Plastic Beer Cup: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.52 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.05 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 | $0.52 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.32 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.18 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.13 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.09 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.05 |
What moves the price
For plastic beer cup, the drivers are capacity, wall type, lining, lid compatibility, print coverage — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Pricing moves most with whether the cup is a standard clear PET/PP stock shape or a custom-molded drinkware line, plus print coverage, number of colors, and any lid compatibility or thicker-wall/reusable spec. US-facing wholesale routes like WebstaurantStore and big beverage-packaging wholesalers support the lower-volume tiers, while custom-printed event cups from promo suppliers and import-facing suppliers are the realistic routes for 5,000+ units. Real published wholesale/custom pricing commonly drops into the roughly $0.10-$0.20 range at 5,000-25,000 pieces and can reach about $0.03-$0.08 at 100,000+ for basic plastic beer/event cups, before shipping and setup fees.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder plastic beer cup 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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