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Paper Disposable Plate: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.22 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.02 at volume, on a typical 30-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 | $0.22 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.16 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.05 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.03 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.03 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.02 |
What moves the price
For paper disposable plate, the drivers are material grade, size, shape, handle style, print method, edge finish, MOQ, steel grade — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published retail/wholesale listings show paper-plate pricing ranging from about $0.01 to $0.25 per plate depending on pack size, duty level, and customization, with bulk cases dropping into the low-cent range at factory-direct sources. The biggest price drivers are material and construction (plain paper versus heavy-duty or bagasse), size/shape, and whether the order is stock or custom-printed; supplier-direct import routes and marketplace wholesalers are the realistic routes for the lowest landed-equivalent pricing. Lead times for wholesale/custom routes are commonly around 10–15 working days for faster programs and 30–35 working days for standard production, so a typical planning assumption is about 30 days.
Paying more than the median?
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