Tub: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.35 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.09 at volume, on a typical 45-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 | $0.35 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.24 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.18 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.14 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.11 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.09 |
What moves the price
For tub, the drivers are capacity, material, lid seal, handle — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published wholesale tub pricing is most available from broadline container suppliers, with clear step-down pricing by quantity; The Cary Company shows tub prices falling from $2.280 at 1 unit to $0.177 at 48,000 units for stock tubs, while other wholesale listings show low per-unit pricing for small tamper-evident tubs and industrial tubs from import marketplaces. For a mid-range custom-printed pet tub, the biggest cost drivers are capacity, resin weight/material (PP vs. HDPE vs. PET), lid sealing features, and handle/fitment complexity, so landed-equivalent import pricing and domestic stock-tub pricing are the most realistic anchors for early budgeting. Lead times for custom-molded or custom-printed bulk plastic packaging are typically several weeks rather than days, with import/supplier sourcing often aligning around roughly 6-8 weeks including production and transit
Paying more than the median?
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