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Blister Shell: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.35 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.06 at volume, on a typical 21-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 | $0.35 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.22 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.15 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.11 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.09 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.06 |
What moves the price
For blister shell, the drivers are plastic resin, material thickness, fold line design, seal type, hang hole style, clarity, foil hardness, push-through force — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Quoted pricing is most sensitive to resin choice (PVC vs PET), thickness, tooling complexity, and whether the shell is a simple clear formed clamshell or a custom-printed retail blister with seal/hang features. The best-realistic supplier routes are China-based thermoform/blister manufacturers selling FOB on GlobalSources/Made-in-China, or US-facing distributors that resell imported stock/custom shells; published retail-like US supplier pages tend to sit above factory-direct pricing. For a mid-range custom configuration, the lower tiers are usually dominated by tooling/setup amortization, while the 50k+ tiers begin to reflect commodity thermoforming pricing and resin efficiency.
Paying more than the median?
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