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16 Ounce Aluminum Can: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.28 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.08 at volume, on a typical 35-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 | $0.28 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.21 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.16 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.13 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.10 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.08 |
What moves the price
For 16 ounce aluminum 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 listings for 16 oz aluminum beverage cans cluster around roughly $0.22 per unit in pallet/bulk retail channels, while B2B marketplace quotes for custom printed cans fall from about $0.16-0.17 at 20k-49,999 pieces to $0.09-0.10 at 150k+ pieces. These prices move most with decoration method (blank vs printed vs labeled), can spec (standard vs sleek/slim, end diameter, lining), and whether the quote includes freight or is FOB ex-works. Realistic buying routes are US packaging distributors for lower MOQs and import/marketplace suppliers for high-volume custom-printed runs.
Paying more than the median?
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