Adhesive Backing: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.89 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.31 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 | $0.89 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.74 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.59 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.48 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.39 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.31 |
What moves the price
For adhesive backing, the drivers are material, finish, color, fit type, pack count, logo emboss, hose length, inner diameter — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale pricing for directly comparable adhesive-backed or pressure-sensitive tape/label products shows unit costs falling with volume, with bulk tape/foam-tape and printed self-adhesive label suppliers offering the closest real-world proxies. The biggest price movers are substrate/material, adhesive chemistry (acrylic vs rubber/PSA), thickness/gauge, printed branding, and pack configuration; custom logo embossing and special fit/length typically add setup cost and raise the per-unit quote. Realistic supplier routes are US-facing wholesale label printers, industrial tape distributors, and import/marketplace quotes for landed-equivalent pricing rather than generic craft-adhesive sellers.
Paying more than the median?
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