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Cornstarch Cup: wholesale price

A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.08 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.02 at volume, on a typical 30-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 sizeMedian /unit
500–999 units$0.08
1,000–4,999 units$0.06
5,000–9,999 units$0.045
10,000–24,999 units$0.035
25,000–99,999 units$0.03
100,000+ units$0.02

What moves the price

For cornstarch cup, the drivers are capacity, wall type, lining, lid compatibility, print coverage — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.

Quoted supplier pricing shows strong breaks at 10k, 50k, and 100k+ units, with typical FOB/wholesale rates dropping from around $0.07 each at 5,000–99,999 pieces to about $0.03 at 100,000+ pieces. The biggest drivers are cup size (4–32 oz), whether the cup is plain or custom-printed, and whether a lid-compatible matched system is included; wall thickness and coating/lining also move price. Realistic sourcing routes are China-based OEM/ODM packaging factories and marketplace trade listings for imported FOB pricing, while US-facing distributors are usually better for verification than for the lowest landed unit cost.

Also known as: bioplastic cup, pla cup, plant based cup.

Paying more than the median?

If you reorder cornstarch cup 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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