Price guide · Pharma Supplement
Plastic Vial: 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 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 | $0.18 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.12 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.08 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.06 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.05 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.03 |
What moves the price
For plastic 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 pricing for plastic vials is most commonly tied to standard prescription-style vials with caps, where prices fall sharply as case counts rise; for example, US distributors show per-unit prices around $0.15-$0.23 at low-thousands volumes, while China trade listings show much lower FOB ranges at 10,000+ pieces. The biggest price drivers are vial size/cap style, resin and molding quality, printed decoration, child-resistant or tamper-evident features, and whether the quote includes sterility, secondary packaging, or US land-and-clear costs. Realistic sourcing routes are US wholesalers/distributors for faster delivery and compliance, or import OEM/ODM factories for the lowest landed unit cost at higher MOQ
Paying more than the median?
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