Price guide · Industrial Safety
Absorbent Pad: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.24 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.04 at volume, on a typical 15-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 | $0.24 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.15 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.10 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.08 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.06 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.04 |
What moves the price
For absorbent pad, the drivers are solvent system, lint level, pack format, drying speed, compatibility with substrates, diameter, grit, backing material — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US-facing distributor pricing for branded saliva absorbent pads is much higher on a per-unit basis because it is usually sold in small retail-style packs (for example, 320-count or 400-count boxes at $18.29 and 100-count packages at comparable distributor pricing). True bulk pricing is best sourced from OEM/import channels: Made-in-China quotes for similar absorbent medical/dental pads and cotton-roll substitutes show roughly $0.06-$0.21 per piece at 10,000+ units, with some very high-volume listings dropping below $0.05. The main price drivers are absorbency grade, shape/size, sterile packaging, and whether the offer is branded distributor stock or factory-direct custom print; supplier routes that are realistic are US dental distributors for small lots and Chinese OEM/ODM factories for 10,000+ unit custom runs.
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