Medical Scrubs MOQ, Lead Times & Wholesale Pricing Explained

Three numbers define every wholesale scrubs deal: the minimum, the lead time, and the per-unit price. This guide explains how each actually works at factory level, so you can compare supplier quotes on equal terms instead of on marketing.

MOQ: what the minimum really means

GoMedWear’s minimum is 100 units per style, and — this is the part that matters — colours and sizes mix freely within a style, and multiple styles combine in one order. So a realistic first order might be 100 units of one set style across 3 colours and 5 sizes, alongside 100 lab coats. Beware of two supplier patterns at the extremes: “no MOQ” usually means stock resale rather than manufacturing (no fabric or fit control), and very high MOQs (1,000+/style) usually mean you’ve reached a trading house aggregating orders for a factory it doesn’t own.

Lead time: the honest anatomy of 15–25 days

GoMedWear quotes 15–25 days from sample approval to dispatch. That window covers fabric dyeing against your approved lab dip, cutting, a dedicated sewing line, decoration (embroidery/print), two-stage QC and packing. The part buyers underestimate is what comes before the clock starts: sampling and approval typically add 1–2 weeks on a first order, then disappear on reorders. And transit is on top — about a week by air, 4–6 weeks by sea to the US. First bulk order: plan ~8–10 weeks door to door. Reorders: much faster.

Pricing: how a factory quote is actually built

A scrub set’s factory price is fabric (the biggest driver — blend and GSM), plus cut-and-sew labour (complexity: pockets, panels, zips), plus decoration, plus packaging, plus freight terms. That’s why “how much is a scrub set?” has no one-number answer and why any supplier who gives you one before asking your fabric, quantity and decoration is quoting fiction. GoMedWear returns a full per-unit price list against your actual spec within one business day — and because you buy from the factory, the margin between that price and US retail is yours, not a distributor’s.

Reading a quote like a professional

• Confirm the GSM in writing. The oldest trick in apparel is quoting low and shipping lighter fabric.
• Ask what the price includes: labels? poly-bagging? size stickers? freight? duties? A “cheaper” FOB quote often lands more expensive than a DDP one.
• Ask what a reorder costs. A factory holding your patterns and lab dips should reorder faster and at the same price — that consistency is the real product.
• Sample before bulk, always. GoMedWear ships free size-set samples first; any supplier resisting samples is telling you something.