Plastic Jerry Can: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.85 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 | $1.85 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.54 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.23 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.10 |
What moves the price
For plastic jerry can, the drivers are UN certification, material, liner, closure type, stacking strength, capacity, tamper evidence, jis compliance — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Real supplier quotes cluster around 5L–30L HDPE jerry cans with FOB pricing that falls sharply as MOQ rises; e.g., 1,000–5,999 pieces at US$3.01 and 6,000+ at US$2.65 for a 30L unit, while other listings show US$0.19–0.23 at 5,000 MOQ and cap components as low as US$0.05–0.10 at 10,000 MOQ. The biggest price movers are capacity, UN/fire-rated construction, and cap/lid hardware; custom printing and premium fuel-resistant or stackable designs push pricing up, while plain HDPE water/liquid cans and imported bulk routes push it down. For US-facing sourcing, the most realistic routes are China OEM/ODM marketplaces and domestic industrial packaging distributors for smaller volumes; the latter are usually higher-priced but faster, while direct import is the only credible route for the lowest unit costs.
Paying more than the median?
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