The standard business card size in Australia is 90 × 55mm. If you do nothing else, use that: it fits every card holder, wallet slot and Rolodex in the country, and nobody will ever comment on it.
The four sizes we print
- 90 × 55mm — the Australian standard. Slightly wider and shorter than a credit card.
- 90 × 50mm — same width, 5mm shorter. Reads as a little sharper and more modern.
- 90 × 45mm — noticeably slim. Distinctive, but leaves genuinely less room for content.
- 86 × 54mm — the international ISO size, near-identical to a credit card.
All four are available on our business cards, on the same stocks and finishes.
Why US templates do not fit
The US standard is 3.5 × 2 inches — 88.9 × 50.8mm. That is close enough to 90 × 55mm to look right on screen and wrong in print: the proportions differ, so artwork built on a US template either gets trimmed into or leaves an uneven white margin. European cards are 85 × 55mm, which has the same problem from the other direction.
If you downloaded a template from an overseas site, check its dimensions before you build on it. Ours are set up at the right trim size with bleed already in place.
Setting up whichever size you pick
- Build at trim size plus 3mm bleed on every edge.
- Keep text and logos at least 4mm inside the trim edge — cards are trimmed in stacks and a small amount of movement is normal.
- Watch the corners especially. Type set close to a corner is at risk from two edges at once.
- Export CMYK, 300dpi effective at final size, fonts embedded or outlined.
There is a genuine reason to be careful about this on business cards specifically: they are small, so a 1mm shift is proportionally a much bigger deal than it is on an A4. Full detail in our design guidelines.
Minimum order and turnaround
Minimum order is 100 cards, with a standard turnaround of 3–5 business days from proof approval. Every order includes an automated file check and an on-screen proof you approve before you pay.