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Pail: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $4.10 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $2.10 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 | $4.10 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $3.45 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $3.10 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $2.80 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $2.45 |
| 100,000+ units | $2.10 |
What moves the price
For pail, the drivers are capacity, material, handle type, UN rating — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published US wholesale listings for 2-gallon pails cluster around about $2.45-$4.50 each for standard open-head HDPE pails, with higher prices for metal handles, clear/square styles, and better resin/gauge. The most realistic supplier routes are US industrial distributors and packaging wholesalers; true custom-printed pricing usually requires quoting from packaging converters and typically moves with MOQ, print colors, lid/handle spec, and whether the pail is UN-rated. Landed-equivalent import pricing can be lower at scale, but domestic wholesale quotes are the best match for a mid-range custom-printed configuration
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