Takeout Box: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.19 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.05 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 | $0.19 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.14 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.10 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.08 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.065 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.05 |
What moves the price
For takeout box, the drivers are capacity, material, lid compatibility, temperature rating, clarity — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
For compostable takeout boxes, price is driven mainly by material (bagasse/pulp vs. paper vs. PLA-lined), size/capacity, compartment count, and whether the item includes a matching lid or is a hinged clamshell. Published wholesale case pricing from US-facing suppliers like WebstaurantStore, Restaurants Supply Drop, and World Centric shows typical small-order effective unit costs around the low teens to high 20s of cents, while import listings from Alibaba/Bioleader show lower factory-level pricing at higher MOQ. Custom printing and special finishes usually add cost, and realistic routes are stock wholesale, private-label custom from domestic distributors, or direct import for 10k+ volumes.
Paying more than the median?
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