Price guide · Office Stationery
Cup Insert: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.28 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.065 at volume, on a typical 35-day lead time. 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 | $0.28 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.22 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.16 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.12 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.095 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.065 |
What moves the price
For cup insert, the drivers are wattage, color temperature, dimming, fixture length, finish, occupancy sensor, imprint size, handle type — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Pricing is most sensitive to print coverage, paper grade/GSM, coating, and whether the order is factory-direct with ocean freight or a domestic trade supplier. For mid-range custom-printed paper cup inserts/spacers, the most realistic routes are China-based OEM/ODM factories quoting FOB or landed-equivalent at 100k+ MOQ, plus US-facing importers/wholesalers that resell at higher per-unit tiers. Published supplier pricing for comparable paper-cup products shows sub-$0.10 unit costs at very high volume, while smaller US wholesale packs land closer to the $0.20-$0.70 range depending on pack size and decoration
Paying more than the median?
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