Stainless Steel Tube: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.80 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.75 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 | $1.80 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.50 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $1.20 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $1.00 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.90 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.75 |
What moves the price
For stainless steel tube, the drivers are material, coolant compatibility, pressure rating, thermal conductivity, bend complexity, leak tightness, vacuum rating, temperature rating — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published supplier pricing is mostly quoted in USD/ton or USD/kg for bulk stainless tube, with examples spanning roughly $1,000-$6,000/ton depending on grade, seam type, and size; that implies about $1.0-$6.0/kg before conversion to a finished part. The biggest price drivers are alloy (304 vs 316 vs 201), seamless versus welded, wall thickness/OD, and whether the tube is cut, bent, flared, coated, or certified to automotive specs. Realistic sourcing routes are mill-direct stainless tube producers, trade-platform exporters, and US-facing metal distributors that can quote cut-to-length or custom tubing at landed-equivalent pricing.
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