Price guide · Sporting Outdoor
Zipper Tape: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.50 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.08 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 | $0.50 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.40 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.20 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.12 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.10 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.08 |
What moves the price
For zipper tape, the drivers are tow size, weave, gsm, resin compatibility, modulus, finish, thickness, hardness — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published wholesale listings show zipper tape/zipper-roll pricing dropping sharply with larger MOQ, with Alibaba and Made-in-China examples around $0.50 at 2-499 yards, $0.40 at 500-999 yards, $0.30 at 1,000-2,999 yards, and $0.10 at 3,000+ yards for type-5 zipper roll products. Supplier pricing is driven most by tooth type/size (#3/#5/#8/#10), tape material, custom color/printing, and any waterproof or quick-dry construction; US-facing bulk sellers also show lower per-unit pricing at higher pack counts, but they generally quote retail-style yard/roll packs rather than true OEM production runs. For realistic custom-manufactured sourcing, the most credible routes are China-based OEM/ODM suppliers on trade marketplaces and import-equivalent landed pricing rather than domestic stockists, since domestic sellers rarely publish laddered industrial MOQ pricing for custom zipper tape
Paying more than the median?
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