What Clipping Path Asia does

Clipping Path Asia is a privately held photo-editing services company founded in 2012, registered in Florida, USA, with production operations based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and sales/support offices in Sheridan (Wyoming), London, and Rotterdam. The company delivers manual, handcrafted image editing — clipping paths, background removal, image masking, ghost mannequin effects, deep etching, photo retouching, color correction, image manipulation, photo restoration, and vertical-specific editing for fashion, automotive, and real estate — executed entirely by in-house human editors using Adobe Photoshop and the pen tool, with no automated or AI-based processing. Its core technology stack is therefore labor-driven rather than software-driven, supported by a proprietary web-based order management panel (panel.clippingpathasia.com) that handles order intake, real-time tracking, invoicing, credit management, and FTP-based file transfer for enterprise clients.

The business model is a unit-priced B2B/B2C services marketplace targeting eCommerce sellers (Amazon, Shopify, eBay, Etsy, BigCommerce, Rakuten, Tesco), professional photographers, fashion brands, automotive dealerships, and ad/publishing houses. Pricing starts at $0.45 per image for basic clipping paths, with volume discounts up to 30% for clients processing 3,000+ images monthly and custom enterprise rates (e.g., ~$0.50/image at 30,000 images/month), plus paid express delivery tiers ranging from 1 hour to 24 hours. A free 3-image trial and a $30-for-both-sides referral program drive SMB acquisition through a primarily self-serve funnel with inside sales for mid-market and dedicated account managers for enterprise.

Revenue is generated through per-image transaction fees on SMB work and recurring monthly invoicing for enterprise clients, with payment processing handled via PayPal and Stripe. The company claims 5,000+ eCommerce brands and photographers served, 24/7 operations across three shifts supporting ~2,000 images/day, and a 50% expense reduction for clients outsourcing to it versus in-house editing. No external funding, M&A, or parent company is disclosed, and revenue figures are not publicly reported.

Name

Clipping Path Asia

Legal name

Clipping Path Asia

Website

https://clippingpathasia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Clipping Path Asia, founded 2012 and US-registered with Bangladesh production, provides 100% manual photo-editing services — clipping paths, background removal, masking, retouching, and ghost mannequin effects — primarily for eCommerce sellers, photographers, fashion brands, and automotive dealerships on a per-image pricing model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Photo Editing Services

NAICS

Commercial Photography (541922)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Photography & Photo Production (BPAFAIAF)

Keywords

• Image editing services
• Photo retouching services
• Clipping path services
• Background removal services
• ECommerce photo editing

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Image Editing Services (Per-Image): Core revenue from per-image photo editing services including clipping paths, background removal, masking, retouching, and manipulation. Pricing is tiered from $0.45 per image for basic clipping paths, with volume discounts up to 30% off for clients processing 3,000+ images monthly. Bulk enterprise clients receive custom per-image rates (e.g., $0.50/image at scale for 30,000 images/month).
2. Enterprise/Recurring Client Services: Monthly invoicing and recurring work arrangements for high-volume enterprise clients. Includes dedicated account manager, priority processing, and custom pricing for ongoing monthly commitments. Corporate clients receive credit terms subject to reference checks.
3. Express/Rush Delivery Premium: Express delivery options (24, 16, 10, 6, 4, 1 hours, and 2-3 hours) are available at extra cost on top of base pricing. Priority processing for urgent orders with expedited turnaround.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Clipping Path Asia provides professional, 100% manual photo editing services for eCommerce businesses, photographers, agencies, and publishers. Core offerings include clipping paths, background removal, image masking, ghost mannequin effects, photo retouching, color correction, image manipulation, photo restoration, and specialized editing for fashion, automotive, and real estate imagery. All work is handcrafted using Adobe Photoshop by skilled in-house editors in Bangladesh, with delivery ranging from 1 hour (express) to 48 hours (standard), and dedicated enterprise account management for high-volume clients.

