Paper Tea Carton: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.65 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.12 at volume, on a typical 35-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 | $0.65 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.40 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.29 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.21 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.18 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.12 |
What moves the price
For paper tea carton, the drivers are carton board, insert style, print method, finish, line count, pod count, board grade, print coverage — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
For a mid-range custom tea carton, the main cost drivers are board grade/caliper, print coverage, coating/lamination, and whether a window patch or special finishing is added; rigid or heavily finished cartons price materially above simple folding cartons. Realistic supplier routes are US-facing custom packaging brokers, direct China/Asia factories selling FOB or landed-equivalent, and wholesale packaging suppliers quoting tiered MOQs; simple folding cartons tend to sit near the low end, while premium printed or rigid formats sit much higher. Lead times commonly run about 4-8 weeks depending on tooling, proofing, and shipping, with higher-volume offshore programs trending toward the longer end.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder paper tea carton 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.
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