Personalised Luggage Tags Singapore | Which Material Lasts

A luggage tag is the cheapest branded item we stock — S$1.46 to S$2.00 across thirteen models — and the one most likely to be lost, scraped along a conveyor or torn off by a baggage handler. That makes material the whole decision.

The aluminium ones come two to a pack

Easy to miss on the listing. Five of the thirteen are aluminium tags sold as a set of two at S$2.00, which works out at a dollar a tag. Most people travel with a cabin bag and a checked bag, so a pair is what one person actually needs — and ordering fifty sets covers fifty travellers rather than twenty-five.

They are 4 x 8cm, smaller than the leather-look tags, and they are engraved rather than printed. Engraving on anodised aluminium cuts to the bare metal and shows as a bright line, which is why the black one reads so clearly. It cannot scuff off, which matters more on a tag than on almost anything else.

PU, wood or bamboo — the other nine

The six PU tags are the largest at 7 x 10cm, in blue, black, brown, red, orange and white, each with a matching strap and a metal buckle that threads through a suitcase handle. White takes full-colour print best; black is the one most corporate orders default to. These are printed, not engraved, so treat them as a two-to-three-year item rather than a permanent one.

The solid wood and bamboo tags are 6 x 9.5cm at S$1.46 — the cheapest things in the range — and both come with a real leather strap. Wood is pale beech, bamboo has visible grain lines running across the face. They look considerably more expensive than they are, which is the main reason to pick them for a gift rather than a giveaway.

Colour is a function, not a decoration

On a carousel at Changi at six in the morning, a bright tag is found in two seconds and a black one in twenty. Orange and red are the fastest to spot; the purple aluminium set is uncommon enough to do the same job. If the tags are for a travelling sales team rather than a conference giveaway, pick visibility over brand palette — they will thank you for it.

What to check before ordering

Is there a minimum order?
No. One tag costs the same per piece as five hundred.

Printed or engraved?
Aluminium is engraved and permanent. PU, wood and bamboo are printed. For a tag that will be checked in forty times a year, engraved wins.

Do they include a strap?
Yes — PU tags come with a matching PU strap and metal buckle; wood and bamboo come with a leather strap.

See the luggage tag range for all thirteen, or the passport holders if you are building a travel set.