Applicator: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.19 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.09 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 | $0.19 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.16 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.09 |
What moves the price
For applicator, the drivers are capacity, amber tint, uv protection, tip style, graduation color, sterile packaging, tip length, tip taper — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published marketplace quotes for plastic medical/applicator-style items cluster around $0.03–$0.15 per piece for very large lots and around $0.12–$0.50 for smaller wholesale lots, with some listings showing $0.15–$0.25 at 10,000–49,999 and $0.15 at 50,000+ units. Price moves mainly with sterilization, gauge/needle geometry, safety features, hub/port complexity, and whether the supplier is quoting a simple molded applicator versus a higher-spec medical component; US-facing buyers most realistically source through contract manufacturers/import brokers or marketplace suppliers rather than domestic catalog items. Lead time was not consistently published in the sources provided
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