Price guide · Office Stationery
Vial Box: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $0.28 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.04 at volume, on a typical 14-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 | $0.28 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.20 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.07 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.06 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.05 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.04 |
What moves the price
For vial box, the drivers are material, rigidity, compartments, print, finish, lid style, file system compatibility, board thickness — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Real supplier quotes for custom vial boxes cluster around low-cost printed paperboard packaging from China, with Alibaba/Made-in-China listings showing roughly $0.18–$0.45 at 500+ pcs and as low as about $0.015–$0.20 at higher tiers for very simple runs. US-facing custom-box sellers publish starting points around $0.15 per unit and note that material, rigidity, coatings, print coverage, inserts/compartments, and structure are the main drivers of price. For mid-range custom-printed configurations, the most realistic sourcing routes are trade-marketplace direct import or US brokered custom packaging; rigid or heavily finished boxes will price materially above these bands.
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