5mL Snap Vial: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.48 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.07 at volume. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point, not a binding quote. Your spec and quantity set the final price.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.48 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.29 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.22 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.16 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.10 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.07 |
What moves the price
For 5mL snap vial, the drivers are glass type, capacity, neck finish, closure type, amber vs clear, sterile, material, closure fit — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published wholesale references for 5mL serum/snap-style glass vials cluster around about $0.10-$0.35 per vial at case-level quantities from US suppliers, with lower imported MOQ quotes on China marketplaces falling into roughly $0.02-$0.16 depending on finish and packaging. The biggest price movers are glass specification (Type I borosilicate vs generic soda-lime), amber vs clear, sterile/cleanroom packing, and whether the vial is sold with cap/stopper or as vial-only; custom printing and tighter closure-fit requirements usually add cost. Realistic sourcing routes are US pharma/lab distributors for smaller runs and landed-equivalent import/China OEM routes for 10k+ volumes
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