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PET cup 500 ml (16 oz), size and case data — wholesale PET cups, supplied item shipped from Turkey
PET cup 500 ml (16 oz), with printed logo — wholesale PET cups, supplied item shipped from Turkey

PET cup 500 ml (16 oz)

PET cup 16 oz — 16 oz / 500 ml. Height 138 mm, top diameter 95 mm. Custom printing available; prices by quotation.

Material
Plastic
Volume
500 ml
Volume (oz)
16 oz
Height
138 mm
Top diameter
95 mm

Prices depend on quantity, printing and destination. Send us the details and we will reply with a quotation.

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Clear PET cup 500 ml (16 oz), sourced and shipped alongside your paper cup order. The 500 ml cup: 138 mm tall, 95 mm rim, 55 mm base, about 11.5 g of PET — a large iced-coffee and bubble-tea cup. It is not our own moulding; we procure it from selected producers and hand it over ex-works Turkey under HS code 3924.10.

Sixteen ounces is where the cold drink menu turns into a large serve.

Lids that close this cup

Every PET lid in the catalogue is cut for the 95 mm rim the 500 ml cup carries — a flat clear lid, a straw-hole dome, a closed dome and a sip lid — so choosing a lid for this cup means choosing a profile. A customer moving from the 500 ml up or down a size still uses the same lid, so their lid code and stock are unaffected; importers therefore take cups and lids on a single quotation. The 500 ml cups and the lids you pick for them share one offer and one container.

Temperature, printing and minimum order

This material is not supplied for hot service at any size, and at half a litre the point is worth repeating, because a large transparent cup is sometimes assumed to be a general-purpose vessel. Hot drinks belong in the coated board range, where the 16 oz cup holds 500 ml behind a polyethylene barrier and is also offered in a double wall version for heat in the hand.

Bubble tea brands take this size decorated with their own identity rather than plain; print method and colours are confirmed when we quote.

On PET cups the minimum is one full truck load — 500 ml (16 oz).

Get a wholesale price for PET cups 500 ml

Tell us how many 500 ml cups you need and whether they print; the reply prices 16 oz plastic cups wholesale for your port, with the producer's lead time and the carton weight and volume alongside.

Supplied product: The 500 ml PET cup is bought from selected producers and dispatched in the same shipment as your paper cups. Plan for a longer lead time on the 500 ml PET cup than on our in-house paper cups; the delivery week is confirmed with the quotation.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a 16 oz PET cup really 500 ml?

This article is listed at 500 ml to the brim. Sixteen fluid ounces converts to a lower figure arithmetically, so the ounce name is a trade size class and the millilitre value is the measurement to work from.

On the board side the cup at the same ounce value is listed at 500 ml, which shows the same thing: one label can sit on two different capacities depending on material and shape.

Which cup size is used for bubble tea?

The 500 ml article is the usual standard, because pearls, jelly and ice take up room the liquid does not.

It stands 138 mm tall on a 95 mm mouth, wide enough for a bubble tea straw. Menus with extra large portions continue into the 600 ml and 650 ml sizes on that same mouth, so no additional closure line is needed for them.

Does a domed lid add height to the 16 oz cup?

Yes. The cup itself is 138 mm, and a domed part sits above the roll to leave room for cream, foam or a topping, so the closed height is greater than the cup height.

Check that total against your cabinet shelves and delivery carriers before standardising. A flat profile keeps the stack low and is the better choice for straw service and dense loading.

Can 16 oz clear cups be stocked in a grab-and-go cooler?

Yes, and this is a common use for the size in convenience retail and hotel lobbies. Filled and closed cups hold their shape when stacked because the wall is rigid, and the contents stay visible to the customer through the shell.

The figures to plan around are 138 mm of cup height plus the closure profile, over a 55 mm base that keeps the units stable on a wire shelf.

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