Oil Can: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.75 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.18 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 | $0.75 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.42 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.36 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.29 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.24 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.18 |
What moves the price
For oil can, the drivers are UN certification, material, liner, closure type, stacking strength, capacity, tamper evidence, jis compliance — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published supplier quotes for custom-printed empty metal oil cans cluster around $0.30-$0.58 at 1,000-9,999 pieces and about $0.20-$0.45 at 10,000+ pieces, with 1L square/rectangular tinplate cans and F-style cans being the closest mid-range matches. Price moves mainly with capacity, material gauge, lid/handle hardware, printing complexity, and any special coating or fire-resistant spec; heavier stainless-steel or decorative home-kitchen variants are materially higher than plain tinplate. Realistic supplier routes are China-based OEM/ODM packaging factories and marketplace trade suppliers quoting FOB/EXW; US-facing buyers usually need landed cost added on top of the quoted factory price
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder oil can 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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