Corporate Gifting Company Checklist for HR Teams in India

A corporate gift has a double destination: it lands in an employee's hands, and it lands on your desk as a line item that someone will bring up with you later. So it's the hamper that matters, but the partner behind it matters more. The right one makes 400 gifts in 30 cities. The wrong one has you chasing tracking links the week before Diwali.
If you’re an HR or people-ops lead based out of Bangalore, Delhi NCR or Mumbai and you’re comparing gifting vendors right now, here’s the checklist we’d want you to have. Five questions to ask every vendor, what a good answer sounds like, and where we happen to fit, so you can compare us honestly against everyone else on your shortlist. 

What should HR teams check before shortlisting a corporate gifting company?

Five things, in this order: minimum order quantity, branding turnaround, delivery to remote employees, sample policy and pan-India reach. Price per head matters too, but it's easy to compare. These five are where vendors quietly differ, and where most gifting programmes go wrong.

What's a reasonable minimum order quantity for corporate gifts?

A good partner should not expect to sell more than a handful of units for ready-made hampers. 50 is a sensible minimum for branded gifts. Anything much higher generally means the vendor is outsourcing the printing and needs volume to make it worthwhile.
The unevenness of your list is where the MOQ matters most. 10 gifts for a leadership offsite, 40 new joiners this quarter, 600 people at Diwali. One partner to manage all three, without the small orders feeling like a favor.

Can a gifting partner deliver to remote employees at home?

It ought to. With hybrid and remote teams now the norm across Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and beyond, delivering only to the office leaves half your team out. The real question is how much work the vendor takes off your plate.
What a good doorstep delivery setup looks like:

• Address collection taken care of for you. You get a list or form link and the partner handles missing PIN codes and follow-ups.
• Individual tracking, so you don't get "has mine shipped?" Slack messages.
• One order, mixed delivery. Some gifts to employees’ homes, the rest in bulk to your office in Gurugram or Andheri
• Personalization that persists after the split. Each box still has the employee’s name on it and your note about where it’s going.
  At The Zappy Box, we deliver to individual employee addresses across India, or in bulk to your offices, whichever suits the programme. For new-hire welcome kits, home delivery is often the first thing a remote joiner receives from you, so it's worth getting right.

Should you ask for a sample before a bulk corporate order?

Yes, always. You need a sample to find out what 300 people are actually going to unbox. The weight of the box, the print quality of your logo, whether the chocolates show up intact two days in transit. You can't find that out from photos in a catalogue.
Sample questions to ask:

• Is there a physical sample of this exact hamper or just a similar one?
• Is the sample blank or does it have your logo on it?
• Is it chargeable and is that netted off against the final order?
• If they can’t send you a physical sample, can they send you an unboxing video of the final box before production?

We have samples for most of our products and share unboxing videos before production begins, so the box you approve is the box your team

How and When should you order Diwali gifts for a whole team?

Diwali falls on Sunday, November 8, 2026. Most offices distribute gifts the week prior. Working back from that, it’s worth locking in your order by mid-October, especially if you want logo branding or delivery to employee homes. If you are buying for more than a handful of people, let our corporate gifting team make it easy for you. We offer bulk discounts and custom branded gifts from 50 units and can deliver to your office or directly to each employee's address across India. If none of the ready-made options fits your budget exactly, Make Your Own Hamper lets you choose the box, the items and the note yourself, so you can build one version and repeat it for the whole team at the price you've set.

What are the red flags when comparing corporate gift suppliers?

• No clear MOQ. "Depends" is fine for bespoke; for everything else, it should be a number.
• Timelines that start at payment. You want them to start at approval, with the approval steps spelt out.
• No sample, no video. If they won't show you the finished box, assume there's a reason.
• "Pan-India" without pin-code answers. See the test above.
• Branding outsourced to a third party. That's usually where delays and colour mismatches creep in. Ask who prints the logo.
• One contact for sales, nobody for delivery. You need a named person during dispatch week, not a ticket number.

Frequently Asked Questions : 

1. What does a corporate gifting company actually do?
A corporate gifting company plans, sources, brands and delivers gifts on behalf of a business, for employees, clients or partners. The good ones handle the whole chain: curating the hamper, printing your logo, collecting addresses and shipping to every recipient. 

2. What is the minimum order quantity for corporate gifts in India?
Most corporate gifting companies in India set MOQs between 5 and 100 units, depending on how much you customise. Ready-made hampers usually have the lowest minimums, while logo-branded packaging needs a larger run to be viable. 

3. Can corporate gifts be delivered directly to remote employees' homes?
Yes. Most established corporate gifting partners in India now deliver to individual employee addresses, which is essential for hybrid and remote teams. Look for a vendor who can split one order between home addresses and office locations, and still personalise each box with the employee's name. The Zappy Box delivers to individual employee addresses across India, including remote locations, or in bulk to your offices, whichever the programme needs.

4. Which corporate gifting companies deliver in Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai?
Most national corporate gifting companies cover Bangalore, Delhi NCR and Mumbai, so the better filter is how well they handle the rest of your employee list. Ask each vendor for delivery estimates on a few real pin codes, including a tier-2 or tier-3 town. The Zappy Box delivers pan-India from a Central India base, which helps keep timelines steady across metros and smaller towns alike, and works with teams at Swiggy, Toyota, HDFC and Swym.