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Yes, die cutters are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £8,000 to £250,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£8k – £250k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £100k
Rates From
4.5% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £60,000: a 10% deposit of £6,000, then 48 monthly payments of £1,266 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £66,768, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Manual platen die-cutting press, small format | £8,000–£20,000 | Manual Platen |
| Automatic flatbed die-cutting press, medium format | £35,000–£90,000 | Automatic Flatbed |
| Digital die-less cutting table (Esko Kongsberg class) | £40,000–£120,000 | Digital Die-Less Cutting |
| Rotary die-cutting press, high-volume production | £120,000–£250,000 | Rotary High-Volume |
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Check EligibilityA die cutter qualifies for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000. Hire purchase agreements let you claim capital allowances on the machine. Lease payments are generally deductible in full against profits as they fall due.
Die cutters are bought by packaging converters, label printers and POS and display manufacturers cutting complex shapes from board, corrugated, foam and plastics that a straight guillotine can't produce. Because tooling, a physical steel die versus digital die-less cutting, changes the economics of short versus repeat runs, buyers generally choose between a traditional platen or rotary press and a digital cutting table based on their typical run length rather than buying whichever machine cuts fastest in isolation. Cutting dies, or blades and mats for digital systems, are a job-specific running cost separate from the machine finance. Replacement is usually driven by wanting to move from manual to automatic feed, add digital die-less capability for short-run and prototype work, or increase sheet size, rather than the press failing, since these machines are built for heavy industrial use and last accordingly. A reasonable used market exists for platen and rotary presses from the established manufacturers, while digital cutting tables tend to hold value less predictably given how much control software and camera registration systems have moved on.
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