Napkin: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.08 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.01 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 | $0.08 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.05 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.03 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.02 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.02 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.01 |
What moves the price
For napkin, the drivers are diameter, length, material, individually wrapped, pointed tip, flexibility, paper grade, flute style — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US-facing wholesale pricing shows beverage napkins around $0.05 each at 500 units and $0.042 each at 1,000 units, with adders for extra colors, full-color digital print, 3-ply construction, embossing, and specialty materials. Larger-case commodity napkins sold through restaurant supply and wholesale channels commonly land around $0.01-$0.04 each, while custom print marketplace quotes indicate custom logo napkins can reach $0.01-$0.04 at 1,000+ and about $0.01 at 50,000+. For realistic sourcing, the strongest routes are US wholesale napkin specialists for small-to-mid runs and overseas/import or marketplace B2B suppliers for 10,000+ units, with price driven primarily by ply count, print colors/coverage, and material grade.
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