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Compostable Cutlery Set: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.135 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.004 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 | $0.135 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.065 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.035 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.012 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.007 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.004 |
What moves the price
For compostable cutlery set, the drivers are capacity, material, fuel type, lid style, frame style, piece count, finish, weight — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Real supplier listings for compostable cutlery sets show roughly $0.045–$0.063 per set at 500-piece cartons, $0.01–$0.08 at 10,000+ pieces depending on material and packaging, and lower imported FOB-style pricing for very large factory orders. The main price drivers are material (CPLA, cornstarch, wood/bamboo), whether the set is bulk or individually wrapped, and whether printing or custom packaging is included. US-facing wholesale distributors tend to be higher than direct-import factory listings, so the realistic routes are domestic wholesale packs for smaller tiers and China-based OEM/ODM suppliers for 10k+ tiers.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder compostable cutlery set 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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