Paper Tray Base: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.12 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.042 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 | $0.12 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.09 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.07 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.06 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.05 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.042 |
What moves the price
For paper tray base, the drivers are diameter, material, compatibility, seal type, venting, color, voltage, seal diameter — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale paper food-tray pricing from U.S.-facing distributors shows small-run trays around $0.04-$0.08 each in 500-1,000 unit cases, with lower unit costs as carton size rises and as the tray spec becomes simpler or more standardized. True custom-printed or custom-formed tray bodies are usually sourced through packaging converters or overseas pulp/paper-molded suppliers; price moves most with fiber grade, wall thickness, print coverage, cavity geometry, and whether the part is a simple food tray versus a formed insert/shock-protection shell.
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