Price guide · Industrial Safety
Glass Carboy: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $18.50 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $11.50 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 | $18.50 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $12.75 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $11.50 |
What moves the price
For glass carboy, the drivers are non-spill closure design, venting, capacity, material, chemical compatibility, certification, shoulder geometry, neck finish — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published supplier pricing for glass carboys is mostly sparse at true B2B volume, but Alibaba/Made-in-China listings show roughly $8.50–$15.90 per unit at 5,000-piece MOQ, and TricorBraun shows a 6-gallon Italian glass carboy at $39.63 for 1 piece and $37.00 at 48 pieces. Retail/homebrew listings are much higher, so realistic wholesale price is driven mainly by size (5–6.5 gal), neck finish/closure compatibility, and whether the bottle is a standard clear carboy versus a specialty imported Italian style. Custom printing, color, sterilization, and UN-rated packaging would push prices up; domestic wholesale distributors and import-direct suppliers are the most realistic routes for mid-range custom orders.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder glass carboy regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.
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