Clamshell Carton: 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 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 | $0.28 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.22 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.16 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.12 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.08 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.05 |
What moves the price
For clamshell carton, the drivers are dimensions, board caliper, coating, print colors, window patch — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale and factory listings show food-service clamshells and hinged carton-style packaging typically pricing from roughly $0.02 to $0.30+ per piece depending on material and order size, with China FOB quotes around $0.15–$0.91 for carton packages and $0.02–$0.08 at very high volume. The biggest price drivers are board/material type (paperboard vs fiber vs plastic), print complexity, coatings/grease resistance, and whether the pack includes a window patch or custom die-cut structure. Realistic supplier routes are US-facing wholesalers for small runs and import/direct factory sourcing for 5k+ units, where landed-equivalent pricing drops sharply if freight and tooling are amortized over volume.
Paying more than the median?
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