Price guide · Industrial Safety
Braid: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.278 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.255 at volume, on a typical 20-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 | $0.278 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.255 |
What moves the price
For braid, the drivers are fabric blend, weight, stretch recovery, color, width, material, weave, finish — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale pricing for braided cord is most often quoted by roll, meter, or piece, and the biggest cost drivers are fiber content, diameter/yardage, and any custom dye/print or fire-retardant/fusible treatment. Realistic sourcing routes are China-marketplace manufacturers and trade aggregators for lower unit costs, versus US-facing specialty suppliers for faster replenishment but materially higher prices. These bands are anchored to quoted supplier tiers for polyester macrame/braided cord and broader braided-cord marketplace pricing, then normalized to a per-unit basis for a mid-range custom configuration.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder braid 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.