Cookware: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $18.00 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $4.00 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 | $18.00 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $14.00 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $9.00 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $7.00 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $5.00 |
| 100,000+ units | $4.00 |
What moves the price
For cookware, the drivers are alloy, temper, thickness, width, length, surface condition, pack count, bag material — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Quoted wholesale cookware prices vary mainly by material and construction: basic aluminum and single-ply stainless sit at the low end, while tri-ply, cast iron, and branded/nonstick sets are materially higher. Real supplier routes that fit these bands are China OEM/ODM marketplaces and factories quoting FOB, plus US-facing wholesalers and liquidation/trade distributors for landed-equivalent bulk buys. Typical set pricing on wholesale platforms ranges from roughly $8 per set at entry level to $18-$26 or much higher for better-grade branded or professional cookware, with lower per-unit costs appearing at higher MOQs.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder cookware 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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