Price guide · Cosmetics Personal Care
Paper Lipstick Carton: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.40 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.04 at volume, on a typical 20-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 | $0.40 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.30 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.20 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.15 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.06 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.04 |
What moves the price
For paper lipstick carton, the drivers are dimensions, board caliper, finish, print colors — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale quotes for custom lipstick paper cartons cluster around about $0.28 at 500-999 units, $0.24 at 1,000-4,999, and $0.18 at 5,000+ for a printed paper gift-box style carton; US-facing wholesale listings also show about $0.40 at 500-4,999, $0.29 at 5,000-9,999, and $0.19 at 10,000+ for custom lipstick boxes. The biggest price drivers are board grade/caliper, print method, and finish complexity, with foil, embossing, specialty coatings, and rigid structures pushing prices materially higher than simple folding cartons. Realistic sourcing routes are Chinese trade platforms and US-facing packaging resellers; the very low 25k+ and 100k+ prices are extrapolated from adjacent large-run supplier pricing on bulk marketplace listings rather than a direct lipstick-carton quote.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder paper lipstick carton 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.
Related prices
Aerosol Carton wholesale price
Barcode Carton wholesale price
Braille Carton wholesale price
Eyeliner Carton wholesale price
Foundation Carton wholesale price
Leaflet Carton wholesale price
Lipstick Carton wholesale price