Transfer paper for transferring images onto substrates, comprising a carrier, wherein at least one surface of said carrier being provided with a polymer coating, also referred to as a wax layer, of polyolefins, polyolefin copolymers or polyurethanes with a layer thickness of about 20 - 60 g/m 2; a layer arranged thereon with a layer thickness of about 2 - 15 g/m 2, containing a wax emulsion, a binding agent, an inorganic crystalline substance, such as in particular silica but also calcium carbonate or bentonite, and a pigment; a layer arranged on layer with a layer thickness of about 5 - 20 g/m 2, containing an organic polymer, in particular based on diallylmethylammonium chloride, a binding agent, a fixing agent, a copolymer and a pigment; a layer arranged on layer with a layer thickness of about 5 - 20 g/m 2, containing an organic polymer, in particular based on diallylmethylammonium chloride, a binding agent, an inorganic crystalline substance, such as in particular silica but also calcium carbonate or bentonite, a wax emulsion, a copolymer and a pigment, wherein the pigment in layers - is organic and/or inorganic and is selected from white pigment, colour pigments, glitter, metal pigments, functional pigments or mixtures thereof. a carrier, wherein at least one surface of said carrier being provided with a polymer coating, also referred to as a wax layer, of polyolefins, polyolefin copolymers or polyurethanes with a layer thickness of about 20 - 60 g/m 2; a layer arranged thereon with a layer thickness of about 2 - 15 g/m 2, containing a wax emulsion, a binding agent, an inorganic crystalline substance, such as in particular silica but also calcium carbonate or bentonite, and a pigment; a layer arranged on layer with a layer thickness of about 5 - 20 g/m 2, containing an organic polymer, in particular based on diallylmethylammonium chloride, a binding agent, a fixing agent, a copolymer and a pigment; a layer arranged on layer with a layer thickness of about 5 - 20 g/m 2, containing an organic polymer, in particular based on diallylmethylammonium chloride, a binding agent, an inorganic crystalline substance, such as in particular silica but also calcium carbonate or bentonite, a wax emulsion, a copolymer and a pigment, a layer arranged thereon with a layer thickness of about 2 - 15 g/m 2, containing a wax emulsion, a binding agent, an inorganic crystalline substance, such as in particular silica but also calcium carbonate or bentonite, and a pigment; a layer arranged on layer with a layer thickness of about 5 - 20 g/m 2, containing an organic polymer, in particular based on diallylmethylammonium chloride, a binding agent, a fixing agent, a copolymer and a pigment; a layer arranged on layer with a layer thickness of about 5 - 20 g/m 2, containing an organic polymer, in particular based on diallylmethylammonium chloride, a binding agent, an inorganic crystalline substance, such as in particular silica but also calcium carbonate or bentonite, a wax emulsion, a copolymer and a pigment, wherein the pigment in layers - is organic and/or inorganic and is selected from white pigment, colour pigments, glitter, metal pigments, functional pigments or mixtures thereof.