Bulk Polybag Pricing in India: What Decides the Price per Piece

Ask five suppliers for "10×14 courier bag price" and you'll get five different numbers. Some of that is margin, but most of it is that they're not quoting the same bag. Here's what actually drives polybag pricing, and how to compare like with like.

What decides the price of a polybag

Factor	Effect on price
Size	Bigger bags use more plastic. A 14×18 bag uses about 1.8 times the film of a 10×14.
Thickness (micron)	Thicker bags use more plastic per square inch. 60 micron costs more than 50.
Material	Virgin LDPE stretches and seals better; heavily recycled film is cheaper but can be brittle.
Layers / colour	White outside, black inside (co-extruded) costs more than single-colour film.
Adhesive	Permanent hot-melt tamper-evident adhesive costs more than a simple glue strip.
Print, barcode or QR	Printing adds cost, more for multiple colours. Coded marketplace bags cost more than plain.
POD pocket	A POD pocket adds material and a manufacturing step.
Pack quantity	The bigger the pack, the lower the price per piece.

How pack size changes price per piece

Most suppliers, including MarkRTD, sell courier bags in packs such as 100, 500 and 1,000. The price per piece goes down as the pack gets bigger, because packing, handling and shipping per bag go down.

A simple way to compare: price per piece = pack price ÷ number of bags. For example, if a pack of 100 costs ₹400 and a pack of 1,000 costs ₹3,200, the price per piece is ₹4.00 vs ₹3.20, a 20% saving. (These are example numbers. Check current prices on the product page.)

The saving is only real if you'll use the bags before your products or bag sizes change. See bulk courier bags wholesale for how many to buy.

Compare the landed price, not the list price

Two quotes can look different only because one includes GST and shipping and the other doesn't. Always compare:

• Price per piece
• + GST (18% on plastic courier bags, which you can claim back as input credit if you're registered and have a B2B invoice)
• + shipping to your door
• = landed price per piece

Product prices on markrtd.com include GST, and there's free shipping above a minimum cart value, so the price per piece you see is close to the landed price.

When the cheap bag is the expensive one

Suppose a cheaper bag saves you ₹0.50 per piece. On 1,000 orders, that's ₹500. If even one parcel tears open in transit and you lose a ₹500 product plus return shipping, the saving is gone. If two "empty packet" claims go against you because the flap was easy to lift, you're behind.

So compare price only between bags that pass the same quality checks: seal tears the film, seams hold, true size, enough opacity.

Packaging cost per order: does it fit your margin?

For a low-priced product, a few rupees of packaging is a real share of the price. Put the bag, label and tape cost per order into your profit calculation. The free Meesho ROI calculator, Flipkart price calculator and Amazon price calculator let you include packing cost with fees and shipping.

Ways to lower your polybag cost without lowering quality

• Use the right size. One size smaller across all orders saves plastic and often a shipping slab.
• Buy bigger packs of your main size only.
• Claim the GST. Enter your GSTIN at checkout.
• Combine orders to cross the free shipping threshold.
• Stick to one or two trusted suppliers so you don't pay for failed experiments.