Carrier: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $2.10 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $1.54 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 | $2.10 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.92 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $1.75 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $1.54 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $1.54 |
| 100,000+ units | $1.54 |
What moves the price
For carrier, the drivers are jug count, handle reinforcement, reusability, sanitation resistance, regional compliance, carton count, board grade, moisture resistance — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published supplier quotes for similar plastic caddies show FOB pricing dropping from about $2.03 at 480-959 pieces to $1.67 at 2,880+ pieces, with another comparable caddy quoted at $2.40 at 480-1,439 pieces and $1.80 at 5,000+ pieces. The main price drivers are PP/HDPE material, size/capacity, handle/strap design, and whether the item is a simple molded organizer versus a more finished carrier with custom logo or added compartments. Realistic sourcing routes are Made-in-China/OEM factories for custom-printed caddies, or US wholesalers for stocked janitorial/cleaning caddies, but the largest tiers here are extrapolated from the same factory-style pricing because no directly published quotes were found at those exact volumes.
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