Custom canning and bottling as a home business or hobby is a cost-effective way to preserve homemade foods, spices, perfumes, or other liquid or powder blends that need to be stored and dispensed. Wholesale bottle caps as well as individual jar lids are easy to find online in many plastic and metal varieties.
Can and jar cap packaging materials include not just standard plastic or metal screw top lids, but also specialty lids such as child-safe caps, corks, pumps, and sprayers, so you'll be ready to package and dispense any product in the safest, most convenient container.
When shopping for bottle, can and jar cap packaging materials, look for the following:
1. Browse plastic screw tops for narrow neck bottles;
2. Check out metal lids for can lids and jar capping;
3. Look for specialty caps and tops to fill special needs such as spraying or shaking to dispense;
4. Sell your surplus back to cash in on excess wholesale products.
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Check out plastic bottle caps for narrow neck bottles
Wholesale bottle caps are easiest to find in plastic screw-top models. You can shop wholesale or for single units. Read the features of each lid (such as diameter, lining, and top and side texture) to compare.
I recommend: Buy wholesale when getting
plastic lids--they're relatively inexpensive, but if you're concerned about getting the best deal, get a
price quote ahead of time or request a sample.
Browse metal jar lids and caps for canning
If you're canning food items or storing anything to distribute in a jar, one of the many types of metal cap or lid will be ideal. Metal bottle, can and jar cap packaging materials are perfect for glass containers as well as metal cans. Metal lids also are typically inexpensive and you can buy them in bulk.
I recommend: Buy
metal dome caps or
metal lids if you're doing any home canning using jars. Metal jar lids are cheap and easy to use when canning, either for your own home use or for gifts or retail.
Look for custom bottling supplies to fill specific needs
Specialty bottling and canning supplies include any caps for storing or dispensing items in an alternative manner. Custom bottle caps can keep a container closed tight to keep kids out, corks can make bottling more attractive or authentic or caps can make dispensing easier with pumps or misters. Think about any storage or dispensing needs you have as you shop for metal and plastic lids and caps.
I recommend: Plastic lids are most commonly available in custom bottle caps such as
child resistant closure,
spice shaker caps,
pumps and
sprayers, but if you're bottling perfume, wine or oils you may want to order
corks in a size to fit your containers.
Sell back your excess bottling supplies
If you order bottle caps wholesale, you may end up with some extra surplus. Thankfully, you can often sell this surplus of plastic or metal lids back to a bottle cap manufacturer to sell along with their items.
I recommend: Wait until you're done canning or bottling, and
sell your surplus if you're sure you have extra caps you won't need. It's convenient to sell your excess lids and caps back if you don't need them, but keep a few just in case you find out you need a few replacements later.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- Shop for lids and caps when you're buying other bottling supplies such as cans and jars. Often, you can get package deals from manufacturers, or at least save on shipping and be sure the lids will fit.
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