Gildan 5400 - Heavy Cotton Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Custom Printed Gildan 5400 Heavy Cotton Long Sleeve T-Shirt

The Gildan 5400 is a 5.3-ounce, 100% US cotton long sleeve T-shirt with a classic fit, seamless body and rib knit cuffs. Outdoor and cool-weather crews buy it as a printed work shirt - landscaping, construction, warehouse teams, festival staff - because it covers the arms and still takes a full-size chest or back print. Wholesale Caps and Embroidery decorates it in-house at our Houston, TX facility, where we have been putting logos on apparel since 1979.

DTF (direct-to-film) printing is the workhorse method on this shirt, handling full-color art, gradients and short runs with no minimum order. The 100% cotton body holds the print cleanly, and a long sleeve gives you a full front, a full back and two sleeve positions to work with - company name across the back, small logo on the left chest, phone number down a sleeve. Embroidery is available too, left chest only, at a 6-piece minimum, if you want a stitched look on a work shirt.

Product Features

• 5.3-ounce, 100% US cotton body; 99/1 cotton/poly in Ash, 90/10 in Sport Grey, 50/50 in Graphite Heather, Safety Green and Safety Orange
• Classic fit with a seamless body - a flat, uninterrupted print area front and back
• Non-topstitched, classic width rib collar with taped neck and shoulders
• Rib knit cuffs that stay put under gloves or a jacket
• Recycled, high-performing black tear-away label
• 25 colors including Safety Green and Safety Orange for high-visibility crews

Why Buyers Pick It

Most teams already own short sleeve shirts. This is the one they reach for from October to March, and it is the reason a uniform program does not fall apart in cool weather. Two things make it worth stocking: the sleeves are print real estate nobody else on the crew is using, and Safety Green and Safety Orange are in the color list, so a high-visibility requirement does not force you into a separate garment. It costs a few dollars more than a short sleeve tee and buys you a shirt the crew can wear on its own.

Sizing

Sizes run S through 3XL, so extended sizes 2XL and 3XL are covered on the same order - you do not have to source big sizes anywhere else. Mix the size run however your roster falls: two smalls, nine larges and one 3XL is a perfectly normal order here, whether it is DTF-printed with no minimum or embroidered once you reach the 6-piece floor. The fit is classic, not slim, so most crews order true to size. For the short sleeve version of the same heavy cotton body, see the Gildan 5000, and browse more in custom long sleeve T-shirts.

How to Order

DTF orders on this shirt have no minimum. Order a single piece if that is all you need, or a few hundred for a full staff rollout - the price per piece is the only thing that changes. Embroidered orders need at least 6 pieces total, mixable across sizes and colors. Send your logo in any format you have and we return a free digital mockup showing size, placement and ink or thread colors. Nothing goes to production until you approve it. Production runs 7-10 business days from proof approval, rush is available on request, and ground shipping is free on most orders.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are custom Gildan 5400 long sleeve T-shirts?
They are 5.3-ounce, 100% US cotton long sleeve tees decorated with your logo by Wholesale Caps and Embroidery. We are a decorator, not a blank-goods reseller - we buy the Gildan 5400 and DTF print or embroider it in-house at our Houston, TX facility. Your artwork never leaves the building, and we have been doing this since 1979.

Is there a minimum order on the Gildan 5400?
It depends on the decoration method. DTF print has no minimum - a single shirt for a sample, a replacement for a new hire, or one shirt to check the fit before you commit to a size run is a real order. Embroidery requires at least 6 pieces, mixable across sizes and colors. The only other exception in our catalog is headwear: embroidered caps carry a 12-cap minimum.

What sizes does the 5400 come in and how does it fit?
S through 3XL, including extended 2XL and 3XL. The cut is a classic fit with a seamless body and rib knit cuffs, so it wears like a standard work tee rather than a slim retail tee. Sizes mix freely on one order.

Can you print on the sleeves as well as the chest?
Yes. A long sleeve gives you left chest, full front, full back and both sleeves. DTF printing handles solid spot-color logos, back prints and detailed or multi-color art alike, with no minimum. We match ink to your brand colors and show every placement on the free digital mockup before we print.

Do you keep my artwork on file for reorders?
Yes. Once your logo is digitized for embroidery or set up as a DTF file, we keep it on file at our Houston facility. Reorders skip setup entirely - you tell us the style, colors and size run, and we print from the file we already have. That keeps a second run cheaper and keeps your logo identical from the first shirt to the five hundredth.

Can the same logo go on other styles?
Yes, and it is a common request. The same DTF file that prints this long sleeve prints a short sleeve tee, a hoodie or a tank top, so a crew can carry one mark across the whole seasonal wardrobe. Mixing categories is fine on one order too - shirts, polos and embroidered caps can all carry the same mark. Just note that DTF-printed shirts have no minimum and can be ordered one at a time, embroidered shirts need 6 pieces total, and caps are ordered in multiples of 12.

How long does production take?
Production is 7-10 business days from the moment you approve the digital mockup, and ground shipping on most orders is free. Rush production is available on request - tell us your event date when you send the artwork and we will confirm what is possible before you pay. Reorders from artwork already on file usually move faster because there is no setup step.

Send us the artwork and we will send back a free digital mockup on the Gildan 5400. DTF: no minimum. Embroidery: 6-piece minimum. See the rest of our Gildan T-shirts or the full custom T-shirt range.