Barrier Film: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $2.20 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.95 at volume. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point, not a binding quote. Your spec and quantity set the final price.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $2.20 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.80 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $1.50 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $1.30 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $1.10 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.95 |
What moves the price
For barrier film, the drivers are gauge, material, shrink ratio, clarity — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published supplier pricing for co-extrusion barrier film shows roughly US$3.00–4.00/kg at 500 kg and about US$1.30–1.60/kg at 1,000 kg, while food-grade multilayer barrier film cost guides place high-barrier structures around US$0.85–1.35/m² depending on structure and barrier level. The biggest price drivers are film structure/material stack (for example PET/PE versus PET/NY/PE versus metallized/VMPET structures), gauge/thickness, print complexity, and whether the quote is ex-works or landed with freight and conversion included. Realistic supplier routes are direct manufacturers and trade platforms for MOQ-based export pricing, with the most comparable offers coming from co-extruded barrier film producers and food-packaging converters rather than retail pouch sellers.
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