Plastic Drink Cup: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.11 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.04 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 | $0.11 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.09 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.08 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.06 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.05 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.04 |
What moves the price
For plastic drink cup, the drivers are wall construction, insulation performance, material, capacity, lid compatibility, sublimation print, weighted base, valve system — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US-facing wholesale listings for comparable plastic drinking cups cluster around roughly $0.04-$0.16 per cup at 1,000+ unit pack levels, including 12 oz clarified water cups at about $0.04 each and hard-wall disposable cups around $0.08-$0.15 each. Custom-manufactured baby-kids drink cups with spout/handle/anti-leak features usually price above plain disposable cups; the main cost drivers are tooling, material choice (PP vs PET vs Tritan-like resins), decoration method, and MOQ, with the most realistic sourcing routes being US-facing importers/trade suppliers or direct factory quotes via Alibaba/Made-in-China-style channels. Lead times for custom molded or custom printed plastic drink cups are typically several weeks to a few months depending on tooling and production slot.
Paying more than the median?
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