Work through the task
- Record current usable demand separately from supplier minimums and the quantity you might choose to purchase.
- Apply supplier-confirmed all-units price breaks at the purchased quantity after physical pack rounding, not at an unrelated annual volume.
- Compare first-order cash, recurring cost and surplus. Requote freight and charges for larger batches; a lower unit price is not automatically a lower cash requirement.
Tools for this job
Packaging MOQ Cost Calculator
Calculate the cash, film area, approximate pack quantity and inventory commitment represented by a supplier minimum order.
Open calculator →Packaging Price Tier Comparison Calculator
Compare the cash outlay and surplus inventory of two supplier quantity-price tiers against the same demand.
Open calculator →Packaging Order Overrun Cost Calculator
Estimate the extra units and invoice amount at an entered supplier overrun percentage.
Open calculator →Corrugated Box Supplier Quote Comparison Calculator
Compare corrugated box supplier prices, first-order and repeat-order landed cost, MOQ and specification differences.
Open calculator →A worked example
For 10,000 needed units, 12,000 purchased at EUR 0.11 cost EUR 1,320 material. Buying 25,000 at EUR 0.09 costs EUR 2,250: EUR 930 more material cash and 13,000 additional surplus units, before changed fixed charges.
Use your supplier specification and quotation. These numbers demonstrate the arithmetic; they are not market prices or a packaging suitability assessment.
Checks before you decide
- Current need versus purchased quantity
- All-units versus progressive discount
- Freight and fees valid at the proposed quantity