S&S Wholesale: A Guide for DTF Print Shops

"S&S wholesale" means S&S Activewear, the US blank apparel distributor at ssactivewear.com, which sells blank tees, fleece and headwear to decorators through a free business account. This guide covers how the account works, the shipping terms, which S&S blanks suit DTF transfers, how S&S compares with other distributors, and where to get the transfers themselves. The rest of the page calls the company S&S Activewear.

What is S&S Activewear wholesale?

S&S Activewear is a US wholesale distributor of blank apparel, including t-shirts, hoodies and caps from brands such as Gildan, Bella+Canvas and Next Level. Print shops, including DTF businesses, open a free business account to see wholesale prices and buy blank garments, then decorate them with their own transfers, screen printing or embroidery.

How to open an S&S Activewear wholesale account

These steps follow S&S Activewear's help center as published on November 13, 2026. Check the live signup page, because requirements can change.

1. Go to ssactivewear.com and create an account. S&S Activewear offers business accounts, which see wholesale pricing, and personal accounts, which see retail pricing.
2. Choose a business account and enter your business information. S&S Activewear's FAQ says business customers are asked for business information and a state-issued resale certificate, if applicable.
3. Upload your resale or exemption certificate in the account's Manage Resale Certificates area. Orders are taxed until a certificate is on file.
4. Log in to see prices. S&S Activewear says you must be logged in to view pricing, live stock by warehouse and shipping options.
5. Apply for Net 30 terms if you want them. This is optional, through the credit application on S&S Activewear's business forms page.

S&S Activewear says it has no minimum order requirement. For the "S&S wholesale login", the login sits in the upper-right corner of every ssactivewear.com page.

Shipping terms

• Free ground shipping on orders over $200 for business accounts and over $59 for personal accounts, within the contiguous US, per S&S Activewear's shipping pages. S&S Activewear's FAQ says Ninja Transfers orders count toward the $200; see our Ninja Transfers review.
• Cutoff times are set per distribution center and shown on product pages and by zip code. Orders placed before the nearest center's cutoff ship the same day.
• Will-call pickup is listed on some distribution center pages, including Texas and Kansas.

Choosing S&S Activewear blanks for DTF transfers

S&S Activewear carries the blanks most DTF shops already press. What matters for DTF is the fabric, because it sets the press settings. Starting points from our temperature and time chart:

Check the fabric line on the product page before ordering a case, because heather and safety colors are often a different blend from the solids of the same style. Our best blank shirts for DTF transfers compares the common styles, and the Gildan 5000 guide covers the most common budget tee.

S&S Activewear vs other blank suppliers

Checked on each company's own website on November 13, 2026:

The wholesale blank apparel guide covers more distributors. In October 2026 the FTC closed an investigation into a pricing clause in Gildan's agreement with S&S Activewear after the companies amended it; our Gildan and S&S FTC story explains what changed.

Where to get the DTF transfers

S&S Activewear sells the garments; the transfers come from a DTF supplier or your own printer. Find a supplier near you in the DTF transfer supplier directory, lay out several designs on one sheet with the gang sheet calculator, or compare machines in the DTF printer directory if you plan to print in house. S&S Activewear's own listing is in the directory at S&S Activewear.

How this guide was made

S&S Activewear's website blocks automated reading, so account and shipping details come from its help center and shipping pages as published and indexed on November 13, 2026; confirm them on the live site before you rely on them. The FTC details come from the FTC's October 8, 2026 announcement.

Written by Darrin DeTorres, DTF Database founder. AI helped research and draft this guide; every figure was checked against the named sources before publishing.