Price guide · Industrial Safety
Copper Tubing: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $8.01 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $4.95 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 | $8.01 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $6.80 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $6.25 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $5.90 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $5.40 |
| 100,000+ units | $4.95 |
What moves the price
For copper tubing, the drivers are diameter, length, grade, thread type, corrosion resistance, equipment fitment, tube diameter, steel grade — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Quoted wholesale prices for copper tube vary most by alloy/purity, outer diameter, wall thickness, and whether the tube is sold by kilogram, meter, or piece; automotive-grade, coated, or flared configurations usually price above plain tubing. Real supplier routes that are plausible for US-facing buying are Mueller Streamline wholesale price lists, Thomasnet-style distributors, and import/landed-equivalent offers from China marketplace suppliers; price bands here are anchored mainly to published per-meter, per-kg, and MOQ quotes for copper tubing and automotive-refrigeration tube listings. Lead times are typically driven by fabrication/spec verification and ocean freight when imported, so several weeks is normal for custom bulk runs.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder copper tubing 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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