PharmaHemp fills and manufactures cosmetics, dietary supplements, oral care and CBD products under GMP — from bulk production through filling, labelling and boxing to a finished product ready for sale.
We've had the pleasure of working with PharmaHemp for several years and are extremely satisfied with our partnership.
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Contract filling is a service in which a brand sends its raw material — or uses the manufacturer’s existing formulation — and the manufacturer fills it into the brand’s chosen containers, then labels, packs and returns the finished product.
Contract fillers are specialist third parties: they own the equipment, the cleanroom and the operators, and the work is the measuring and dispensing of other companies’ products into containers, with quality assurance on every batch. Brands buy contract filling when that line is the missing piece rather than the product itself. You may already have a finished bulk formulation and no equipment to put it into bottles. You may have a line running at capacity. You may be launching a limited edition and have no reason to buy machinery for it.
In each case, outsourcing the filling operation removes the capital cost of equipment, the cleanroom, the operators and the validation work. You reach finished goods without investing in your own facility, and the formulation and the brand stay entirely with you.
At PharmaHemp, contract filling covers the whole chain in one place: bulk production or your customer-supplied raw materials, precision filling into containers, labelling, boxing and quality control — one line of accountability from raw material to pallet.
Five categories, each on its own equipment and each with a dedicated page carrying the full specification. Droppers and carrier oils are covered inside the pages that use them rather than split off on their own.
Free-flowing and viscous liquids filled by volumetric, piston, gravity or vacuum method, matched to measured viscosity. Includes carrier oils — MCT, hemp seed, olive and essential oils — each of which behaves differently on the line.
Glass, PET and HDPE bottles with dropper and pipette assemblies, spray heads, airless and lotion pumps, child-resistant closures and induction seal liners — including CBD oil, tincture and essential oil bottling in amber and clear glass.
Creams, lotions, gels, serums, salves and balms filled into jars, airless jars and tins, produced under cosmetic GMP to ISO 22716.
ABL, PBL, mono-material PE and aluminium tubes for creams, balms, ointments and toothpaste — filled from the open tail, welded or crimped, with the batch code embossed into the crimp where it cannot rub off.
Private label and white label toothpaste, mixed under vacuum and filled into laminate, ABL or mono-material tubes, sealed and crimped with the batch code in the crimp. Fluoride and fluoride-free.
Most contract filling companies will not publish these figures. The ones below are what buyers ask for first, so we put them up front — and where a value depends on the formulation or the container, we confirm it against your specification in the quote.
Filling capability by category. Each row links to its full specification. Values marked [X] are confirmed per project.
| Format | Volume range | MOQ | Lead time | Filling method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquids | 1 ml – 1,000 ml | [X] units | 2–3 weeks | Volumetric, piston, vacuum |
| Oils & tinctures | 10 ml – 100 ml | [X] units | 2–3 weeks | Volumetric, gravity |
| Bottles & jars | [X] ml – [X] ml | [X] units | 2–3 weeks | Volumetric, overflow |
| Creams, gels & balms | 15 ml – 500 ml | [X] units | 2–3 weeks | Piston, hot pour |
| Tubes | [X] ml – [X] ml | [X] units | 2–3 weeks | Piston, tail seal & crimp |
| Toothpaste | [X] ml – [X] ml | [X] units | 2–3 weeks | Vacuum mix, tube fill |
Runs range from pilot batches for market testing to full industrial production. Batch size, line speed in units per hour and viscosity limits are confirmed against your product specification before the quote is issued. Where the container is new to the formulation we run packaging compatibility and stability testing first, so the shelf life on the label is one we can stand behind. Every run is released with a certificate of analysis and full batch traceability.
Tolling, toll manufacturing, co-packing, white label and private label are used loosely across the industry and they are not interchangeable. The difference comes down to three questions: who supplies the raw material, who supplies the packaging, and who owns the formulation.
| Model | Raw material | Packaging | Formulation | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolling / toll filling | You | You | Yours | Brands with their own extraction or supply chain that need only the filling operation |
| Contract filling | You or PharmaHemp | You or PharmaHemp | Yours or ours | Brands with a finished bulk product and no filling line |
| White label | PharmaHemp | PharmaHemp | Ours | Fastest route to market — filled unlabelled, you apply your branding later |
| Private label | PharmaHemp | PharmaHemp | Ours | A fully branded, shelf-ready range built on proven formulations |
| Custom formulation | PharmaHemp | PharmaHemp | Developed for you | A product that does not exist yet. Our R&D team builds new cosmetic or supplement formulations to your spec, with stability work and compliance included |
If you already hold customer-supplied raw materials, a tolling service is usually the cheaper route because you are paying for the operation rather than the goods. Toll filling is priced per unit filled, so the cost of the cannabinoid input stays on your books and out of ours. If you are launching a first product, an off-the-shelf formulation under white label gets you to market in weeks rather than months. And if you would rather hand over the whole thing — sourcing, formulation, filling, packaging and delivery — that is the turnkey route. Where the product does not exist yet, our R&D team develops the formulation from your brief, takes it through stability testing and hands it to the same filling lines. It is the same team either way. Most brands move along this line over time, and you can start at one point and shift to another without changing supplier.
Tolling service or filling service — what’s the difference? →
Contract filling and packaging are one continuous operation here, not two suppliers. Filling is the middle of the process, not the end of it: once the product is in the container, it still has to be sealed, marked, labelled, boxed and made ready to ship — and every one of those steps carries a regulatory requirement in the markets you sell into.
