Price guide · Industrial Safety
Carboy: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $6.42 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $3.25 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 | $6.42 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $5.52 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $4.95 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $4.45 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $3.95 |
| 100,000+ units | $3.25 |
What moves the price
For carboy, the drivers are non-spill closure design, venting, capacity, material, chemical compatibility, certification, shoulder geometry, neck finish — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
For 1-gallon carboys, price is driven mainly by material and construction: glass is far pricier than HDPE/PET, and wall thickness, neck finish, and any custom printing or handling features add cost. The strongest real pricing anchors here are retail/wholesale ladder prices from The Cary Company for 1-gallon glass jugs and plastic F-style jugs, plus imported FOB pricing for 1-gallon glass carboys on Made-in-China; those support a mid-range custom bottle estimate rather than a finished retail SKU. Realistic supplier routes are US wholesale distributors for stocked jugs/carboys, or direct import/private-label manufacturing for custom printed bottles at higher volumes.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder carboy 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.
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