Food-Grade Tube: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.20 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.055 at volume. 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 | $0.20 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.12 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.085 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.07 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.06 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.055 |
What moves the price
For food-grade tube, the drivers are cone fit, material, child-resistant closure, size, color, print method, plastic grade, clarity — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale pricing for tubes is mostly for standard pop-top or PET tubes, while custom-printed and child-resistant variants move higher. Realistic pricing routes are US-facing packaging wholesalers for low-MOQ stock items, and factory-direct/import sourcing for custom printed PET or glass tubes at higher volumes. Adders typically come from child-resistance, inserts, custom print, thicker/crash-resistant materials, and tighter diameter/length specs
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder food-grade tube 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.