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Plastic buckets14 sizes · 560 ml to 21 L
Medical buckets9 sizes · 1 to 21 L
Food containers5 formats · 250 to 750 ml
Plastic jerry cans5 L and 10 L
Plastic buckets16 models, 560 ml - 21 L
Medical buckets10 models, 1 - 21 L
Food containers5 models, 250 - 750 ml
Plastic canisters5 and 10 L
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食品容器5 个型号，250 - 750 毫升
塑料方桶5 升和 10 升
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Packaging for heavy fills
Plastic buckets with metal bail handles
A metal bail handle matters when a filled bucket weighs several kilograms and people lift it all day: from the conveyor to the pallet, from the truck to the store's back room, from the floor up a stepladder. We fit it on our buckets from 2.3 to 21 L. Small buckets get a 13.4 g galvanized wire bail, and from 8 L up the bail has a plastic grip. We mold the buckets in the Bishkek Free Economic Zone (FEZ) and ship them across Kyrgyzstan and to Kazakhstan.
2.3-21 Lsizes with bail handle
13.4 gbail on small buckets
60 gbail on 18 L
plastic gripon buckets from 8 L
Bail calculator
How heavy a bucket feels in your hand
Match the bail to the load. Pick a size and a product: the calculator shows the net weight and the full bucket weight the handle will carry. "Which bail" opens the table row: plastic grip, bail weight, and empty weight.
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333.5 mmHow to choose
Metal or plastic, when you have a choice
For 2.3, 3, 3.8, and 5.6 L buckets, you can order either a metal or a plastic handle. Product weight is only part of the decision. The rest depends on what happens to the bucket after filling: it sits on a store shelf, rides home in a shopper's bag, or serves as a household item for years. Here are a few guidelines our manufacturing clients rely on.
1If the product weighs more than 3 kg or the full bucket is carried long distances, choose metal even for 3 L buckets.3 L bucket
2If the bucket hangs on a hook, a cart rail, or a painter's ladder, you need a wire bail. A plastic handle is not made for that kind of load.
3If your customers reuse the bucket at home after the product is gone, metal looks sturdier and more familiar for garden and country-house use.
4On 18 L and 21 L buckets, the bail is heavier than on 8-15 L: 60 g vs. 40 g, both with a plastic grip.18 L bucket
5On 8, 11.5, 15, 18, and 21 L buckets there is no choice to make: they come only with a metal bail handle and plastic grip.8 L bucket21 L bucket
Bails by size
Which bail handle comes on which size
Choose the handle on a plastic bucket for the load it has to carry. For each size with a metal handle, the table shows whether it has a plastic grip, how much the bail itself weighs (where known), and the weight in your hand when the bucket holds a product of about 1 kg per liter, such as sour cream. With honey or jam, the load is 1.3-1.4 times heavier.
Lineup at the same scalebody width and height per factory spec sheets
| Volume | Model | Plastic grip | Bail weight | Tare weight | Full bucket at 1 kg/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 L | PK23 | no | 13.4 g | 62 g | about 2.4 kg |
| 3 L / 3.8 L | PK30 / PK38 | no | 13.4 g | 95 / 110 g | 3.1 / 3.9 kg |
| 5.6 L | PK56 | no | ask your sales manager | 156 g | about 5.8 kg |
| 8 L | PK80 | yes | 40 g | 250 g | about 8.3 kg |
| 11.5 L | PK115 | yes | ask your sales manager | 307 g | about 11.8 kg |
| 15 L | PK150 | yes | 40 g | 450 g | about 15.5 kg |
| 18 L | PK180 | yes | 60 g | 526 g | about 18.5 kg |
| 21 L | PK210 | yes | ask your sales manager | 620 g | about 21.6 kg |
The line is at 8 L. Below it, thin wire is enough. Above it, a full bucket weighs eight kilograms or more, and without a grip the bail starts cutting into your fingers. On the 18 L bucket, the metal weighs 60 g, four and a half times more than on small sizes: filled with honey, this bucket weighs 25-26 kg. The 3 L and 3.8 L buckets share the same bail and the same 200 mm opening.
Handle design
What makes a comfortable bail handle
A metal handle seems like a small detail until you carry a twenty-liter bucket across the plant yard or up to the third floor with no elevator. It decides whether the bucket survives a jerk during loading, whether you can hang it on a hook, and whether your packers need rags under their fingers. Below are four details that set our bail apart, and why they matter to wholesale buyers.
Galvanized wire
We bend the bail from galvanized steel wire. The zinc coating protects the metal in damp rooms: a pickling shop, a bucket washing area, or a cold room where the bucket sits in condensation for weeks. So the risk of rust streaks on the white body near the handle mounts is much lower than with plain steel.
