Plastic Tube: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.39 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.02 at volume, on a typical 30-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 | $0.39 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.18 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.14 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.04 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.03 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.02 |
What moves the price
For plastic tube, the drivers are tube diameter, tube length, material, cap style, label area, ball count, UV print, diameter — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published supplier pricing for toy-oriented clear/PET/PVC plastic tube packaging and extrusion products clusters around low-dollar per-piece or per-meter figures, with lower prices tied to higher MOQs and simpler specs such as basic clear tube stock. The biggest drivers are diameter, wall thickness/material, print coverage, and whether the tube is custom-extruded versus stock packaging; higher-grade printed or child-resistant versions price materially above plain clear tubes. Realistic routes are China-based trade platforms and importers for custom runs, or US-facing tubing/packaging suppliers for stock sizes; landed-equivalent pricing is usually most competitive at 5k+ units
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder plastic tube 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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