Price guide · Beverage Alcohol
16 Ounce Empty Can: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.28 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.05 at volume, on a typical 45-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 | $0.28 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.18 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.12 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.10 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.07 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.05 |
What moves the price
For 16 ounce empty can, the drivers are capacity, lining, end diameter, decoration method — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US wholesale listings for 16 oz aluminum cans cluster around about $0.22 per can at pallet-scale from domestic resellers, while B2B marketplace listings for custom 16 oz beverage cans show roughly $0.05–$0.28 depending on MOQ and print complexity. The main price drivers are decoration method (blank vs printed vs sleeved), end/lid compatibility, and order size; custom-printed cans usually price well below small-quantity domestic resale only once you reach multi-thousand-unit factory MOQs. Realistic routes are US-facing distributors for small pilot buys and Asian OEM/ODM suppliers or landed-import programs for 5,000+ units.
Paying more than the median?
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