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Plastic Tamper Evident Pail: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $3.90 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $1.09 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 | $3.90 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $3.25 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $2.78 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $2.17 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $1.90 |
| 100,000+ units | $1.09 |
What moves the price
For plastic tamper evident pail, the drivers are capacity, material, handle type, UN rating — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US-facing pricing is strongest for adjacent tamper-evident pails, lids, and similar HDPE/PP containers from The Cary Company, BASCO, and US Plastic; those prices show that capacity, resin, and whether the pail is tight-head or open-head drive the largest swings, with tamper-evident lids and UN ratings adding cost. For custom-printed versions, realistic sourcing routes are U.S. distributors for stocked items and direct import/OEM suppliers for low-cost high-volume runs; the 100k+ tier is best supported by import-style bulk pricing rather than domestic catalog pricing. Mid-range custom printing, handles, and UN-rated constructions generally push actual transaction prices toward the upper half of the published bands.
Paying more than the median?
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