Views: 8 Author: Greenport Marketing Dept. Publish Time: 2026-08-21 Origin: Site
Summary
GREENPORT marks buyer logos on cables, chargers, adapters and accessories using fibre laser engraving. Laser output is single color by nature — the contrast comes from the housing material, not from ink — so the mark you get on anodised aluminium looks different from the mark on a white plastic charger. Printed color logos, custom housing colors and retail packaging are all available, quoted separately by process and quantity. This page covers where a logo physically fits on each product type, what artwork we need, and how neutral and custom color boxes differ.
1 color
Standard laser marking output per part
2014
Building charging accessories since
80+
Production machines at the site
1.16M
Units per month stated capacity
Most buyers who ask for “custom logo” are really asking three separate questions at once: can you put my mark on the product, will it look like my brand, and what does the box look like when it lands on a shelf. Those are three different processes with three different cost structures, and mixing them up is where private label programmes lose time.
This page separates them. If you only take one thing away, take the section on why laser marking is single color — it is the constraint that surprises people most often, and it is much cheaper to design around it than to discover it after you have approved a sample. If you are still choosing a supplier rather than briefing one, start with our data cable factory evaluation guide instead.
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A fibre laser doesn't add anything to the surface. It removes or chemically alters a very thin layer of it. On anodised aluminium the beam ablates the anodic coating and exposes the lighter metal underneath, which reads as a bright silver-white mark. On zinc alloy the effect is similar. On PC or ABS housings the laser locally carbonises or foams the polymer, giving a grey mark that is darker or lighter than the base depending on the resin and the colorant in it.
That mechanism explains almost everything buyers ask about it.
Property | What it means for your programme |
|---|---|
Permanent | The mark is in the surface, not on it. It survives handling, pocket wear, alcohol wipes and the plug cycles a charging product goes through in normal use. |
Zero added thickness | No ink layer to chip, and no clearance problem on parts that slide into a phone case or a car socket. |
Single color | One tone per part, and the tone is decided by the material and finish rather than chosen from a swatch book. See section 03. |
No tooling | Laser marking is programmed, not moulded. Changing the artwork between runs costs setup time, not a new tool. |
Resolution limited by part size | A connector shell gives you roughly a fingernail of usable width. Thin serifs, hairline strokes and small registered-trademark symbols degrade first. |
Cannot render tone | Gradients, drop shadows, halftone screens and photographic elements have no equivalent. Marks are line and solid fill only. |
The practical version: bring us the flat, solid, one-color version of your mark — the one your designer already made for embossing or for a single-color stamp. If that version doesn't exist yet, it needs to, and it is worth making before you order samples rather than after.
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Every product has one obvious marking face and one or two secondary options. The obvious face is the largest flat area that a user sees while the product is in normal use. On a wall charger that's the housing face opposite the pins. On a cable it isn't the cable at all — braided jacket can't be marked — it's the connector shell.
Product image. Wall charger, mark on the large flat face opposite the pins. On white PC the laser reads as a soft grey.
Product image. Car charger, mark wrapped on the barrel. On dark anodised aluminium the same process reads bright white.
Use the table below when you are deciding how much of your brand identity can travel onto the hardware. The usable areas are indicative — the exact window depends on the model, so we confirm it per part when we lay out your artwork.
Product | Primary marking face | Secondary options | Substrate |
|---|---|---|---|
Wall charger | Flat housing face opposite the pins | Side face; rating label area | PC housing |
Car charger | Barrel side, visible when seated | Head end face | Anodised aluminium |
Cable, connector shell | Side face of the shell, either end | Both ends marked; cable tie or lanyard tag | Aluminium or zinc alloy |
Magnetic tip or adapter | Side face of the alloy body | Usually none, the part is too small | Anodised aluminium |
Multiport hub | Top face of the housing | Underside for model and rating data | Anodised aluminium |
Wireless charger pad | Top surface, centred or lower third | Printed or moulded surface finish | PC or aluminium, model dependent |
Earphone control box | Long side face | Housing rear | ABS or PC |
Braided cable jacket | Not markable | Branded velcro strap, clip or hang tag instead | Nylon braid |
Product image. USB A shell on a braided cable. The shell face is the only markable surface on a braided cable.
Product image. Type C shell. Usable width here is roughly a fingernail, which sets the detail ceiling for the artwork.
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The most misread claim in this category
“Custom logo” does not mean your brand colors will appear on the product. Laser marking produces one tone, and that tone is a property of the housing material and its finish — not a color you specify. A brand whose identity depends on a specific red or a two-color lockup will get a monochrome version of that mark on the hardware. If exact brand color on the part is a requirement rather than a preference, say so at enquiry stage so we quote a printing process instead, or a custom housing color, or both.
