Cotton Tip Applicator: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.04 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.002 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 | $0.04 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.012 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.008 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.005 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.003 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.002 |
What moves the price
For cotton tip applicator, the drivers are material, locking mechanism, serrated jaw, length, sterile packaging, capacity, mount style, print method — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Quoted wholesale pricing for cotton tip applicators is usually driven by sterile vs non-sterile, shaft material (wood, paper, plastic, or foam), and whether the product is sold as a bag, box, or individually wrapped item. In the sources reviewed, U.S. dental distributors cluster around roughly $0.006–$0.02 per swab at 1,000-unit box pricing, while China B2B listings show much lower factory prices at larger MOQs, often sold by bag or piece rather than retail box. Realistic supplier routes are U.S. dental wholesalers for small MOQs and Chinese factory/trade suppliers or importers for 5,000+ unit runs, especially for custom-printed or sterile configurations.
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