We seal by cap, crimp, ROPP capping or foil induction sealing depending on the format, then apply batch coding: batch number, expiry or best-before date and, where the market requires it, a lot code that ties the unit back to the production record. Labelling covers the wrap-around label, front and back labels, and full-body shrink sleeving, applied to your artwork and checked against the approved proof before the run continues. Tamper evidence is applied as a shrink band or a foil induction seal liner, depending on the closure.
Secondary packaging follows in the same facility. Cartoning, package inserts and leaflets, multipacks and retail-ready display units are assembled to your specification, then palletised and wrapped for transport. Finished goods can be held in our warehouse and released against your schedule rather than shipped in one consignment.
The point of running all of it under one roof is accountability. A product that is filled in one place, labelled in another and boxed in a third has three points where a specification can drift and no single party responsible for the result.
Every certification below is held by the production facility, not by a subcontractor. Ask for the current certificates at any point and we will send them.
Good Manufacturing Practices for cosmetics. Governs how cosmetic products are produced, controlled, stored and shipped.
Quality management system. Means the process that produced your batch is documented, audited and repeatable.
Food safety management, applied to dietary supplements and any ingestible format.
Hazard analysis and critical control points across supplement and food-grade production.
Good manufacturing practice certified for food supplement production, across bulk production and filling.
Kosher, ecological and ECOGEA certification, plus Natural, Vegan and Organic options depending on the formulation and the market.
Batch-level evidence. Every run is released with a certificate of analysis and full batch traceability from raw material lot to finished unit. Cannabinoid potency testing is carried out in our own laboratory rather than sent out, which shortens release time and keeps the analytical record in one system.
Market compliance. Cannabinoid products face different THC limits, labelling rules and Novel Food positions in each market. Tell us where the product will be sold and we will confirm what the formulation and the label need before the run is scheduled — not after it has shipped.
See all certifications → Laboratory services & regulatory support →
We have been producing hemp extracts since 2012 and supply brands in more than 70 markets. Extraction, formulation, filling and analysis all sit in the same facility in Ljubljana, which means the material in your product was made by the people filling it.
“We’ve had the pleasure of working with PharmaHemp for several years and are extremely satisfied with our partnership.”
Sebastian Gaardsøe — Co-founder, Canavita
We are a cosmetics, dietary supplement and oral care manufacturer working under GMP, and that shapes what makes sense to run here. Runs below 100 units rarely justify the changeover and validation cost, and you will get a better price from a small-batch filler. We fill liquids and semi-solids only. We do not fill capsules or softgels, dry powders, sachets or stick packs, ampoules, or lubricants — for any of those a specialist house will serve you better, and we are happy to say so early rather than late. Note that we do produce crystalline CBD, CBG and CBN powders as bulk raw material; we simply do not fill them into consumer packs. If your project falls into either case, tell us anyway — we would rather point you somewhere sensible than quote something that will not work.
A quote is only as accurate as the specification behind it. Send us the following and you will get real numbers rather than a range that spans a factor of three.
On price and minimum order. We do not publish a price list, because the same 30 ml bottle can differ by a factor of two depending on the closure, the formulation and the run size. What we can tell you up front is the range: orders run from 100 units for a pilot batch and scale to full production runs. Price moves on three things — quantity, container and closure complexity, and whether the formulation is ours or yours.
Once we have your specification, expect a written quote within 3–5 working days, and a sample or pilot batch before you commit to a full run.
Ways to collaborate with us — a step-by-step guide → MOQ explained →
Contract filling is a service in which a brand sends its raw material — or uses the manufacturer’s existing formulation — and the manufacturer fills it into the brand’s chosen containers, then labels, packs and returns the finished product. It removes the cost of owning filling equipment while leaving the formulation and the brand with you.
Contract filling covers the filling operation and the packaging around it. Contract manufacturing covers the product itself as well — sourcing raw materials, formulating or reformulating, producing the bulk, and then filling it. If you already have a finished bulk product, you need contract filling. If you have an idea, you need contract manufacturing.
In tolling, you supply the raw material and the packaging, and pay for the filling operation only. In contract filling, either party can supply the material and the components, and the formulation may be yours or ours. Tolling suits brands with their own supply chain; contract filling suits brands who want fewer moving parts.
Orders run from 100 units for a pilot batch and scale to full production runs. The practical minimum depends on the format — a 10 ml dropper bottle run and an airless jar run have very different changeover costs. Tell us the format and the quantity and we will confirm whether it is economic before you go further.
Cannabinoid oils and tinctures, water-soluble emulsions, creams and lotions, gels, serums, salves and balms, and toothpaste. Containers include glass bottles, PET and HDPE bottles, jars, airless jars, tins and tubes. We fill liquids and semi-solids only — not capsules, softgels, powders, sachets or ampoules.
Yes. Sealing, batch coding, labelling, shrink sleeving, cartoning, inserts, multipacks, retail display units, palletising and transport packaging are all handled in the same facility. Finished goods can also be warehoused and released against your schedule rather than shipped in one consignment.
ISO 22716:2007 for cosmetic GMP, ISO 9001:2015 for quality management, ISO 22000 for food safety, HACCP, and GMP for Food Supplements across bulk production and filling. Kosher, ecological and ECOGEA certifications are held, with Natural, Vegan and Organic options depending on the formulation. Current certificates are sent on request.
A written quote follows within 3–5 working days of a complete specification. Production lead time is 2–3 weeks from approved artwork and components on site, and varies with format and run size. Component lead times are usually the longest element, so tell us early if you are supplying your own.
Send us your product and container specification and our production team will come back with a written quote and a sample plan — not a brochure.
