Price guide · Office Stationery
Tea Cartons: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.55 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.15 at volume, on a typical 42-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 | $0.55 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.40 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.245 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.23 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.19 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.15 |
What moves the price
For tea cartons, the drivers are board caliper, bottom style, print coverage, finish, glue points, die-cut complexity, board grade, dimensions — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
For mid-range custom printed paper tea cartons, price is mainly driven by board grade/caliper, print coverage, finishing, and die-cut complexity; simple folding cartons on SBS/kraft are materially cheaper than rigid or heavily finished boxes. Real quoted supplier routes here are mostly US-facing packaging vendors and import/FOB listings, where 500-unit runs can still be relatively expensive but costs fall sharply at 5,000+ and again at 10,000+ units. The most realistic sourcing path is a custom carton converter or a China-based OEM/exporter; premium finishes like foil, embossing, soft-touch, inserts, and complex bottoms move the price up quickly.
Paying more than the median?
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