Product overview

Clipping Path Asia is a photo editing service company founded in 2012, offering a comprehensive suite of image editing services primarily for eCommerce businesses, photographers, and publishers. The core offering centers around clipping path services (creating vector paths to cut out images), supplemented by related services including background removal, photo retouching, image masking, ghost mannequin effects, photo restoration, color correction, image manipulation, and specialized editing for fashion, automotive, and real estate industries. The company operates as a manual, 100% hand-drawn editing service using Adobe Photoshop and related tools, with operations based in Bangladesh and registered offices in the USA, UK, and Netherlands. The service portfolio includes tiered offerings from basic clipping paths to complex deep etching, with enterprise-level services featuring dedicated account management, real-time order tracking, and custom pricing for high-volume clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clipping Path Services Core service that creates vector closed paths to cut out images from their backgrounds using the Adobe Photoshop pen tool, enabling removal of original backgrounds and preparation for further editing for eCommerce, agencies, photographers, and publishers.
• Background Removal Services Removes unwanted backgrounds from product images, creating white or transparent backgrounds for eCommerce marketplaces, and delivers transparent PNG output for device compatibility.
• Photo Retouching Services Professional image retouching including blemish removal, skin correction, color balance adjustment, and enhancement of product images to improve visual appeal for eCommerce and photographers.
• Image Masking Services Advanced masking technique for removing or isolating complex elements such as hair, fur, or transparent objects, delivering layered PSD files with 98-100% accuracy.
• Ghost Mannequin Services Specialty service for the clothing industry that combines or joins two images (for example, pants and shirt) to create a hollow mannequin effect using both image manipulation and graphic design skills.
• Photo Restoration Services Restores old, damaged, or deteriorated photographs including repair of broken photos, crease removal, and color revival to bring images back to a like-new condition.
• Color Correction Service Adjusts color balance, brightness, contrast, and saturation to ensure accurate color representation in product images.
• Image Manipulation Services Advanced image editing that combines images, removes unwanted objects, adjusts composition, and adds special effects for marketing and advertising purposes.
• Fashion Photo Editing Services Specialized photo editing for the fashion industry including model retouching, skin editing, garment enhancement, and creation of flawless fashion imagery for editorial and commercial use.
• eCommerce Product Editing Services Comprehensive image editing tailored for eCommerce marketplaces including Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Shopify, ensuring images meet marketplace requirements and support sales conversion.
• Car Photo Editing Services Specialized vehicle photo editing for automobile dealerships including background removal, shadow addition, color correction, and image enhancement for automotive inventory listings.
• Deep Etching Service Advanced deep etching that separates products from backgrounds with high precision, including basic, simple, medium, and complex object tiers for products such as jewelry, cycles, and eCommerce items, with 98-100% accuracy and layered PSD output.
• Product Image Editing Services End-to-end product image editing including background elimination, color correction, resolution enhancement, cropping, resizing, and watermark removal or addition for eCommerce websites.
• Packshot Retouching Services Professional packshot retouching for adding colors to old images, correcting photographs, building brand credibility, and enhancing product images for marketing and social media.
• Image Enhancement Photo enhancement services including red-eye correction, blur removal, contrast adjustment, brightness correction, and quality improvement using MATLAB and filtering algorithms.
• Enterprise Services Dedicated enterprise offering for clients processing more than 3,000 images monthly, including a dedicated account manager, monthly invoicing, 2-hour express delivery, real-time order tracking, FTP account access, and custom per-image rates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients reportedly reduce expenses by 50% by outsourcing photo editing to Clipping Path Asia
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AmazoncoreTechnology or IntegrationAmazon is listed as a platform whose image compliance standards Clipping Path Asia adheres to. The company offers Amazon-approved image standardization services ensuring product images meet Amazon's marketplace requirements for white background, image dimensions, and format specifications. This is a primary use case driving customer demand for the company's services.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationShopify is listed as a key e-commerce platform partner. Clipping Path Asia positions its image editing services as compatible with and optimized for Shopify store product listings, helping Shopify merchants prepare compliant, high-quality product images.
• eBaycoreTechnology or IntegrationeBay is listed as a platform where Clipping Path Asia provides eBay-approved image standardization services. The company has documented eBay-approved image standards to help sellers create compliant product images that perform well in eBay search and listings.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayPal is listed as the primary payment gateway for processing customer transactions. PayPal and Stripe are used for secure payment processing via SSL encryption, accepting all major credit and debit cards globally. The company does not store payment details directly.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is listed as the payment gateway used alongside PayPal for processing secure credit and debit card transactions. Stripe processes payments globally with SSL encryption. Card details are not stored by Clipping Path Asia.
• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationAdobe (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Creative Suite) is the primary technology platform used by Clipping Path Asia's editors for all image editing work. The company is a heavy user of Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop CC for clipping paths, masking, retouching, and image manipulation, and InDesign for layout work. This partnership is foundational to the company's service delivery capability.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• eShopWelcome: eCommerce-focused image editing service offering background removal, clipping paths, and product image enhancement for online sellers across major marketplaces.
• Photozombie: Photo editing service provider specializing in clipping paths, background removal, and retouching for e-commerce and photographers — same B2B services model and pricing structure as CPA.
• Pixelz: Direct competitor offering outsourced product photo editing, retouching, and clipping path services for e-commerce brands. Closely comparable business model targeting fashion, retail, and marketplace sellers at enterprise scale.
• Clipping Path India: Direct competitor offering manual clipping path, background removal, and image editing services with South Asia-based production. Near-identical service portfolio and target customer base to Clipping Path Asia.
• PicsRetouch: Photo retouching and image editing services for e-commerce and photographers, including clipping path, masking, and ghost mannequin effects — overlapping with CPA's product portfolio.
• Cut Out Wizard: Online clipping path and image editing service using a combination of human editors and automation, targeting photographers and small e-commerce businesses with per-image pricing.
• FixThePhoto: Outsourced photo retouching and editing service for photographers and e-commerce sellers, offering clipping paths, retouching, and color correction. Directly comparable offering with global customer base.
• Path Edits: Specialized clipping path and image masking service for e-commerce product photography, with offshore production and per-image pricing comparable to CPA's core offering.

Emerging players

• PhotoRoom: AI-native background removal and product photo editing platform targeting e-commerce sellers with instant, low-cost editing — represents the AI disruption vector that threatens manual-only service providers like CPA.

Broad incumbents

• Adobe Photoshop (Adobe Firefly): Provider of the underlying Photoshop tooling that CPA's editors use, and increasingly a direct competitor via AI features like Generative Fill and Firefly that automate background removal and object editing at consumer scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clippPathAsia
• Facebookfacebook.com/clippingpathasia
• Instagraminstagram.com/clipping_path_asia

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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