Food-Grade Tin: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.45 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.15 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 | $0.45 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.39 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.39 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.17 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.15 |
What moves the price
For food-grade tin, the drivers are capacity, closure type, child-resistant certification, print coverage — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published pricing shows child-resistant tin EXW/FOB quotes from Chinese manufacturers and marketplaces, with price moving most by closure mechanism, size/capacity, and whether the tin needs custom printing or certification. Slide tins and simpler round formats are generally cheaper than hinged or gasketed food-grade tins, while custom color/print and patent-protected CR mechanisms push prices up. For US-facing wholesale buyers, realistic routes are direct factory sourcing from China/Made-in-China/Alibaba-style suppliers or domestic -packaging resellers that usually quote higher but can simplify compliance and logistics
Paying more than the median?
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