Metallized Film: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $3.30 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $1.20 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 | $3.30 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $2.90 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $2.20 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $1.90 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $1.50 |
| 100,000+ units | $1.20 |
What moves the price
For metallized 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 quotes show metallized polyester/VMPET pricing driven mainly by thickness/gauge, base polymer, coating/lamination structure, and order volume; food-packaging grades with higher clarity or tighter barrier specs sit above commodity rolls. Realistic supplier routes are China-based export manufacturers and trade marketplaces quoting FOB/kg or per-roll prices, plus US-facing distributors and importers that repackage or convert to printed rolls. For custom-printed food-beverage film, the quoted film cost is usually only one part of the finished unit price because printing, slit width, and minimum-run setup charges can add materially to the landed cost
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder metallized film regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.
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