Aluminum Single-Serve Pod: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.10 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.025 at volume, on a typical 14-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 | $0.10 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.07 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.04 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.035 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.03 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.025 |
What moves the price
For aluminum single-serve pod, the drivers are fill weight, lidding foil, filter type, machine compatibility — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale quotes for empty aluminum coffee capsules cluster around $0.03-$0.08 per piece at MOQs from 5,000 to 50,000 units, with lower prices typically tied to simpler shells and higher MOQs. Real price movers are fill weight, lidding foil, filter insertion, and machine compatibility (for example, Nespresso- or K-cup-compatible geometry), while custom printing and filled-product assembly push pricing upward. The most realistic supplier routes are China-based packaging manufacturers and marketplace-listed exporters for empty/custom capsules; US-facing channels more often show finished retail pods rather than truly custom-manufactured bulk shells.
Paying more than the median?
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