Price guide · Industrial Safety
Reagent Bottle: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.48 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.12 at volume, on a typical 15-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 | $0.48 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.38 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.30 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.24 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.20 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.12 |
What moves the price
For reagent bottle, 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 amber reagent bottles, price moves most with glass vs. plastic, borosilicate vs. generic soda-lime, capacity, cap/closure type, and whether the bottle is printed, graduated, or custom-packaged. Realistic sourcing routes are China OEM/ODM listings on Alibaba/Made-in-China/Globalsources for low-unit pricing, while US wholesale distributors like The Cary Company are better for smaller MOQ and faster delivery but usually at materially higher unit costs. At high volumes, the best published bands come from factory FOB quotes that assume standard amber bottle + cap configurations; sterility, UN rating, and specialty closures would push pricing up.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder reagent bottle 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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