Price guide · Office Stationery

Notebook Paper: wholesale price

A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.04 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.07 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 sizeMedian /unit
500–999 units$1.04
1,000–4,999 units$0.79
5,000–9,999 units$0.59
10,000–24,999 units$0.35
25,000–99,999 units$0.10
100,000+ units$0.07

What moves the price

For notebook paper, the drivers are basis weight, adhesive type, liner type, printability, whiteness, opacity, temperature resistance, width — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.

Wholesale pricing for notebook paper is driven mainly by sheet size, paper weight/thickness, ruling/print complexity, and whether the order is a simple filler-paper pack or a custom-branded notebook. U.S.-facing suppliers and wholesalers show higher per-unit prices at small case-packs, while import marketplaces and factory-direct routes show much lower unit costs at 1,000+ and especially 5,000+ MOQ; the lowest prices usually require plain or lightly customized specifications and overseas sourcing. Realistic routes are U.S. wholesalers for small-to-mid runs and China-based factory marketplaces for large runs, with landed cost materially affected by freight, duties, and packaging.

Also known as: college ruled paper, filler paper, loose leaf paper, ruled paper, school paper.

Paying more than the median?

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