Price guide · Industrial Safety
Steel Tubing: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.15 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.75 at volume, on a typical 45-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 | $1.15 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.02 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.95 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.89 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.82 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.75 |
What moves the price
For steel tubing, the drivers are diameter, length, grade, thread type, corrosion resistance, equipment fitment, tube diameter, steel grade — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Real supplier and market quotes cluster around roughly $543-$1,430 per ton for ERW/mechanical tubing and welded tube, with Fastmarkets reporting $1,380-$1,430/ton for ASTM A513 welded mechanical tubing and $1,700-$1,800/ton for ERW standard pipe in the US, while distributor price sheets and export listings show lower FOB or bulk ton pricing for common tube sizes. For a mid-range custom automotive tube, price moves most with steel grade, OD, wall thickness, coating, and whether it is cut/form-finished to application; landed import or mill-direct volumes are the realistic low-cost routes, while US-facing distributor and service-center supply is the practical domestic route for smaller lots. Lead times are typically several weeks for custom or mill-order tubing and can extend with coating, secondary forming, or import transit.
Paying more than the median?
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