Retail & apparel
RFID Hardware for Apparel and Fashion Stores
Clothing stock is hard to count because every style splits into many sizes and colours, and the same piece can be on the shop floor, in a trial room, in the back store or packed for an online order. Barcodes are scanned one item at a time, so full counts happen rarely and the records drift away from what is actually on the rails.
UHF RFID puts a passive chip in the swing tag, price label or sewn-in label of each garment. A handheld picks up a whole rack in one sweep, a tray at the till reads every item placed on it, and a gate at the door notices tagged goods leaving. This page lists the tags and readers stocked here; the retail software is on IdentiumOne.
How it works
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Tag at source or in store
Your supplier or DC attaches a UHF hang tag, adhesive label or woven label to each garment. Labels can also be printed and encoded in house so the barcode, price and chip ID match.
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Count the floor and back room
Staff walk the aisles with a handheld or a phone-paired reader, reading tags on hangers and in folded stacks without unfolding anything.
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Bill at the counter
A smart tray at the POS reads every tagged item placed on it at once, and reusable hard tags are taken off before the bag is packed.
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Watch the exit
A gate reader at the store entrance reads tagged goods passing through, tells in from out, and can sound its built-in alarm.
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Share stock across channels
The software turns these reads into size-level stock for each store, which online orders and in-store pickup can then draw on.
Hardware you need
Swing tags and price labels
The paper hang tag comes with a laminated UHF inlay in 110 x 37, 80 x 50 and 60 x 40 mm sizes. The printable ID-3050 label sticks onto an existing ticket and reads at 1 to 3 m even on folded fabric.
- UHF RFID Hang Tag for Retail & Apparel IDTS-HT11037On request
- UHF RFID Apparel Tag ID-3050 U8 (30 × 50 mm)₹6 + GST
Sewn-in and dual-technology labels
A woven fabric label with an embedded UHF inlay is stitched in like a care label and stays with the garment. Stores that still run EAS gates can use the combined UHF and EAS inlay during the changeover.
- UHF RFID Woven Label ID-4015-U8 (NXP UCODE 8)₹8 + GST
- UHF + EAS Dual RFID Inlay ID-6535-U8 (65 × 35 mm)₹7 + GST
Reusable security tag
The ABS hard tag carries a UHF chip, comes off at the till and goes back onto the next garment, which suits higher-value pieces.
All UHF RFID TagsStock counts
The CX1500N rugged gun-grip handheld is built for full-store counts, while the UBR90H pocket reader pairs with a staff phone over Bluetooth for quick checks on a single rail.
- Uhf Handheld Rfid Reader CX1500N₹58,000 + GST
- UHF Bluetooth Reader UBR90H₹12,000 + GST
- RFID Inventory Evaluation Kit – CX1500N UHF Handheld + Sample Labels₹59,775 + GST
Billing counter and exit door
The CX111T smart tray has a built-in short-range near-field antenna with adjustable power, so reads can be kept to the items laid on it rather than the rack behind the counter. At the door, the HLR200 gate reader covers up to 4 m and senses which way goods are moving.
- Identium RFID Smart Tray – CX111T₹45,000 + GST
- RFID UHF Gate Reader₹2,20,000 + GST
In-house label printing
The IT4RL desktop printer-encoder prints text and barcode and writes the chip in one pass, working from Excel or a database.
- IT4RL Desktop RFID Printer and Encoder₹1,35,000 + GST
The software
Tags and readers only collect reads. Turning them into size-level stock per store, replenishment lists, fitting-room activity, POS updates and store pickup is the work of the RFID Apparel and Fashion Retail System from IdentiumOne. To see how it handles source tagging, store counts and stock shared across channels, and to book a demo, go to IdentiumOne.
RFID apparel and fashion retail software and live demo on IdentiumOneWhy teams use it
- Store counts that cover every size and colour, run often enough to keep records close to what is on the rails.
- Quicker billing, since a tray reads the whole basket instead of one barcode at a time.
- A clear view of tagged goods that leave through the door without passing the till.
- One tag per garment that serves stock counts, checkout and loss prevention together.
Shop the hardware
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Frequently asked questions
Which tag should we use: hang tag, label or woven label?
Hang tags and adhesive labels are the usual choice when tagging happens at the DC or in store, because they come off with the price ticket. Woven labels are sewn in at the factory and stay with the garment. All of them are passive UHF, so they read on the same handhelds, trays and gates.
Can we print our own RFID price tags?
Yes. A desktop RFID printer such as the IT4RL prints the price, barcode and text and encodes the chip in the same pass, using printable labels like the ID-3050. Brands printing at high volume can look at the industrial iX4R.
Do these readers work on the Indian UHF band?
The CX1500N and UBR90H handhelds, the CX111T tray and the HLR200 gate listed here are specified for the 865–868 MHz band used in India, and the ID-3050 label, woven label and hard tag are made to work in it.
Can we trial the setup before tagging a whole store?
Yes. Start with a sample batch of labels and one handheld, or order the CX1500N inventory evaluation kit, which bundles the handheld with sample UHF labels. Use the Request RFID Samples page to ask for tag samples.