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Stubby Can: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.15 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.065 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 | $0.15 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.13 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.11 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.09 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.075 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.065 |
What moves the price
For stubby can, the drivers are capacity, lining, end diameter, decoration method — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale quotes for 250mL stubby aluminum cans cluster around about US$0.10 per unit at 10,000-499,999 pieces and US$0.07 per unit at 500,000+ on Alibaba, while Made-in-China listings show US$0.05-0.09 at 100,000-piece MOQs and US$0.067-0.11 for very large orders. The biggest price drivers are order size, whether the can is printed or blank, and can specification details like lining/end diameter; custom decoration usually pushes pricing toward the top of each band. Realistic supplier routes are China-based can manufacturers and trade platforms for factory-direct or FOB pricing, plus US-facing distributors that typically quote higher landed-equivalent prices for smaller pallet quantities.
Paying more than the median?
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