Price guide · Pharma Supplement
5mL Sealed Vial: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.50 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.03 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 | $0.50 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.35 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.12 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.08 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.045 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.03 |
What moves the price
For 5mL sealed vial, the drivers are capacity, glass type, stopper compatibility, sterility — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published US-facing retail/wholesale listings for 5 mL vials cluster around $0.41-$0.71 per vial at 1,000-10,000 units from specialty vial sellers, while import/marketplace quotations for custom or generic pharmaceutical glass vials drop to roughly $0.019-$0.08 at 25,000+ units. The biggest price drivers are whether the vial is Type I borosilicate versus ordinary soda-lime glass, whether it is sterile/USP-tested, and whether the stopper + crimp or flip-off seal is included. Realistic supplier routes are US specialty vial wholesalers for low-MOQ buys and China/India OEM or Alibaba/Made-in-China factory listings for mid-to-high MOQ custom-printed orders; printed decoration and validated sterility usually push prices upward.
Paying more than the median?
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