Office Clips Guide: Choosing the Right Clip for Every Job

"Clips" covers a surprising range of products. Some hold loose papers on a desk; others are the metal mechanisms inside a file. Choosing the right one keeps documents secure without damaging them, and for file makers, it decides how well the finished file works.

Clips for everyday paperwork

Binder clips hold a stack of papers with folded steel jaws and fold-flat handles. They come in 19, 25, 32, 41 and 51 mm, from a few receipts to thick reports. Our binder clips buying guide covers the sizes in detail.

Auto clips and long auto clips are quick to put on and take off, for papers that are handled all day. See auto clips.

Spring clips grip with a spring action, useful for holding papers to a board or keeping sets together. See spring clips.

Wire clips are light clips for small sets of papers and quick attachments.

Clip mechanisms for files

These parts go inside files. They are bought mostly by file makers and by offices that assemble or repair their own files.

Arch clips are the lever mechanism used in lever arch files: two arched rings opened and closed by a lever. KINGG supplies 3 inch arch clips. Read more in our arch files guide.

D-ring clips are ring mechanisms with D-shaped rings. Because the straight side of the D sits against the spine, pages lie flat and stay aligned, which suits binders that are opened often. See the finished D-ring file as well.

Paper stoppers hold papers in place on the rings, and rivets fix mechanisms to the file board. See filing accessories.

How to choose

• Loose papers on a desk: binder clips for thick sets, auto or wire clips for thin ones.
• Papers that move between people all day: auto clips, which are quick to open.
• Thick files kept for years: arch files, or arch clip mechanisms if you make your own files.
• Binders opened often: D-ring mechanisms, so pages lie flat.
• Heavy daily use: choose clips with a firm spring and a good finish, and keep spares.

Buying in bulk

Every clip has a standard packing listed on its product page: from 200 pcs for arch clips and 500 pcs for D-ring clips and long auto clips to 1000 pcs for auto, spring and wire clips. Ordering in those multiples keeps cartons sealed.

KINGG supplies clips and filing accessories in bulk from 32 Ezra Street, Kolkata, to offices, file makers, shops and distributors across India. Browse the office tools range and request a quote.