Plastic Tray Base: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.20 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.016 at volume, on a typical 20-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 | $0.20 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.10 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.04 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.02 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.016 |
What moves the price
For plastic 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 listings show plastic tray prices moving mainly with resin type (PET/PP/PS/PVC), tray depth and cavity complexity, and whether the tray is clear, printed, or anti-shock/thermoformed. The most realistic supplier routes are Chinese wholesale marketplaces and packaging manufacturers quoting MOQ-based ex-works or landed-equivalent pricing; US-facing distributors are usually higher and often quote only by custom RFQ. For a mid-range custom-printed food-beverage tray base, the steepest price drop typically occurs once tooling is amortized and orders move from low-thousands into 10k+ unit runs.
Paying more than the median?
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