8 Ounce Paper Cup: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.14 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.012 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 | $0.14 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.065 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.03 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.022 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.018 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.012 |
What moves the price
For 8 ounce paper 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 retail/wholesale listings for 8 oz paper cups cluster around about $0.10-$0.20 per cup at 500-count case pricing, while larger wholesale and import-market references show materially lower FOB/landed costs at 100k+ units. The biggest price movers are wall construction (single vs double/ripple), lining/compostable coatings, print coverage, and whether pricing includes domestic fulfillment or ocean-import landed cost. Realistic routes are US distributors for 500-5,000 units and direct import/Alibaba-Made-in-China-style factory quotes for 10,000+ units, especially for custom-printed cups.
Paying more than the median?
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