Tin Canister: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.34 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.08 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 | $1.34 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.68 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.24 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.11 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.09 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.08 |
What moves the price
For tin canister, the drivers are capacity, material, lid style, seal type, finish, print method, shape, material thickness — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
For custom-printed airtight tin canisters, the biggest price drivers are order quantity, can size/capacity, tinplate thickness, lid/seal type, and decoration method; published supplier anchors show sharply lower unit prices at 10k+, 50k+, and 100k+ volumes. Realistic sourcing routes are U.S.-facing wholesale distributors for small volumes and China-based OEM/ODM or marketplace factory listings for custom print and lower landed cost at scale. Mid-range custom print usually lands above plain-stock commodity tins and below fully bespoke premium packaging, especially when tooling, color matching, and air-tight closures are included.
Paying more than the median?
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