Price guide · Office Stationery
Stationery Box: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.78 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.24 at volume, on a typical 21-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 | $0.78 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.61 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.47 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.38 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.31 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.24 |
What moves the price
For stationery box, the drivers are material, rigidity, compartments, print, finish, lid style, file system compatibility, board thickness — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Mid-range custom paper stationery boxes are usually priced by board grade, print coverage, die-cut complexity, coatings, and inserts/partitions; rigidity and compartment count can move quotes substantially. Realistic sourcing routes are custom packaging converters and wholesale packaging suppliers, with lower costs at higher offsets from digital printing and tool amortization; supplier quote pages indicate tiered breaks around 500, 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 units, and published custom-box pricing can reach roughly $0.44/unit at volume before customization adds cost. For the closest published analogs, wholesale stationery-box listings show the product class exists in 100-count cases, while broader bulk stationery/packaging pricing supports the idea that these are low-dollar items that become materially cheaper with volume.
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