Clamshell Blister: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.52 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.08 at volume, on a typical 21-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 | $0.52 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.35 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.21 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.15 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.11 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.08 |
What moves the price
For clamshell blister, the drivers are PVC vs PET vs RPET, thickness, cavity count, heat-seal compatibility, print quality, antistatic properties, ESD resistance, cavity precision — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published supplier pricing shows custom clamshell/blister economics falling sharply once tooling is amortized: UGI’s representative clamshell example drops from about $0.95–$1.35 at 5,000 units to $0.46–$0.61 at 50,000 units, while a China marketplace quote shows transparent PVC clamshells around $0.09 at 3,500–9,999 pieces, $0.07 at 10,000–14,999, and $0.06 at 15,000+. For smaller US-facing wholesale runs, stock-clamshell distributors and thermoformers are more realistic than import sourcing, but true custom printed/E SD-capable parts are driven mainly by resin choice (PVC vs PET/rPET), thickness, cavity precision, and print/heat-seal requirements. Lead times are typically a few weeks for stock or domestic thermoformed runs, and longer when tooling, printing, or import freight is included
Paying more than the median?
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