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Sara Greasley

Sara has been in the packaging industry for over 15 years, not only on the design and manufacturing side, but also as a packaging buyer. She has intimate knowledge of all facets and perspectives of the custom packaging industry.

Packaging Price Spectrum 2023

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What is the Average Price for… [insert packaging type here]?

This is one of the questions my readers ask the most.

There are a ton of variables that can affect the price of packaging greatly, volume having the greatest impact.

Variables That Affect the Price of Packaging (just to name a few)

  • packaging volume (the amount you order)
  • the different machineries of each packaging manufacturer (the amount of set-ups required)
  • transportation distance
  • print methods
  • size of the packaging company (their overhead)

In spite of all these cost of packaging variables, I have created a Packaging Price Spectrum for 2023 that offers an *approximate* price range for various types of packaging at 10,000 units, in US currency.

Check it out below. Click on the image to enlarge it.

This has been a part of my tutorial series called How to Buy Packaging 101. So click the link below to head back if you haven’t finished reading it yet. 🙂

How to Buy Packaging 101 Part 3 – Budgeting for Packaging Costs

3 Responses

  1. Rick Russell says:

    Hi Sara. I am looking at marketing a line of flavored pistachios. Production and distribution are pretty well covered. I am starting from scratch on packaging. I am looking at small (maybe 4-8 oz.) bags and would probably start w/ a 5k unit order if I can go that small. Any thoughts or direction you could share w/ me would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks!
    Rick

    1. Hi Rick, as you may have figured out, starting with 5K units is a good quantity for flexible packaging like standup pouches. There are several online brokers that now offer custom printed standup pouches using common plastics, however they are not very sustainable. I can’t say how good the print quality is, so I would ask for samples before committing.

  2. Excellent information! Thank you, Sara.

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