Price guide · Office Stationery
Paper Box Base: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.99 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.10 at volume, on a typical 15-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 | $0.99 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.59 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.35 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.25 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.18 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.10 |
What moves the price
For paper box base, 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.
For a paper box base / bottom tray, the biggest price drivers are board grade, dimensions, print coverage, and whether the part is a simple folding carton or a rigid top-and-base component. The lowest quoted pricing in the search results comes from China marketplace suppliers for rigid base/top-and-base gift boxes and tissue-paper-box listings, while US-facing wholesalers and packaging brokers show higher small-run pricing and faster turnaround. Realistic supplier routes are US packaging wholesalers for 500-5,000 unit runs and import/factory-direct or landed-equivalent sourcing for 5,000+ units, with price breaks becoming much sharper at 10,000+ units.
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