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Barrier Paper: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.22 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.08 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 | $0.22 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.18 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.14 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.12 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.10 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.08 |
What moves the price
For barrier paper, the drivers are numbering, perforation, paper weight, color coding, print sides, paper stock, number of pockets, finish — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published custom-wax-paper quotes cluster around about $0.11-$0.55 per unit depending on sheet size, printing, and order volume, with one supplier quoting $0.55 starting price and another quoting $0.11-$0.12 at 2,000-12,000 units for a 6x6 white custom wax paper. Higher volume usually lowers price through better press utilization, while paper grade, coating/wax load, print coverage, and roll-vs-sheet format move cost the most. Realistic supplier routes are custom packaging firms for printed food-grade wax paper and broad-line foodservice wholesalers for unprinted stock sizes; import/China listings can go lower on FOB but are less directly comparable to US-facing landed wholesale pricing.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder barrier paper 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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