Plastic grip from 8 L
From 8 L up, the bail carries a plastic tube grip. The load rests on the full width of your palm, not on thin wire, so workers carry a full 15 L bucket across the shop without gloves. Buckets up to 5.6 L have no grip: the load is several times lighter, and you barely feel the wire in your hand.
Bail matched to fill weight
The bail gets heavier as the size grows: 13.4 g on 2.3, 3, and 3.8 L, 40 g on 8 and 15 L, and 60 g on 18 L. The heavier the product, the sturdier the handle. That gives you a safety margin for the jerk when someone lifts a full bucket off the top tier of a pallet with one hand.
A second life at home
After paint, putty, or pickles, a bucket with a metal handle rarely ends up in the trash. People take it to the garden for berries, irrigation water, or poultry feed. For the manufacturer, that is long-lasting advertising, especially when the logo is applied with in-mold labeling (IML) and does not wash off.
Logistics
Shipping buckets with bail handles
We ship buckets with metal handles by the pallet from our factory warehouse in the Bishkek Free Economic Zone (FEZ), Ak-Chiy village. Pickup from the factory warehouse is also available. Empty buckets nest inside each other, so even large sizes take little space: a pallet holds 816 of the 15 L buckets or 600 of the 21 L buckets. We deliver across Bishkek and Chuy Region with our own trucks. Orders for Osh, Jalal-Abad, Karakol, Naryn, and Talas go through a freight carrier. For paint and food producers in Kazakhstan, we ship pallets to Almaty, Shymkent, Astana, and Karaganda within the EAEU. Our sales manager confirms delivery time and cost when you place the order. If your plant needs both small buckets without a grip and large ones with a grip, order them together and get them on one truck.
Other versions
Got your bail handle? Now choose the version
With a metal bail, you choose the size, body color, and printing. If your fill weight is light, compare it with the plastic handle: it has its own page.
All versions
IML-printedArtwork fused into the wall: for manufacturers whose brand stays on the shelf year-round560 ml-21 L
With plastic handleLightweight metal-free handle: dairy retail, sauces, and takeout honey and jam800 ml-5.6 L
Large buckets11.5 to 21 liters: wholesale, construction, canteens, and cafes11.5-21 L
Small bucketsSingle-serve, up to 1 liter: display cases, retail by weight, samples560 ml-1 L
Food-grade bucketsFood-grade polypropylene: dairy and sauce plants, delis, and packers560 ml-21 L
Clear bucketsProduct visible through the wall: markets and stores selling honey, jam, pickles, and mushrooms560 ml-21 LQuestions and answers
Frequently asked questions about buckets with metal bail handles
Buckets of 2.3, 3, 3.8, 5.6, 8, 11.5, 15, 18, and 21 L. Up to 5.6 L, it is a wire bail without a grip. From 8 L up, the bail has a plastic grip. Buckets of 1 L and smaller have no metal handle: they get a molded-in plastic handle or no handle at all.
The grip is a plastic tube on the metal handle. It spreads the weight over a larger area, so a 15-20 kg bucket does not cut into your palm. For workers who carry dozens of full buckets per shift, that is a noticeable difference.
Yes. The 3 L and 3.8 L buckets are available with a 5.0 g plastic handle, and the 2.3 L bucket with a 3.4 g one. Choose metal when the product is heavy or the full bucket is carried often. Choose plastic for light retail products, where a neat handle without metal matters.
The empty weight of the 18 L bucket is 526 g, and the bail with plastic grip weighs 60 g. This size comes with no other handle: the steel bail is designed for heavy fills.
Your sales manager calculates the price for your order based on size, quantity, handle type, and printing. Call +996 222 600 292, tell us the sizes and your approximate order volume, and we will send you an estimate.
Yes. For small orders, we put a label on the finished bucket. For large volumes, IML works best: the label is fused into the wall during molding and does not wear off in washing. You agree on the artwork with your sales manager.
Yes, by the pallet within the EAEU: to Almaty, Astana, Shymkent, Karaganda, and other cities. Our sales manager confirms delivery time and cost when you place the order. The number of buckets per pallet depends on the size.
Catalog
Buckets with bail handles in the HTI catalog
Dimensions, empty weight, and units per pallet for each size are on the pages of the "Buckets by size" section. If your product is light and you need a neat handle for retail, see buckets with plastic handle.
Request
Not sure which handle your product needs?
Tell us the product, the fill weight per bucket, and how the bucket will be moved: by hand around the plant, on a cart, or only on a pallet. Our sales manager will suggest the size and bail type. If the size you chose offers both handle options, they will explain the difference using your product as an example.