NFC Tag Manufacturer in China

NFC tag products manufactured in our China facility

Proud Tek has manufactured RFID and NFC products in Shenzhen since 2008, and NFC stickers, inlays and specialty tags are the highest-volume HF line across our two factories. Every form factor below is produced on our own converting and encoding lines. If your project needs EPC Gen2 UHF logistics labels or housed industrial tags instead, those run on separate lines — see our RFID label manufacturing and RFID tag factory pages.

• 50M+NFC tags per month
• 30-50%Savings vs Western mfg
• 5-7 daysPrototype turnaround
• NXPAuthorized chip supply

• NFC wet inlays: chip-on-flex antenna assemblies with adhesive backing on rolls for label converters and high-speed automated production lines.
• NFC dry inlays: bare chip and antenna on PET substrate for card lamination, packaging embedding and custom product integration.
• Printed NFC stickers: full-color paper or PET stickers with NTAG chips, supplied on rolls or individual die-cut pieces with custom artwork and pre-encoded URLs.
• NFC epoxy tags: durable dome-coated tags in coin, disc and keychain shapes for loyalty programs, pet identification, guard tour and industrial marking.
• NFC anti-metal tags. Ferrite-layer tags maintaining read performance on metal surfaces for IT equipment, tools, machinery and automotive applications.
• NFC authentication tags: NTAG 424 DNA tamper-evident tags with cryptographic verification for pharmaceutical, luxury goods, wine and spirits brand protection.

Why source NFC tags from a Chinese manufacturer

Most NFC tag brands and resellers in Europe and North America already source from Shenzhen factories, then add their own margin. Buying factory-direct removes that layer. The comparison below reflects what international buyers report when they move sourcing to us; since 2008 we have shipped NFC and RFID programs to customers in more than 50 countries, with compliance documentation included in every shipment rather than charged as an extra.

• Cost advantage: China's concentrated NFC supply chain means lower material costs, lower labor costs and higher production efficiency than manufacturing in Europe or North America, translating to 30-50% savings for buyers.
• Scale capability: our factory produces 50+ million NFC tags per month, meaning we can fulfill orders from 1,000 to 10 million pieces with consistent quality and predictable lead times.
• Full customization: because we control the entire production chain, we can customize antenna size, chip selection, substrate material, adhesive type, printing, encoding and packaging to your exact specification.
• Fast sampling: prototype NFC tags with your custom design are typically produced and shipped within 5-7 days, allowing rapid product development cycles.
• Established export logistics: Shenzhen's proximity to Hong Kong port enables fast, affordable shipping worldwide via air or sea, with experienced logistics teams handling documentation and customs.

NFC chip families we stock and encode

Chip selection drives cost, memory and security more than any other line item on an NFC quote. We hold factory stock of the NXP families below and source STMicroelectronics ST25TA and Fudan FM-series compatible chips for cost-sensitive applications. Tell us the data payload, security requirement and reader environment, and we will recommend the least expensive chip that meets it — then send free samples so your team can verify against real phones and readers before committing.

• NTAG 213 — 144 bytes user memory, NFC Forum Type 2 tag, ideal for URL encoding, product authentication and marketing stickers where cost efficiency matters.
• NTAG 215 — 504 bytes user memory, commonly used for gaming NFC (Amiibo compatible), loyalty programs and applications needing more data storage.
• NTAG 216 — 888 bytes user memory, the largest NTAG chip for vCard storage, complex NDEF records and multi-record applications.
• NTAG 424 DNA — AES-128 authentication with SUN (Secure Unique NFC) message, rolling code per tap, designed for anti-counterfeit and cloud-verified authentication.
• MIFARE Ultralight EV1 — 64 or 128 bytes with originality signature and OTP counters, designed for single-use ticketing and transit applications.
• ICODE SLIX: ISO 15693 HF tag for library systems, industrial automation, and applications needing longer read range at 13.56 MHz.

Stock program or custom production — two ways to order

We run the NFC line as two parallel programs: a stock program for standard white tags on the most common chips, and custom production for printed, encoded or non-standard builds. Most buyers start from stock to validate the application, then move to custom artwork on the second order. Minimums stay low because converting runs continuously.

• Stock tags: plain white NFC stickers, wet inlays and epoxy tags on NTAG 213/215/216 ship from existing inventory in 5-7 business days, with minimums from 100 pieces for pilot orders.
• Custom production MOQs by form factor: NFC wet and dry inlays start at 1,000 pieces (one roll), printed NFC stickers at 500 pieces, and NFC epoxy tags at 200 pieces.
• Custom-printed stickers: full-color printing with your artwork, supplied on rolls or as die-cut pieces, in 7-10 business days after artwork approval.
• Free samples: 5-10 tags of any type before a production order, so you can test chips against your phones, readers and software at no cost.
• Ordering workflow: send your application, artwork and encoding data and we reply within one business day (Monday-Friday, GMT+8) with a quote; artwork and encoding files are locked before production starts, and they stay on file so reorders go straight to the line.

Converting and encoding under one roof

Label converters and system integrators buy from us at the inlay stage; brand owners buy finished, encoded stickers. Both are served by the same lines — antenna and chip assembly, roll converting, printing and inline encoding — with a documented functional read test on every encoded unit before dispatch.

• Converter-friendly rolls: wet inlays supplied on continuous rolls with standard pitch spacing (16 mm, 18 mm or custom), compatible with major converting equipment from Mühlbauer, Melzer and BIELOMATIK.
• Web widths to match your line: both narrow web (50-80 mm) and wide web (200-320 mm) roll formats are supported.
• Standard inlay sizes: 25 mm circles and 40 × 25 mm rectangles, plus custom die-cut shapes for non-standard packaging and product geometries.
• Encoding during production: static NDEF URLs, dynamic URLs with UID-based parameters, vCards, Wi-Fi credentials or custom data structures, with optional read-only locking after encoding.
• NTAG 424 DNA configuration: we set the SUN mirror and your backend verification URL so each tap generates a unique cryptographic authentication signature for brand-protection programs.
• QC and documentation: 100% functional read test on every encoded unit, batch test reports with chip response and read-range data, and RoHS / REACH / FCC / CE declarations shipped with every order.

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