The two images below are the same process on two different substrates. Neither tone was chosen. Both were determined by what the beam exposes underneath.
Product image. Gold anodised adapter. Ablating the gold anodic layer exposes pale metal, so the mark reads white.
Product image. Black anodised hub. Same laser, same result mechanism, higher contrast because the base is darker.
If you need color on the part, these are the routes, and each is quoted separately because each carries its own setup, minimum and lead time.
Route | Color capability | Trade off |
|---|---|---|
Laser marking | One tone, set by the substrate | Standard offer, no tooling, most durable finish |
Pad printing | Spot colors, one plate per color | Plate cost per color, ink sits on the surface and can wear |
UV printing | Full color, including gradients | Surface preparation matters, wear resistance below laser |
Custom housing color | Brand color as the product body, laser mark on top | Higher minimum, longer lead time, color matching step |
Braid and cable color | Custom braid color as a brand cue | Quoted by cable metreage rather than by piece |
In practice, most private label programmes we run end up combining a laser mark on the hardware with full color on the packaging. That split gives you brand color where the buyer sees it first, on the shelf and in the unboxing photo, and the most durable possible mark on the thing that lives in someone's bag for two years.
Where branding budget actually pays back
On a charging accessory, the packaging is doing more brand work than the housing is. A shopper decides in front of the box or the listing photo. The mark on the connector shell matters later, for repeat recognition and for returns handling. If the budget only stretches to one of the two, put it in the box and take the standard laser mark on the part.
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Standard shipment for most models is a PE bag in an export carton. That's fine for wholesale and for programmes where the buyer repacks locally. Once your product needs to face a shelf or an unboxing video, you move up one of two steps.
Option | What you get | Commercial basis |
|---|---|---|
PE bag, standard | Bagged product, export carton, no retail presentation | Included in the standard offer for most models |
Neutral color box | Existing unbranded retail box in our stock designs, ready to ship, no artwork step | Small per unit surcharge, quoted on enquiry, no plate or tooling charge |
Custom color box | Your artwork, your box style, your insert, barcode and market marks in place | Quoted per project by quantity, box style and printing process |
Bag plus header card | Printed hanging card over a clear bag, hook ready | Quoted per project, cheaper than a rigid box for peg display |
The neutral box is the option people underuse. It gets you off a bare polybag without an artwork cycle, which matters when you're testing a model in a new channel and don't yet want to commit to print minimums. When the model proves out, you switch that same SKU to a custom box without changing anything about the product.
Packaging render. Neutral box for a 240W lanyard cable. Note the color swatch checkboxes on the spine and the specification table on the back.
Packaging render. Same dieline and same layout, different colorway. Changing the accent color is an artwork change, not a tooling change.
Look at the checkbox strips on those two boxes. Color options and cable lengths are printed as empty tick boxes and marked at packing. One printed box then covers every color and length in that model family, instead of a separate print run per variant.
This is the single biggest cost lever in charging accessory packaging, and it is worth designing into your artwork from the start. Print quantity is what moves a carton price, so consolidating six SKUs onto one box gets you a better tier on the print and leaves you holding one packaging inventory instead of six. Plan the tick boxes while the layout is still open — retrofitting them later means a new set of plates.
Format | Typical for | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Peg box with euro hole | Cables, lanyard cables, magnetic cables | Header panel above the hook hole is prime brand space. Works on peg walls and lies flat for ecommerce shipping. |
Square tuck box | Adapters, magnetic adapters, tips | Compact footprint, front face carries one strong product render and the headline spec. |
Rectangular tuck box | Wireless chargers, multi device stands | Room for a feature icon grid and a full input and output table on the back. |
Bag plus header card | Entry price cables, promotional runs | Lowest cost route to a hook ready pack. Less shelf presence than a rigid box. |
Packaging render. Peg box for a rotating Type C cable. Color and length checkboxes sit on the lower front panel.
Packaging render. Square tuck box for a magnetic adapter. Back panel carries function, output by interface, material and warnings.
The front sells. The back is where compliance and returns handling live, and it is the panel buyers most often under specify when they send artwork. Ours carry, at minimum: product name, function statement (charging only, or charging and data), voltage and current by interface, material, interface type, compatibility, cable length where relevant, a supervision warning for products used around children, country of origin, and the conformity and disposal marks for the destination market.
