Cotton Ball: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.19 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.01 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 | $0.19 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.04 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.025 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.02 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.015 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.01 |
What moves the price
For cotton ball, the drivers are size, absorbency, sterile vs non-sterile, cotton content, firmness, pack count, inner absorbent layer, outer cover material — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Prices move most with sterile vs non-sterile construction, cotton content/firmness, and whether the quote is for loose bulk pieces, bagged retail packs, or medical-grade packaged goods. Published US-facing wholesale pricing is strongest for branded or distributor packs in the 500-4,000 unit range, while 5,000+ unit pricing is usually inferred from factory or import quotes on Alibaba/Made-in-China-style listings and landed-equivalent offers. Realistic sourcing routes are US medical/wholesale distributors for smaller MOQ and Chinese OEM/ODM factories or importers for custom-printed bulk production.
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