Compostable Tea Bags: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.05 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.015 at volume, on a typical 28-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 | $0.05 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.04 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.03 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.02 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.018 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.015 |
What moves the price
For compostable tea bags, the drivers are paper or filter material, fill weight, sealed or stitched construction, string and tag, custom print — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale and marketplace listings for compostable tea bags and related custom tea packaging cluster around low cents-per-unit at scale, with higher prices for custom print, string-and-tag assembly, and heavier paper or PLA laminates. The most realistic routes are China-based OEM/ODM suppliers, US-facing wholesale packaging intermediaries, and import-equivalent landed pricing; finished branded tea-bag brands are usually not representative of factory wholesale. Price moves most with fill weight, whether the bag is empty or filled, construction method, and decoration complexity; stitched or string-and-tag formats tend to sit above simple heat-sealed sachets.
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