MIFARE Ultralight C Sticker Manufacturer
RFIDAK supplies MIFARE Ultralight C stickers from our Shenzhen factory with 1,000 stickers minimum order, 7-12 working days lead time, and full ISO/IEC 14443A compliance — used for reusable single-line transit and hotel paper guest cards.
Quick spec — MIFARE Ultralight C Sticker
Chip technical brief
MIFARE Ultralight C (NXP MF0ICU2) provides 3DES mutual authentication and 144 bytes user memory in a single-counter format. It is the chip behind several Asian and Latin-American reusable transit tickets, hotel paper-card guest credentials, and low-cost membership programs that need authenticated reads but cannot afford DESFire pricing. RFIDAK ships Ultralight C in CR-80 PVC, paper card, and silicone wristband form factors.
Buyer one-liner
Low-cost 3DES-authenticated chip; reusable transit and hotel paper credentials.
Typical use cases
- ▸ Reusable single-line transit
- ▸ Hotel paper guest cards
- ▸ Low-cost membership
- ▸ Event credentials
Compatible readers
- ▸ HID OMNIKEY series
- ▸ Identiv 4710F
- ▸ Smartphones with NFC
Sticker manufacturing
RFID and NFC stickers are flexible adhesive labels with the chip + antenna inlay sandwiched between a face material (paper, PVC, or PET) and an adhesive release liner. Standard production uses a wet-inlay with permanent acrylic adhesive (peel-and-stick application), although removable adhesives, tamper-evident slits, and on-metal foam spacers are available as variants. Stickers are die-cut to specified shape (round, rectangular, custom), printed with thermal-transfer or CMYK depending on substrate, and shipped on continuous-roll or sheet format depending on customer application equipment. Standard MOQ for stickers is 5,000 units due to inlay-roll batch size; smaller pilot batches of 500-1,000 are possible at +30% per unit.
Typical sizes
- • Φ22 mm
- • Φ30 mm
- • 25 × 25 mm
- • 38 × 25 mm
- • 50 × 30 mm
- • 70 × 40 mm
- • Custom
Materials
- • PET coated paper
- • PVC
- • White synthetic paper
- • Anti-tear film
Compliance
- • CE
- • RoHS
- • FCC Part 15
Why source MIFARE Ultralight C stickers from RFIDAK
MIFARE Ultralight C stickers combine 3DES mutual authentication with the low-cost positioning of the Ultralight family — used by reusable single-line transit tickets, low-cost membership programs, and event credentials that need authenticated reads but cannot afford DESFire pricing.
Buyer snapshot
Public-transit operators issuing reusable single-line tickets, small-business membership programs, and event-tech operators.
Anonymized project examples
Example 1
A LATAM city metro system uses MIFARE Ultralight C stickers as 30-trip reusable tickets at a per-unit cost ~25% of MIFARE Classic 1K cards.
Example 2
A casino chain issued 12,000 Ultralight C stickers as one-night-stay event tokens, pre-encoded with property + show ID + access permissions.
Compare with other stickers
Other chips that work in sticker format. Use this as a quick selector before requesting samples — RFIDAK ships free 3-5 unit test packs across multiple chip options.
| Chip | Memory | Security | Typical Use | Cost Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIFARE Ultralight C (this page) | 144 bytes user memory | 3DES authentication | Reusable single-line transit | $$ |
| MIFARE Ultralight EV1 | 48 bytes user memory | 32-bit password protection + ECC originality signature | Single-trip transit tickets | $ |
| MIFARE Classic 1K | 1,024 bytes EEPROM | Crypto-1 (deprecated since 2008 | Hotel key cards (Saflok / VingCard / Onity legacy) | $ |
| NXP NTAG213 | 144 bytes user memory | 32-bit password + ECC originality signature | NFC marketing posters | $ |
| NXP NTAG215 | 504 bytes user memory | 32-bit password + ECC originality signature | Premium NFC business cards | $$ |
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Frequently asked — MIFARE Ultralight C stickers
What is the minimum order quantity for MIFARE Ultralight C stickers? ▾
1,000 stickers is the standard MOQ. Smaller pilot batches may be possible at +15-30% per unit. For 5,000+ orders, volume discounts of 5-10% typically apply; 50,000+ orders move to direct-import pricing tiers.
Which readers are tested compatible with RFIDAK MIFARE Ultralight C stickers? ▾
HID OMNIKEY series, Identiv 4710F, Smartphones with NFC. RFIDAK ships free 3-5 unit test packs to integrators evaluating reader compatibility before bulk commitment.
Can RFIDAK pre-encode MIFARE Ultralight C stickers to our specification? ▾
Yes. For encrypted chips, RFIDAK signs an NDA and accepts customer master keys, then applies issuer-key-derivation to produce pre-encoded credentials. For UID-only chips, customer-supplied EPC / NDEF / data-block content is written before shipment. Per-unit pre-encoding pricing is typically +$0.05-0.20 depending on complexity.
What lead time should I plan for MIFARE Ultralight C stickers to major export markets? ▾
7-12 working days production from artwork approval, then 4-6 days DHL air or 18-30 days sea freight. Total door-to-door is typically 18-22 days air or 30-45 days sea. CE-marked products clear EU customs without additional documentation.
Are RFIDAK MIFARE Ultralight C stickers compliant with CE? ▾
Yes. RFIDAK MIFARE Ultralight C stickers carry CE, RoHS, FCC Part 15 compliance. Test reports are available on request under NDA.
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