Price guide · Office Stationery
Index Tab: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.70 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.25 at volume, on a typical 14-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 | $0.70 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.58 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.49 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.42 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.32 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.25 |
What moves the price
For index tab, the drivers are wattage, color temperature, dimming, fixture length, finish, occupancy sensor, imprint size, handle type — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale pricing for custom index tabs is most realistic from trade suppliers selling per set or per tab, with clear economies of scale as quantity rises. The biggest drivers are tab material (paper vs. plastic/mylar), number of tabs per set, printing method, and whether tabs are custom-imprinted or stock; premium features like poly material or more tabs per set move price up materially. Real supplier routes include index-tab specialists and binder/office-stationery wholesalers rather than general office retailers, with landed/import-equivalent pricing typically aligning below domestic small-run custom quotes at higher volumes.
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