Price guide · Pharma Supplement
Glass Vial: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.18 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.08 at volume, on a typical 30-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 | $0.14 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.11 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.10 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.095 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.08 |
What moves the price
For glass vial, the drivers are capacity, glass type, stopper compatibility, sterility — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published US-facing wholesale listings for amber glass vials cluster around about $0.24 each at 580/cs for 1 dram amber vials, $0.294 each at 6,048 count for amber borosilicate vials, and $0.34-$0.35 each for clear vials with closure options; these indicate low-volume wholesale pricing near the upper end of the band. Import/marketplace quotes for custom amber pharma/injection vials are materially lower at scale, including $0.10-$0.15 per set at 1,500 and $0.01-$0.10 per piece ranges for larger factory-direct quotes, with $0.30 at 200,000+ and $0.40 at 100,000-199,999 on a China export listing. Price is most affected by whether the vial is sterile, whether it includes stopper/cap/closure, glass spec (Type I borosilicate vs general amber glass), and whether printing/customization is included
Paying more than the median?
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