Price guide · Office Stationery
Metal Container: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.39 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.09 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 | $0.39 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.29 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.16 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.14 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.11 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.09 |
What moves the price
For metal container, the drivers are length, foldable ends, load rating, condition, corner fittings, removable roof, door type, liner — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published supplier pricing for aluminum container/foil-container products shows strong economies of scale, with quoted FOB and wholesale prices dropping from roughly the low-$0.30s at small-to-mid volumes to the low-$0.10s at 50,000-100,000+ units. The biggest price drivers are gauge/thickness, custom printing or coating, tooling for non-standard sizes, and packaging/logistics; higher-spec rigid metal container formats quote much higher prices than standard disposable aluminum container stock. Realistic supplier routes are US-facing wholesalers/importers for stocked items and China factory-direct quotes for custom runs, with landed-equivalent pricing generally closer to the cited FOB ranges plus freight/duty.
Paying more than the median?
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