Tongs: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.88 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.60 at volume, on a typical 15-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 | $0.88 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.83 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.75 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.70 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.65 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.60 |
What moves the price
For tongs, the drivers are alloy, temper, thickness, width, length, surface condition, pack count, bag material — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Real supplier quotes for silicone tongs cluster around roughly $0.57-$1.39/unit at 500+ pieces, with a Made-in-China video listing $0.88 at 200-999, $0.83 at 1,000-4,999, $0.75 at 5,000-9,999, and $0.70 at 10,000+ pieces, and other China marketplace listings showing $0.65-$1.00 and $0.60-$1.50 at 500 MOQ. Price moves most with the base construction (all-silicone vs. silicone on stainless steel), logo/print complexity, packaging/unitization, and whether the supplier is quoting EXW/FOB factory pricing or a landed/resale style offer. The most realistic sourcing routes are China OEM/ODM factories and export marketplaces (Made-in-China, Alibaba, GoldSupplier); US-facing promo distributors tend to be much higher on a per-unit basis because they include decoration and service overhead.
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