For a custom box the variables that move the quote are box style, print process (offset CMYK, spot color, or both), surface finish (matte or gloss lamination, spot UV, hot stamping, embossing), insert type (paper, EVA foam, blister tray), and quantity. We send a dieline for your chosen style so your designer works to the real cut and fold lines rather than guessing.
Marks on the box are your legal responsibility too
Conformity marks, disposal and recycling symbols, importer details and market specific labelling have to correspond to the actual conformity files for that model and to the market you are shipping into. Requirements are not uniform — some of our boxes carry the French packaging sorting label because that SKU ships into France, and it has no business being on artwork for a market that doesn't require it. The same care applies to interface logos: the USB, USB Type C and Qi marks are licensed trademarks and are not free to place on artwork. Tell us the destination markets and the exact model, and we will confirm which product level files exist, so your artwork isn't carrying a mark the paperwork doesn't support.
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For | Send us |
|---|---|
Laser marking | Vector file (AI, EPS, PDF or SVG) with text converted to outlines. Single solid color, no gradient, no shadow, no halftone. State the target width in millimetres, or tell us to fit the available window. |
Printed logo on part | Vector file plus Pantone references for each spot color, and a note on which color is the priority if a match has to compromise. |
Packaging | Artwork laid out on the dieline we send, CMYK, 300 dpi for any raster element, 3 mm bleed, fonts outlined or supplied, barcode as vector with the quiet zone kept clear. |
Every project | Written confirmation that you own or are licensed to use the marks in the artwork, and the list of destination markets for the SKU. |
Check the scope, not just the certificate
Our quality system is certified to ISO 9001 under certificate number 98925Q00388R0S, valid to 17 July 2028, with a registered scope covering the research, development and production of data cables. That's a management system registration for the site and its cable work, and it isn't a product certification for any individual model. Product level CE, RoHS, UKCA and REACH related files exist by model or series, and we confirm in writing which files cover the exact model you're branding.
Six steps, and the order matters. Skipping step two is the single most common cause of a rejected first sample.
Step | What happens |
|---|---|
1. Brief | You send model number, artwork, preferred marking position and destination markets. |
2. Layout mock up | We return your mark placed on a photo of the actual housing, at real size, so position and scale are agreed before any part is burned. |
3. Laser sample | Once the layout is approved, we mark a real part and send photos, then the physical sample if you want it in hand. |
4. Packaging proof | For custom boxes, a printed proof or a digital proof plus a folded white sample, depending on the process. |
5. Seal the reference | The approved marked part and the approved box are sealed and labelled as the production reference for the run. |
6. Production | Run against the sealed sample. Repeat orders reuse the same laser programme and the same dieline. |
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Not through laser marking, which is single tone. You can through pad printing or UV printing, or by having the housing itself moulded or anodised in your color with a laser mark on top. Each is quoted separately, and each carries a different minimum and lead time, so raise it in your first message rather than after sampling.
Yes on models where both connector shells are metal and large enough. It's a second marking operation, so it's confirmed per model rather than assumed. On very small shells such as magnetic tips, one face is usually all there is.
No. The neutral color box gets you a proper retail box with no branding and no artwork cycle, at a small per unit surcharge quoted on enquiry. It's the usual choice for a first run or a channel test, and you can move the same SKU onto a custom box later without touching the product.
We tell you at the layout mock up stage, before anything is marked, and propose a simplified lockup — usually the wordmark alone, or the symbol alone, at a size that holds. That conversation costs a day. Discovering it on a production run costs the run.
Those are licensed trademarks with their own certification and licensing requirements, so they aren't ours to grant. Tell us the markets and the exact model and we'll confirm what product level documentation exists, and you can take a licensing decision on the interface marks with that in front of you.
Ask us for the ISO 9001 certificate and read the scope line, not just the number. Ask for the CE, RoHS and REACH related reports for the specific model you're branding and check the model list inside the report rather than the cover. And ask for the layout mock up before the sample — a supplier that can produce your mark on a photo of the real housing within a day or two is a supplier that has done this before.
What comes back:
Your mark laid out on a photo of the actual housing, at real size, with the available marking window stated in millimetres
A note on whether the artwork holds at that size, and a simplified lockup suggestion if it doesn't
Neutral box availability for that model, and a dieline if you want a custom box
The list of product level certification and test files that cover that exact model
Sample lead time for the marked part and, where relevant, for the packaging proof
Include your destination markets and your rough first order quantity, and the quote comes back with the printing and packaging options costed rather than described.
Sources
ISO 9001 quality management, International Organization for Standardization
USB trademark and logo licence, USB Implementers Forum
GREENPORT ISO 9001 certificate 98925Q00388R0S, scope covering research, development and production of data cables, valid to 17 July 2028
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