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Aluminum Can: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.24 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 | $0.24 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.14 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.105 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.091 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.075 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.065 |
What moves the price
For 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.
For a mid-range custom-printed 12 oz beverage can, price moves mainly with decoration method, coating/lining spec, and whether the can is standard or sleek/slim format. Publicly visible benchmarks cluster around about $0.05-$0.09 per can at 100,000+ units, while smaller-volume palletized and labeled offerings are materially higher because setup, printing, and packaging overhead dominate. Realistic supplier routes are beverage-can wholesalers, packaging distributors, and factory-direct/import listings; custom litho/printed cans usually require larger MOQs than blank stock cans.
Paying more than the median?
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