Egg Carton: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.48 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.09 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 size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.48 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.34 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.24 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.17 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.12 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.09 |
What moves the price
For egg carton, the drivers are dimensions, board caliper, coating, print colors, window patch — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US-facing wholesale listings show 12-count pulp egg cartons around $0.35-$0.50 each in smaller bulk packs, while wholesale/import-style supplier pages and marketplace quotes indicate materially lower landed-equivalent pricing at higher volume. The biggest drivers are material (molded pulp vs. paperboard), custom printing, coating, and any window patch or specialty shape; thicker fiber and more print colors raise cost fastest. Realistic sourcing routes are US farm-supply wholesalers for low-to-mid volumes and import/custom packaging suppliers or factory-direct brokers for 10k+ units.
Paying more than the median?
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