Food-Grade Carton: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $2.20 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.28 at volume, on a typical 21-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 | $2.20 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.20 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.78 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.60 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.42 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.28 |
What moves the price
For food-grade carton, the drivers are child-resistant mechanism, tamper evidence, board grade, window option, regulatory certification, panel count, spot uv, embossing — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Mid-range custom-printed folding-carton pricing is driven most by child-resistance features, tamper evidence, window die-cuts, board grade, and finish/coating; premium finishes and more complex structures push unit cost up, while higher volumes reduce it. Published wholesale guides for folding cartons and windowed cartons show the steepest drops between 500 and 5,000 units, with much flatter pricing once runs reach 10,000+ units. Realistic supplier routes are US-facing packaging converters/wholesalers for lower MOQs, or offshore OEM/import programs for 25,000+ units where landed-equivalent cost can be substantially lower if compliance and freight are managed
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder food-grade carton 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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