Plastic Cartridge Tube: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.22 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.10 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 | $0.22 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.18 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.16 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.14 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.12 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.10 |
What moves the price
For plastic cartridge tube, the drivers are cone fit, material, child-resistant closure, size, color, print method, plastic grade, clarity — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US-facing pricing for plastic cartridge tubes is sparse, so the band is anchored by real supplier quotes for similar cartridge/ tube formats and by one direct -cartridge-tube listing showing $0.361 at 1 unit, $0.241 at 990, $0.222 at 4,950, $0.204 at 9,900, and $0.185 at 35,640. The main price drivers are child-resistance, custom print, tube diameter/length, material, and whether the tube is a simple clear PS/PET package or a more engineered pop-top/crash-resistant design. Realistic supplier routes are packaging wholesalers and manufacturer-direct programs; custom-printed or child-resistant versions usually price above plain stock tubes, while import/landed-equivalent sourcing can push prices lower at high volumes
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder plastic cartridge tube regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.