Lid: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.05 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.01 at volume, on a typical 20-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 | $0.05 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.035 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.022 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.016 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.012 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.01 |
What moves the price
For lid, the drivers are diameter, material, vent type, fit — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
For beverage and food-service lids, price is mainly driven by diameter/fit, material (PP, PET, paper, aluminum), and whether the lid is plain stock or custom printed with a vent, straw slot, dome, or special sealing feature. The lowest published bulk pricing in the search results comes from wholesale marketplace and manufacturer listings for cup lids and tin-can ends, while U.S.-facing trade suppliers usually quote higher case-level pricing for smaller runs. Realistic supplier routes are domestic wholesalers for fast replenishment and Asian OEM/ODM factories or import marketplaces for custom printed or highly specified lids.
Paying more than the median?
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