Latest Plastic Shopping Bag Price

As you know, many kinds of plastic bags are available on the market but the most popular type is plastic shopping bags. Therefore, the price of plastic shopping bags is a matter of great concern for plastic bag importers and store owners. In this post, let’s find out what factors affect plastic shopping bag prices.

What are plastic shopping bags?

Plastic shopping bags are bags made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-density polyethylene (LDPE). They are commonly used by retailers and consumers to carry purchased items from stores to homes or other locations. In the past, to save the cost, many types of plastic shopping bags are thin and lightweight. Due to its negative effects on the environment, most plastic shopping bags are required to add at least 30% recycled content and there is also a minimum thickness for the plastic bag to be reusable.

Most common types of plastic shopping bags

T-shirt plastic shopping bag

T-shirt plastic shopping bag

T-shirt plastic shopping bag or vest carrier bag, tie handle bag is very popular for packaging and shopping because they are cheap and convenient. They have a simple T-shape design that makes them easy to carry grocery shopping items. These bags are made of strong and durable polyethylene material that can hold different weights. Although they have negative effects on the environment, we cannot ignore that these bags are important in our everyday lives

You may want to read more about t-shirt plastic shopping bag here: t-shirt plastic shopping bag

Die cut plastic shopping bag

Die cut plastic shopping bag

Die cut plastic shopping bag or punch-out handle plastic bag, kidney plastic bag is another common type of plastic bag that we see in clothing shopping stores. In Vietnam the die cut bag is often used to store money then the bank’s customer withdraws their money. The word “die cut” has its origin from the machine used to cut the bag. On the other hand, the word “kidney” describes the shape of the cut-out part to make the handle. The handle of the die cut bag is quite weak so it is often reinforced with the patch to increase its strength

You may want to read more about t-shirt plastic shopping bag here: die cut plastic shopping bag

Soft loop plastic bag

Softloop plastic shopping bag

Softloop plastic bags can be named flexi-loop handle plastic bag or flexi-handle bag. Flexi loop bags are commonly used in retail environments as shopping bags or promotional bags. This type of plastic bag is very fashionable, easy to carry and reusable so it is used my many famous shopping brands.

You may want to read more about t-shirt plastic shopping bag here: softloop plastic shopping bag

Where to import plastic shopping bags?

Plastic shopping bags are poplular and easy to produce so most manufacturers can make it. You can search for plastic shopping bags suppliers from Vietnam, China, India or Malaysia. While plastic shoppinng bag manufacturers in China may have larger production scale, Vietnam bag manufacturers are getting more and more attention from plastic bag importers thanks to lower labour cost and advantegeous export policies.

You may want to read about: 5 steps to find a good plastic bag manufacturer in Vietnam

7 factors affect plastic shopping bag price

Plastic shopping bag prices varied depending on each bag’s specifications. Here is t factors that will have big impacts on plastic shopping bag price

1. Type of the plastic shopping bags:

Softloop plastic shopping bags is the most expensive item as it require more labour to stick the handle to the bag. Moreover, the plastic bag sometimes have paper cardboard at the bottom so that it can stand alone. On the other hand, t-shirt plastic shopping bag is the cheapest type as the vest carrier shopping bag are cut by automatic cutting machine. Manufacturer can produce a whole t-shirt plastic shopping bag container in one day.

2. Size of the plastic shopping bags:

The bigger the plastic shopping bag is, the more expensize it is.

3. Thickness of the plastic shopping bags:

Plastic shopping bag thickness is measured my Micron or Mil. The thicker the shopping plastic bags get, the higher prices they are. With a same size and same kind of bag, only one Mil less can cause considerable change in the last price. As a result, you should aks your plastic bag supplier to manufacturer exact thickness as you wish.

4. Weight of the plastic shopping bags:

The easier way to find out whether plastic shopping bag manufacturers cheat or not is by measuring the plastic shopping bag weight. While it is hard for you to measure bag thickness as it require special and professional machine to measure, you can easily check the bag weight with a small scale.

5. Material of plastic shopping bag bags:

LDPE plastic shopping bags cost more than HDPE bag as LDPE resin is more expensive. The cheapest and most noticeable material today is recycled material including both HDPE and LDPE recycle

6. Printing of plastic shopping bags:

The number of colors printed on the bag and printing coverage will have huge impact on plastic shopping bag price. If the bags are printed alot, producers need to use more ink for it. Most plastic shopping bag factory can print from 1 to 4 colors. 6 or 8 color printing bag may result in more expensive plastic shopping bag

7. Minimum quantity order (MOQ):

It is very common that full container orders cluding 20ft container and 40ft container are always much cheaper than small quantity order. While sending your plastic bag manufacturer inquries, you should always mention your minimum quantity order.

Vietpak’s latest plastic shopping bag prices

Vietpak is a leading plastic shopping bag factory in Vietnam. Our prices are very competitive. Below is our pricelist for you to know.

Items	Material	Size	Thickness (micron)	FOB price/kg (USD)
T-shirt plastic shopping bag	100% recycle HDPE	Custom	8-100micron	1-1.2
T-shirt plastic shopping bag	100% recycle LDPE	Custom	15-200micron	1.1-1.3
T-shirt plastic shopping bag	100% virgin HDPE	Custom	8-100 micron	1.3-1.5
T-shirt plastic shopping bag	100% virgin LDPE	Custom	15-200micron	1.4-1.6
Softloop plastic shopping bag	100% recycle HDPE	Custom	20-100micron	1.8-2
Softloop plastic shopping bag	100% virgin HDPE	Custom	20-100micron	2-2.2
Die cut plastic shopping bag	100% recycle HDPE	Custom	15-100micron	1.3-1.5
Die cut plastic shopping bag	100% virgin HDPE	Custom	15-100micron	1.5-1.7

Overall, here is our general pricelist only. If you need to know an exact price for your bag, please don’t hesitate to send us your inquiry.

Reasons to buy plastic shopping bags from Vietpak

With almost 10 years producing and exporting plastic shopping bags to more than 50 countries over the world. Our prices are always competitive and our quality is high recognized by our customers. We constanty strive to advance our machines, enlarge production scale and diversify our product ranges to meet all your bag packaging needs.

If you have any further inquiries regarding plastic bags, please feel free to contact Vietpak directly at the following phone number: +84 966 026 246 or send us your inquiry to: Info@vietpak.vn