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4 Ounce Espresso Mug: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $3.29 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.78 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 | $3.29 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.40 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $1.15 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.95 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.85 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.78 |
What moves the price
For 4 ounce espresso mug, the drivers are cup capacity, saucer size, material, print locations, set packaging, capacity, height, shape — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
For a 4 oz custom-printed espresso/demitasse mug, the biggest price drivers are ceramic grade, whether a saucer is included, print method, and whether the decoration is one-color, full-color, or wrapped. Published supplier pricing shows low-cost blank or minimally customized espresso cups at around $1.79 each for small wholesale quantities, while imported/custom printed espresso cups on Alibaba-style marketplaces can quote roughly $0.28-$2.00 per piece at 1,000+ MOQ, with lower unit costs at larger factory-direct volumes. Realistic routes are promotional-product distributors, warehouse club/trade wholesale, and direct import sourcing; the direct-import path is the only one that can credibly reach the sub-$1 range at 10k+ units.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder 4 ounce espresso mug regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.
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