Labels: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.18 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.024 at volume, on a typical 14-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 | $0.18 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.09 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.06 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.045 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.03 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.024 |
What moves the price
For labels, the drivers are label dimensions, material stock, adhesive type, finish, color count — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
For a mid-range custom name label, price is driven mainly by substrate and durability: paper is cheapest, while BOPP/vinyl with waterproof, dishwasher-safe, or laundry/heat-resistant construction costs more; tamper-evident and specialty adhesives also push pricing up. Real supplier routes that match these bands are digital-label wholesalers for 500-10,000 units and flexographic/import or factory-direct programs for 10,000+ units, with published wholesale label quotes and pricing examples clustering around these breakpoints. The 100,000+ tier is most realistic through factory-direct or imported landed-equivalent sourcing, where per-label costs can fall below $0.03 for simple custom labels but rise with variable data, premium adhesive, and special finishes
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