Price guide · Office Stationery
Ruler: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.60 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.06 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 | $0.60 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.30 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.18 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.11 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.08 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.06 |
What moves the price
For ruler, the drivers are material, capacity, orientation, finish, branding method, strap width, attachment hardware, length — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
For a mid-range custom-printed plastic ruler, price is mainly driven by whether it is a simple clear PVC/PS ruler or a thicker/flexible/acrylic version, plus imprint method, color count, and packing. U.S.-facing wholesale distributors show much higher case-pack pricing, while China-direct and import marketplaces show the sub-$0.30 range at 1,000+ units and low single-cent pricing at very high MOQs. Realistic supplier routes are U.S. school-supply wholesalers for smaller runs and import/custom factories for 5,000+ units; imprint setup and freight can move the landed unit cost materially.
Paying more than the median?
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