Cryovial: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.18 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.03 at volume, on a typical 14-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 | $0.18 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.09 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.075 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.058 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.04 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.03 |
What moves the price
For cryovial, 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.
For 5 mL cryovials, price is mainly driven by whether the vial is sterile, the thread/closure system, and whether it is a branded labware item versus OEM bulk production; branded US lab suppliers quote much higher case prices than factory-direct listings. Realistic routes are US-facing distributors for low-volume buys, and China OEM/Alibaba/Made-in-China suppliers for custom-printed bulk orders, where published unit prices commonly drop into the low cents at higher MOQs. Amber, coded/2D, sterile, and specialty closure/O-ring configurations will push prices above the mid-range bands shown here
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