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Coffee Cup: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.15 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 | $0.15 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.09 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.08 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.07 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.06 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.05 |
What moves the price
For coffee cup, the drivers are oz size, material thickness, print colors, finish, recyclability, MOQ, capacity, material — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale listings show plain and printed paper hot cups around $0.04-$0.14 per cup at 500-1,000 counts, while import-guide sources place FOB Asia pricing for 12 oz paper cups roughly at $0.025-$0.070 before freight and duty. Price moves most with wall construction (single vs double/ripple), print coverage/colors, cup size, and whether the cup is compostable or insulated. Realistic supplier routes are US wholesale distributors for smaller runs and direct import/OEM factories for 10k+ and especially 100k+ quantities.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder coffee cup regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.
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