Price guide · Cosmetics Personal Care
5mL Sample Vial: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.27 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.03 at volume, on a typical 30-day lead time. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point for a sourcing conversation rather than a binding quote.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $0.27 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.14 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.07 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.05 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.04 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.03 |
What moves the price
For 5mL sample vial, the drivers are fill volume, barrier structure, tear notch, print coverage — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale listings for 5 mL centrifuge-style tubes show a wide spread driven mainly by material grade, sterile vs non-sterile packaging, cap format, and whether the item is rack-packed or bulk-packed. US-facing lab suppliers quote much higher case-pack prices for finished sterile branded tubes, while import/marketplace listings and China-direct OEM offers indicate much lower landed-equivalent unit costs at 1,000+ pieces. The most realistic routes for a custom-printed mid-range configuration are US trade distributors for small lots and OEM import/private-label suppliers for 5,000+ units; printing and sterility typically move the price more than nominal tube capacity.
Paying more than the median?
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