Price guide · Industrial Safety
Plastic Identification Card: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.11 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.04 at volume, on a typical 14-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 | $1.11 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.60 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.28 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.12 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.06 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.04 |
What moves the price
For plastic identification card, the drivers are card stock, lamination, wallet size, write-on area, double sided print, custom fields, water resistance, serial numbering — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
For mid-range custom plastic ID cards, the biggest price drivers are print method, whether the card is laminated or coated, and any added variable data or security features; size and single- versus double-sided printing also move cost materially. Real supplier quotes show strong step-down pricing at 500, 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 units, with wholesale blank PVC stock available separately at very low unit prices and finished custom cards typically bought from trade printers like 4OVER4, Continental BizMag, MyzonePrinting, or ID-focused shops. The 100,000+ band is most realistic only by importing or contracting direct factory runs, where blank-card commodity pricing can approach a few cents per card but finished custom-printed pricing depends heavily on spec and freight.
Paying more than the median?
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