Safety Pin: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.028 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.003 at volume. 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 | $0.028 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.02 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.012 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.01 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.006 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.003 |
What moves the price
For safety pin, the drivers are material, hook profile, bar type, finish, plating, mount type, metal type, finish/plating — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale listings show traditional steel safety pins at about $18–$39 per 1,440-count box (roughly $0.0125–$0.027 per pin) from US-facing bulk suppliers, while China marketplace listings show lower factory-tier quotes down to about $0.0018–$0.02 per piece at high MOQs. For a mid-range custom-printed configuration, realistic sourcing routes are US wholesalers for stock pins and China direct/import suppliers for custom variants, with price moving most by metal gauge/size, plating/finish, MOQ, and whether printing or custom attachment work is included. Large jumps in unit cost typically come from custom tooling, packaging, and lower-volume setup charges rather than the base pin itself.
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