Plastic Food Storage Container: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.24 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 size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.24 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.18 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.14 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.12 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.09 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.07 |
What moves the price
For plastic food storage container, the drivers are material, capacity, lid style, airtight seal, microwave/freezer safety, stackability, custom print, compartments — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Mid-range custom-printed plastic food storage containers are most price-sensitive to material (PP vs. PET vs. thicker freezer-safe resin), mold/tooling amortization, and whether the design includes an airtight snap-lock lid, compartments, or microwave/freezer safety. Real supplier quotes show small-batch wholesale container pricing commonly around $0.12-$0.50/unit at 500-999 units, while China marketplace and factory listings for PP meal-prep and food-storage containers show roughly $0.05-$0.36/unit at higher MOQs, with custom print and packaging pushing toward the upper end. The most realistic sourcing routes are US wholesale distributors for stocked blanks at low volumes and China/OEM factory sourcing for custom-printed, custom-molded runs at 5,000+ units.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder plastic food storage container 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
Food Storage Container wholesale price
Glass Food Storage Container wholesale price
1 Ounce Jigger wholesale price
12 Ounce Hex Jar wholesale price
12 Ounce Powder Jar wholesale price
2 Ounce Jigger wholesale price