16 Ounce Cup: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.22 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.03 at volume, on a typical 30-day lead time. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point for a sourcing conversation rather than a binding quote.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.22 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.15 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.085 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.06 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.04 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.03 |
What moves the price
For 16 ounce cup, the drivers are capacity, wall type, lining, lid compatibility, print coverage — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US-facing wholesale listings cluster around about $0.07-$0.19 per cup at 500-1,000 case-level quantities for 16 oz single-wall, printed, or insulated paper cups, while custom-print distributors quote roughly $0.72-$0.74 each only for much smaller promotional runs. For true bulk custom manufacturing, Asia-sourced FOB references for 16 oz cups are roughly $0.025-$0.040 before freight and duties, which supports a lower landed-equivalent band at 25k+ and 100k+ quantities. Price moves most with wall construction, print coverage, and whether lids are included; plain white single-wall is cheapest, double-wall/ripple and full-wrap custom print cost more, and US distributor routes are realistic for 500-10,000 units while import/private-label sourcing is more realistic above 25,000 units.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder 16 ounce cup regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.
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