Home-Based packaging bag reseller

Small shops, restaurants, takeaways, market vendors, small manufacturers and online sellers who need bags regularly but not by the pallet.

You earn the margin between wholesale and your resale price. Repeat orders from regular customers and a small delivery fee on top add to this.

• Selling and following up with business customers
• Keeping track of stock and prices
• Comparing suppliers and negotiating

• Federal rules on single-use plastics, including checkout bags, and which bag types you can still sell, so check the current regulations before choosing your stock
• Food-contact bags may need to meet food-safe standards, so ask suppliers for documentation
• Whether your municipality requires a home-based business licence, and any limits on storing stock at home
• Commercial general liability insurance and GST/HST registration once you pass the small supplier threshold
• Customers may shift to paper or reusable options, so keep your range flexible

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $1,500 to $8,000, depending on how much stock you buy, your storage setup and your insurance. Buying a narrower range at first can help you keep your initial outlay down.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $1,000 to $6,000, depending on how many business customers you win and your order sizes. Customers may shift to paper or reusable options, so keep your range flexible.

Check federal rules on single-use plastics, including checkout bags, and which bag types you can still sell. Ask suppliers for food-safe documentation on food-contact bags, and check municipal home-based licensing, home storage limits, liability insurance and GST/HST.