Plastic Cutlery: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.04 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.012 at volume, on a typical 30-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 | $0.04 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.03 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.02 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.018 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.015 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.012 |
What moves the price
For plastic cutlery, the drivers are alloy, temper, thickness, width, length, surface condition, pack count, bag material — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale pricing for plastic cutlery is usually shown as case or 1,000-count pricing from foodservice suppliers, with examples like 1,000-count forks around $14.98-$30.58 and bulk cutlery cases around $20.99+ per case; these imply roughly penny-level unit costs at volume rather than retail-level pricing. The biggest price drivers are material (PP vs PS), weight/strength, color, wrapping or bagging, and whether the order is stock or custom-printed; custom print and private-label packaging generally push prices toward the high end and increase lead times. Realistic supplier routes are US foodservice wholesalers for stock bulk, marketplace wholesalers for mixed private-label packs, and import/custom manufacturers for the 25k+ tiers where landed-equivalent pricing is most competitive.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder plastic cutlery 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.
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