Paint Jar: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.15 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.48 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 | $1.15 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.95 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.78 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.68 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.58 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.48 |
What moves the price
For paint jar, the drivers are material, capacity, closure type, chemical resistance, decoration, lining, wall thickness, solvent resistance — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Real supplier pricing for plastic jars and paint-style containers shows strong volume breaks, with U.S. wholesalers often quoting around $0.49-$1.17 per unit at mid-to-large case counts and import/marketplace listings for PP/HDPE paint pails commonly landing around $0.65-$1.30 at 500+ units. Price is mainly driven by resin choice (PP vs HDPE vs PCR), jar capacity, wall thickness, closure type, and whether the decoration is simple print/label or more complex custom molding/lining. For mid-range custom-printed automotive touch-up or coating jars, the most realistic routes are U.S. packaging distributors for faster delivery and Asian OEM/ODM suppliers for the lower end at higher MOQs
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