Wick: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.002 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.001 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 | $0.002 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.002 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.002 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.002 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.002 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.001 |
What moves the price
For wick, the drivers are material, fiber density, purity, length, compatibility — the spec them differently and the same item lands at either end of the band.
Published wholesale quotes for very similar custom absorbent cotton wicks are mainly from China-based factory listings and show strong scale pricing: one factory quote for replacement cotton wicks lists US$0.013 at 10,000-99,999 pieces and US$0.012 at 100,000+ pieces. A related car perfume cotton wick listing shows US$0.001-0.003 per piece at 10,000 pieces, which supports a lower landed-equivalent band for simple custom wicks at volume. Realistic supplier routes are OEM/ODM factories on Alibaba or Made-in-China for custom dimensions and fiber spec, while US-facing /candle wholesalers mainly publish finished retail or small-bulk pack pricing rather than true factory unit economics.
Paying more than the median?
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