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Mailer Insert: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.28 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.06 at volume, on a typical 21-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 | $0.20 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.14 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.10 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.08 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.06 |
What moves the price
For mailer insert, the drivers are ribbon formulation, width, length, core size, ink side, indicator range, spot count, reversibility — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Corrugated mailer inserts are priced mainly by die-cut complexity, board grade/flute, print coverage, and whether the run is a stock or fully custom size; simple corrugated inserts are commonly cited around $0.50-$1.00 at low volume, while broader packaging guidance puts plain paperboard/kraft inserts lower and corrugated inserts higher. Realistic supplier routes are US-facing packaging vendors quoting direct custom runs, plus offshore factories quoting EXW/landed-equivalent pricing; the most credible bulk breaks usually appear once you move from low hundreds into 1,000+, 5,000+, and 10,000+ quantities. The ladder above is a synthesized band for a mid-range custom-printed corrugated insert and is extrapolated from adjacent published pricing, so it should be treated as directional rather than a live quote
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