Price guide · Industrial Safety
Steak Knife: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.42 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.11 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 | $0.42 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.28 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.22 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.18 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.14 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.11 |
What moves the price
For steak knife, the drivers are material, bowl shape, finish, handle length, custom logo or engraving, weight grade, disposability, wrapped/unwrapped — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Quoted supplier pricing for plastic steak knives is sparse, so the ladder is anchored to a Made-in-China FOB quote of US$0.20/piece at 500 MOQ for an ergonomic plastic-handle steak knife and to bulk food-service knife pricing from US-facing distributors and bid tabs for comparable plastic knives. The main price drivers are resin grade and handle construction, plus whether the blade is molded plastic or a more finished cutlery-style knife with custom logo/print, which pushes pricing up materially. Realistic sourcing routes are direct import/OEM factories for the lowest unit cost, or US food-service wholesalers/importers for faster but higher-priced replenishment; custom printing and packaging usually move the price more than small geometry changes.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder steak knife 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.
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