Paper Cardboard Insert: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.40 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 | $0.40 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.25 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.18 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.15 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.12 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.09 |
What moves the price
For paper cardboard insert, the drivers are pack size, humidity level, unit weight — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Paperboard/cardboard inserts are usually priced by die-cut complexity, board weight, print coverage, and whether the insert is plain kraft or custom printed; simple paperboard is the lowest-cost route while foam and molded fiber are materially higher. The most realistic supplier routes are custom packaging vendors that publish tiered wholesale pricing or quote from a starting per-unit price, such as Citi Packaging, PackHit, USA Box Maker, and similar trade suppliers. Cannabis-specific branding usually adds print and compliance-related artwork handling, but the biggest price swing still comes from insert size, board thickness, and cavity complexity rather than the cannabis category itself.
Paying more than the median?
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