Cup Box: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $2.30 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.75 at volume, on a typical 21-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 | $2.30 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.80 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $1.35 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $1.15 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.95 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.75 |
What moves the price
For cup box, the drivers are board grade, divider type, insert type, print method, MOQ, burst strength, material, compartment count — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Realistic pricing is driven most by board grade, insert/divider complexity, print coverage, and whether the box is plain folding carton, rigid, or corrugated; custom die-cutting and food-safe coatings also push costs up. The most realistic supplier routes are US-facing packaging distributors for low-MOQ runs and Asian OEM packaging factories or import landed-equivalent quotes for 5,000+ units. These bands are anchored to published wholesale custom-box ranges for corrugated/carton packaging and should be treated as mid-range estimates for a custom-printed cup box rather than a single standardized SKU.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder cup box 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.