Tea Bag Material: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.09 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.022 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 | $0.09 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.065 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.045 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.035 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.028 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.022 |
What moves the price
For tea bag material, the drivers are polymer family, oxygen barrier, sealant layer, recyclability claim, printability, fiber type, porosity, heat sealability — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Prices move most with fiber blend, heat-seal coating, porosity/basis weight, and whether the material is bleached or compostable; Europages quotes $6–$12/kg with bleached pulp at the top end and unbleached lower, while Chinese wholesale listings show finished tea-bag material commonly around $0.01–$0.40 per unit depending on format and MOQ. Realistic supplier routes are China-based OEM/ODM tea-packaging manufacturers and trade marketplaces that publish FOB or unit pricing; for US-facing buying, landed-equivalent pricing is usually higher once freight and duties are added, especially at the lowest tiers. Mid-range custom-printed configurations generally price closer to the middle of the quoted ranges than to the cheapest raw-material listings.
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