Lighter: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.35 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.70 at volume, on a typical 10-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 | $1.35 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $1.15 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $1.00 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.92 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.82 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.70 |
What moves the price
For lighter, the drivers are pack size, humidity level, unit weight — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
For custom BIC-style lighters, the price is mainly driven by imprint complexity, lighter model, and order quantity; the published wholesale ranges show one-color runs around $1.10-$1.40 at 500+ units and lower pricing as volume increases. Real supplier routes that look usable are -promotions style custom-lighter wholesalers, -focused merch suppliers, and broader promo distributors that carry custom lighters with tiered pricing and 7-14 day standard production windows. Humidity level and unit weight matter more in landed-import or storage-sensitive scenarios than in the published domestic wholesale quotes, so the lowest tiers are best treated as US-facing wholesale quotes rather than fully landed manufacturing cost.
Paying more than the median?
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