Price guide · Pharma Supplement
Serialized Carton: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.10 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.14 at volume, on a typical 18-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 | $1.10 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.75 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.40 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.28 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.20 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.14 |
What moves the price
For serialized carton, the drivers are dimensions, board caliper, braille, print colors — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Quoted wholesale folding-carton pricing from suppliers and packaging cost guides shows strong downward price steps with volume, with small runs around 500 units often near the upper end of the folding-carton range and 10,000+ runs commonly dropping below $0.40 per unit. For pharma-style serialized cartons, the main cost drivers are board grade/caliper, print complexity, braille, and serialization/aggregation workflow setup; the most realistic routes are U.S.-facing folding-carton converters, trade packaging suppliers, or importers that quote landed-equivalent pricing on custom offset-printed cartons. Lead times of roughly 15-20 business days after proof approval are consistent with wholesale custom carton suppliers, with larger volumes sometimes needing a bit longer for scheduling.
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