Complete bottle packaging budgeting

Build bottle, closure and decoration costs before comparing finished packaging systems.

Work through the task

  1. Define whether the quote is for a body, a decorated bottle or a complete pack. Match neck finish and required components.
  2. Add separately purchased caps, seals and decoration once. Use an explicit rejection assumption when allocating cost to usable units.
  3. Compare supplier-confirmed finished-pack prices and actual order charges. Resin-only estimates are not finished-bottle quotations.

Tools for this job

A worked example

An illustrative bottle at EUR 0.12, closure at EUR 0.03 and decoration at EUR 0.01 costs EUR 0.16 per complete pack, or EUR 1,600 for 10,000 before order charges. Already included components must not be added again.

Use your supplier specification and quotation. These numbers demonstrate the arithmetic; they are not market prices or a packaging suitability assessment.

Checks before you decide

  • Neck finish and closure compatibility
  • Complete-pack versus body-only scope
  • Supplier-confirmed losses and included services