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Index > Sourcing and quoting

Typical MOQs

Minimum order quantities (MOQs) vary based on the exact supplier and manufacturing process you choose, but these are the ballpark numbers.

You can search for products by MOQ or view a supplier's MOQ on their supplier profile, if they've provided them. The following are typical minimums you will see across suppliers.

MOQs are usually based on the tooling costs and setup costs for factory equipment. For example, flexo-printed die cut corrugated boxes have a minimum quantity of 1,000 units because it costs roughly as much in setup costs to make 1,000 units as it does to make any fewer. If you are producing overseas, a similar notion applies to freight shipping, meaning sometimes the costs of shipping from Asia make it just expensive to order small quantities as larger quantities.

You will find the lowest MOQs on products that can be digitally printed, because these do not require tooling.

Airless Pumps 5,000 pumps
Aluminum Squeeze Tubes 1,000 tubes
Blister Packs 5,000 packs
Business Cards 500 cards
Child Resistant Caps 1,000 caps
Child Resistant Folding Cartons 500 boxes
Child Resistant Metal Tins 1,000 tins
Child Resistant Paper Tubes 1,000 tubes
Child Resistant Plastic Tubes 1,000 tubes
Child Resistant Stand Up Pouches 10,000 pouches
Clamshell Containers 5,000 containers
Collateral Sleeves 1,000 sleeves
Compostable Peel and Seal Poly Bags 10,000 bags
Compostable Poly Mailers 20,000 mailers
Compostable Stand Up Pouches 10,000 pouches
Compostable Zip Top Bags 10,000 bags
Corrugated Inserts 1,000 inserts
Corrugated Mailer Boxes 500 boxes
Die Cut Poly Foam Inserts 100 inserts
Die Cut Stickers 1,000 stickers
Dispensing Caps 1,000 caps
Dropper Caps 1,000 caps
Egg Crate Foam 100 inserts
Expandable Paper Mailers 1,000 mailers
Expandable Poly Mailers 10,000 mailers
Fabric Drawstring Bags 1,000 bags
Fabric Zipper Bags 1,000 bags
Flat Cards 1,000 cards
Flat Handle Retail Bags 500 bags
Flat Sachet Pouches 10,000 pouches
Flexi-Hex Air 600 pieces
Flexible Kraft Mailers 1,000 mailers
Fluted Paper Padded Mailers 20,000 mailers
Folded Cards 1,000 cards
Folders 1,000 folders
Folding Carton Boxes 1,000 boxes
Folding Carton Inserts 1,000 inserts
Frosted Peel and Seal Poly Bags 10,000 bags
Frosted Zip Top Bags 10,000 bags
Garment Bags 5,000 bags
Glass Bottles 1,000 bottles
Glass Jars 1,000 jars
Glass Vials 1,000 tubes
Gummed Paper Tape 20 rolls
Hard Shell Poly Bubble Mailers 10,000 mailers
Honeycomb Paper Padded Mailers 20,000 mailers
Honeycomb Paper Wrap 24 cases
Injection Molded Parts 1,000 units
Kiss Cut Sticker Sheets 1,000 stickers
Kraft Paper 10 rolls
Letterhead 500 sheets
Masking Tape 36 rolls
Metal Caps 1,000 caps
Metal Tins 1,000 tins
Metallic Bubble Mailers 10,000 mailers
Metallic Mailers 10,000 mailers
Molded Pulp Inserts 1,000 inserts
Open End Bubble Bags 10,000 bags
Open End Poly Bags 10,000 bags
Packing Slips 1,000 sheets
Pamphlets 1,000 pamphlets
Paper Belly Bands 1,000 bands
Paper Bubble Cushioning 5 rolls
Paper Bubble Mailers 10,000 mailers
Paper Envelopes 1,000 envelopes
Paper Merchandise Bags 1,000 bags
Peel and Seal Glassine Bags 1,000 bags
Peel and Seal Poly Bags 10,000 bags
Plastic Bottles 5,000 bottle
Plastic Caps 1,000 caps
Plastic Deodorant Tubes 10,000 tubes
Plastic Jars 1,000 jars
Plastic Squeeze Tubes 5,000 tubes
Plastic Vials 5,000 vials
Poly Drawstring Bags 10,000 bags
Poly Mailers 10,000 mailers
Poly Packing Tape 36 rolls
Posters 500 sheets
Pump Caps 1,000 caps
Reinforced Expandable Kraft Mailers 1,000 mailers
Reinforced Flexible Kraft Mailers 1,000 mailers
Reinforced Gummed Paper Tape 20 rolls
Rigid Boxes 1,000 boxes
Rigid Kraft Mailers 1,000 mailers
Roll Labels 1,000 labels
Rope Handle Paper Retail Bags 1,000 bags
Shipping Tubes 1,000 tubes
Slide Top Clear Bags 10,000 bags
Slide Top Poly Bubble Bags 10,000 bags
Slotted Corrugated Boxes 500 boxes
Soft Shell Poly Bubble Mailers 10,000 mailers
Spiral Paper Filler 1 case
Spray Caps 1,000 caps
Stand Up Pouches 10,000 pouches
Thermoform Plastic Inserts 10,000
Tissue Paper 4,800 sheets
Toiletry Bags 100 bags
Tote Bags 1,000 bags
Twisted Handle Retail Bags 500 bags
Tyvek Mailers 10,000 mailers
Zip Top Poly Bags 10,000 bags
Zip Top Poly Bubble Bags 10,000 bags

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