Swimwear: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $8.00 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $5.00 at volume, on a typical 45-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 | $8.00 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $7.00 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $6.50 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $6.00 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $5.50 |
| 100,000+ units | $5.00 |
What moves the price
For swimwear, the drivers are size run, fabric weight, blend, print method, color count — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Published wholesale swimwear pricing from real suppliers clusters around roughly $5-$10 per unit for basic bikinis/swimsuits, with US-facing wholesale listings also showing higher-priced finished goods and bulk packs depending on style and case size. Fabric weight, lining, hardware, print complexity, and size-run breadth are the main cost drivers; custom printed or more technical one-piece styles tend to sit at the upper end of the band, while simpler bikini sets and closeout stock sit lower. For these quantities, the most realistic sourcing routes are factory/OEM swimwear manufacturers and trade wholesalers rather than domestic distributors, because domestic channels usually sell pre-made or overstock units and do not scale cleanly to 10k+ custom runs.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder swimwear 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.