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Access Control Card: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.79 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.07 at volume, on a typical 21-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 | $0.79 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.38 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.22 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.15 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.11 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.07 |
What moves the price
For access control card, the drivers are material: paper, cardstock, recycled paper, print: full color, one-sided or two-sided, format: die-cut pocket, foldover, finish: matte, gloss, uncoated, personalization: variable data, technology: RFID, NFC, magnetic stripe, material: PVC, composite, wood, encoding: UID, encrypted, pre-programmed — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published supplier pricing shows US-facing wholesale proximity cards around $4.30-$4.94 each at pack-of-100 retail-wholesale levels, while marketplace and manufacturer listings for RFID/NFC access cards often fall into the $0.08-$0.50 range at MOQ 100-500 and as low as $0.02-$0.04 for very large bulk RFID tag orders. The biggest price drivers are chip/technology choice (125 kHz prox vs 13.56 MHz NFC vs magnetic stripe vs encrypted UID), card substrate (PVC vs composite/wood/paper-based stock), and whether encoding/personalization is included. Realistic routes are domestic access-control distributors for small runs and overseas OEM/ODM suppliers or import-landed buys for the larger tiers.
Paying more than the median?
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