Custom corporate kits: the main types, what goes inside and what drives the price

What is a custom corporate kit?

It is a set of two or more branded pieces, planned for a specific person and moment, and delivered together in one package. What sets it apart from a single gift is that the whole kit is planned at once: items, branding, box and delivery.

So the useful question is not what goes in a kit, but who it is for and when they will get it. A kit for someone starting on Monday looks nothing like one for a client you are thanking at year end, even if both include a notebook.

What types of corporate kits are there?

Catalog kits fall into five types, each solving a different need:

• Welcome kits. To receive new employees on their first day. Everyday items: notebook, pen, tumbler or bottle, sometimes a lanyard for the ID badge.
• Client and VIP kits. To say thank you, close the year or open a relationship. Usually one branded piece plus gourmet or Dominican products: rum, chocolate, wine.
• Event kits. For conferences, trade shows, launches or assemblies. Ordered in volume and budgeted per attendee.
• Executive kits. For managers, directors or partners. Fewer pieces, better materials: planner, tumbler, metal pen, USB drive and laser engraving.
• Wellness and personal care kits. For Women's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day or an internal wellness program. Personal care products, embroidered towel, candle or toiletry bag.

What goes in each kit?

These are real kits from the Lemon catalog, grouped by range: entry (two or three useful pieces), mid-range (an engraved set in a rigid box) and premium (an assembled box or chest with gourmet products). Every kit can be adjusted.

All models are in the corporate kits catalog.

How much does a custom corporate kit cost?

It depends on what goes inside. Two engraved pieces in a box sit in the entry range; a wooden chest with rum, wine or chocolates, in the premium range. Most welcome and executive kits fall in between: a set of three or four pieces in a rigid box.

What moves the price most, in this order:

• number of pieces;
• material (bamboo, steel, ceramic, faux leather);
• technique: laser engraving, UV printing, embroidery, DTF or sublimation;
• packaging: kraft box, rigid magnetic box or wooden chest;
• consumables such as rum, wine or chocolate.

Quantity and lead time count too: more units spread the cost of setting up the branding, and a very short deadline limits the options. If something has to give, we adjust the scope (fewer pieces, other packaging, another technique), not the quality. The price is confirmed in the quote within 24–48 hours, with a mockup and a line-item price: product, branding, packaging and service.

Reference price from RD$435 per unit, before ITBIS (as of October 2026); the final price is confirmed in your quote.

How many kits do I need to order?

There is no fixed number; it depends on the items. A catalog kit with simple branding can be ordered from a few units, per its product page. If it has special packaging or several techniques, we confirm the quantity that makes sense in your quote.

Orders are smaller than most people expect. At Lemon the median order is 15 units, and half of all orders are between 4 and 50 units. You don't need hundreds of people to get a well-made kit.

How long does a corporate kit take?

A catalog kit follows the lead time on its product page; a full project takes 10 to 18 business days. Every lead time starts at artwork approval, not at the first email.

Two seasons call for ordering early. July is our busiest month (48 orders in 2026) because Father's Day in the Dominican Republic falls on the last Sunday of July. November and December follow, for Christmas and year end.

How do you build a kit people actually use?

Backwards from the usual way: goal and date first, items second. These five steps keep the decision simple:

1. Start with the goal. Decide who it is for and when they get it. A welcome kit, a year-end kit and an event kit are different, even if they share items.
2. Pick items for use, not for volume. Three pieces someone uses every day say more than ten that end up in a drawer.
3. Brand with restraint. A clean, well-placed logo beats a big one on everything. The person's name on one piece is usually what they remember.
4. Budget per person. An amount per recipient makes decisions easier and supplier comparisons fair.
5. Plan delivery from day one. One office, several branches or each person's home? The answer changes packaging and lead time.

How we put a corporate kit together, from request to delivery

We don't sell loose logo items; we make sure the kit arrives complete, well presented and on time. The process is always the same:

1. Your order details: goal, recipients, quantity, date, delivery point and rough budget. A vector logo saves time.
2. Quote in 24–48 hours, with a branded mockup and a line-item price: product, branding, packaging and service.
3. Artwork approval and, when it applies, a sample.
4. Production and piece-by-piece quality control.
5. Packing and delivery to one location, per person or per branch.

Two things we are asked for often explain why. First, a separate price for each product. Procurement compares suppliers and needs line-item pricing, so the first proposal already comes broken down. Second, the company logo next to each employee's name. Personalizing by name is normal, and we plan it from your request so it doesn't delay delivery.

A mistake we see often is arriving with items chosen but no delivery date or location. Without those two facts nobody can confirm a real lead time. With them, the proposal comes back in one round.

If you want someone to handle the full kit, see how we run corporate kits for companies: one supplier, one contact.

Guides in this topic

• What to include in a welcome kit for new employees, with items by tier.
• How to run welcome kits when new hires join all year.
• How to ship kits to remote employees across the Dominican Republic.
• Where to get personal care gift kits for your company.
• Custom business kits by department: procurement, HR and marketing.

Request your quote with quantity, date and delivery location at our quote page: we reply within 24–48 hours, with no commitment.