Price guide · Industrial Safety
Blister Shell: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.84 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.055 at volume, on a typical 35-day lead time. 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 | $0.84 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.42 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.26 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.16 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.085 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.055 |
What moves the price
For blister shell, the drivers are reagent compatibility, light barrier, foil lidding, well geometry, temperature resistance, cold-form or thermoform, child resistance, calendar printing — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Price is most sensitive to cavity size, material gauge (PET/PETG/PVC), print complexity, and whether the shell is simple thermoform-only or part of a kit with inserts, pads, or sterile packaging. Realistic supplier routes are trade packaging converters and Asian/US-facing import suppliers; published bulk pricing for comparable clamshell/blister shells clusters around $0.05–$0.22 at high volume, while smaller custom runs commonly sit in the $0.3–$1.2 range depending on tooling and specification. Sterility, thicker material, and more complex shapes push pricing up; one-off custom printed configurations can also carry setup/tooling amortization that is not always obvious in the per-unit quote
Paying more than the median?
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