Paper Medical Tape: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.15 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.065 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 | $1.15 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.93 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.32 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.19 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.11 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.065 |
What moves the price
For paper medical tape, 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.
Published retail/wholesale listings for paper surgical tape show about $0.77–$0.99 per roll at small pack sizes from US-facing resellers, while case pricing on medical distributors can drop lower when buying by the case. For true custom-manufactured or OEM supply, China marketplace FOB quotes for paper/non-woven medical tape land in the roughly $0.047–$0.078 range at 50k+ pieces, which is the only real source here showing the steep multi-tier decline. The biggest price drivers are roll format and size, substrate/coating, adhesive grade, printing/branding, and whether the product is sold as a branded retail roll versus OEM factory-packed bulk rolls.
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