachment to garments. Common methods include safety pins (through a seam or care label), tag attacher guns (plastic fasteners), or stapling through reinforced areas. The attachment method should be secure enough to keep the tag with the garment throughout cleaning but easy to remove before returning the garment to the customer. Many dry cleaners attach tags through existing care labels to avoid creating holes in customer garments.
Why use different colors of piece tags?
Different colors allow visual organization and quick identification without reading numbers. Common uses include assigning different colors to different days of the week (Monday orders get blue tags, Tuesday gets yellow, etc.), distinguishing between multiple store locations, separating delivery routes, or identifying different service types (standard cleaning versus express service). This color coding allows staff to sort and organize orders visually, improving efficiency and reducing errors.
How many garments can I tag from one box?
Each box contains 1,000 pre-numbered tags (000 to 999). The number of garments you can tag depends on your numbering system. If you use sequential numbering for each customer order, a box can handle anywhere from 200 orders (if averaging 5 garments per order) to 500 orders (if averaging 2 garments per order). Most dry cleaners order multiple boxes in different colors to maintain adequate inventory for their piece system operations.
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