How Much Do Hair Bundles Cost? Wholesale Price Breakdown

Here is where the market actually was this week, what moves the number, and how to read a quote so you can tell a real price from a bait price.  

The short answer, with the numbers

These are live figures pulled from the US Google results for this query on 7 August 2026. They are observed market prices from other sellers, not our price list.

The word "bundle" covers a $5 synthetic pack and a $300 raw single-donor unit. Comparing prices without pinning the spec is meaningless. And the gap between the $37 virgin bundle and the $300 raw bundle is a difference in product, not in margin.

The seven things that set the price

1. Length

Length is the single biggest driver. A donor grows 8 inches faster than she grows 28 inches, so the supply pool shrinks with every extra inch. Expect the price to climb steeply past 24 inches and to jump again at 30 and above.

Our standard production runs 8 inches to 32 inches. We can do 34 and 36, but stock is limited and lead time is longer.

2. Drawn type

Single drawn means the bundle holds mixed lengths, thick at the weft and thinner at the ends. Double drawn means the short strands have been pulled out by hand so the bundle stays thick top to bottom.

Pulling those short strands is manual labor and it throws away usable hair. Double drawn costs meaningfully more per 100g for both reasons.

3. Grade

Cuticle direction, cuticle integrity and donor count all sit under the word "grade." Raw single-donor hair with intact aligned cuticles is the top of the market. Acid-washed hair with the cuticle stripped and a silicone coat sits at the bottom, and it looks identical in a product photo.

Ask what the grade means in specifics. A number followed by the letter A means nothing standardized.

4. Texture

Naturally curly and wavy hair is scarcer than straight. Steam-processed textures add a production step. Bone straight requires its own treatment run.

Every texture change is a processing cost, and the vendor either passes it to you or takes it out of the hair.

5. Color

Natural black is the base price. Every shade above it costs more, because lifting Vietnamese hair to a light blonde takes multiple controlled bleach passes and each pass risks the batch.

We do the bleaching and coloring in-house. Most Vietnamese factories don't, which is why custom colors are hard to find at this quality tier. Buyers select from a physical color ring we ship to them before the order is finalized.

6. Weft construction

Machine weft is the cheapest to produce. Hand-tied weft costs more because a person ties it. Genius weft, invisible weft and custom widths all carry their own labor.

If two quotes look far apart, check the weft spec before you assume one vendor is gouging you.

7. Order quantity

Price per bundle drops as volume rises. That is true for us and true for every factory. Where vendors differ is how honest they are about the break points.

Ask for the actual tier table. A factory has one. A reseller invents one on the spot.

Price depends on length, drawn type and quantity. WhatsApp us for the current list.

Retail price vs wholesale price vs factory price

The same 20-inch bundle carries three different numbers depending on how far it has travelled from the machine that made it.

Factory price. What the plant charges. Raw hair, labor, the 6-step process, QC, packing.

Wholesale price. Factory price plus a trading company or an agent. Sometimes plus a second agent. Every layer marks up, and every layer needs the layer below it to stay invisible.

Retail price. Wholesale plus a brand, a website, ads, returns and customer service. This is the $65 to $148 you see in Google Shopping.

AZ Hair Vietnam is a direct manufacturer with our own factory and our HQ in Hanoi. No middleman, no resellers, no markup layers.

That claim is checkable, which matters more than the claim itself. Channel NewsAsia and NPO Netherlands have both filmed inside our factory. Both broadcasts are public: AZ Hair on Channel NewsAsia and our NPO Netherlands feature. You can also watch our factory tour or read how our 6-step production process works before you talk price with anyone. 

Why the cheapest quote is usually the most expensive

A quote can be lowered two ways. Cut the margin, or cut the product. Almost nobody cuts the margin.

What gets substituted. Bundle weight is the easiest place to hide. Many low-tier suppliers ship 80 to 90g and label it 100g. On a 30-bundle order that is up to 600g of hair you paid for and never received.

After weight comes grade. Non-remy hair gets acid-washed, silicone-coated and sold as remy. It photographs beautifully and behaves for about three washes. Then length: a bundle sold as 22 inches that measures 20 stretched is a common short.

What it costs you in returns. A client whose hair mats at week six blames the salon, not a factory in another hemisphere. The salon blames you. You eat the replacement, the shipping and the relationship.

Aligned-cuticle Vietnamese hair holds longer in salon use than processed hair. Price per wear decides whether your buyer reorders.

How to read a quote properly

Per bundle, per kg, or per pack

These three are not interchangeable and vendors mix them on purpose.

Per bundle assumes 100g. Confirm it. Per kg is 10 bundles at 100g, so a $600/kg quote is $60 a bundle. A vendor quoting per kg against a competitor quoting per bundle looks 10 times more expensive or 10 times cheaper depending on which way you misread it. Per pack usually means 3 bundles, sometimes with a closure. Ask which.

What is and is not included

Run through this list on every quote:

1. Weight per bundleAnd whether it is weighed before or after weft sealing.
2. LengthMeasured stretched or unstretched.
3. Drawn typeSingle or double, and the ratio if double.
4. Color codeAnd whether the color work is included in the quoted price.
5. Weft type and widthMachine, hand-tied, genius, invisible.
6. Shipping termsWho books the freight and who is importer of record.
7. Duties and taxesIncluded or not.
8. Lead timeAnd whether that clock starts at payment or at color confirmation.

Our numbers: lead time is 1 to 2 days for in-stock items and 10 to 12 working days for custom production. Minimum order is 1 bundle at 100g, 1 wig, or 1 closure or frontal, so you can price-test us against your current vendor for the cost of a single unit. We quote the same working day.

For first orders where trust has not been built yet, we have held Alibaba Verified Supplier status for 7 years and orders can ship through Trade Assurance escrow.

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