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You missed Christmas. It’s all done. There’ll be no tree or gifts and no turkey for you (someone just breathed a sigh of relief)…
…by missing Christmas, I mean you’ve missed Indonesia Export’s Christmas deadline for production orders – if you have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about, the long-story-short is that if you started a production order with us now for shipping by sea, we can not guarantee you would have it in time for Christmas (you can read more details here: Production Deadline Christmas 2010).
 We are Open for Business
This does not mean that everyone at Indonesia Export has downed tools and headed off to the beach for long, hot relaxing days in the sun (didn’t that sound tempting?)…
…if anything, it means we’re now busier.
From now until the end of the year, certain catalogue products are no longer available – these include teak furniture, the larger wood carvings, certain of the large stone pieces. This does not mean we’ll refuse your order; what will happen is that if you order those products, we’ll tell you we don’t have time for production but we do have time to go around Bali sourcing similar and alternative pieces from stock.
As you wish (bimsalabim, abracadabra, etcetera, etcetera.)
From this point of the year on, we treat everyone’s order as a wishlist and we limit production / preparation accordingly.
A wishlist is a list of product codes and quantities from our websites or pictures of products with quantities if you’re looking for something from outside our catalogue.
We call it a wishlist so you understand: you can’t always get what you wish for (but we’ll try our very best).
Our job is to go out and find you stock that’s ready to ship or nearly to ready; check pricing; take a photo; send you the pictures and confirm you’re ok with pricing before making the order.
For all Christmas orders, our target is to have your products arriving at your sea port (note: your port, not your door) by November 15th at the very latest. To Europe and the US we’re assuming 5 weeks container shipping from Bali (6 weeks LCL shipping).
So our last Less than Container Load orders will ship out by Friday October 1st.
Our last full container orders will ship out by October 8th.
If you’re not familiar with those shipping options, please go to our notes on shipping cost-effectively:
Shipping from Bali
All of this breaks down to the following:
- We are still open and you can still order products for Christmas.
- For items that require lengthy production lead time, we’ll go out and source alternatives in stock.
- We will do our best to see you get your products in good time but cannot guarantee you will receive your products in good time for Christmas.
If you have any questions, drop us a line.
All the best of the season,
Sean
Most container orders take around six weeks production from start to finish.
For Christmas, we advise you to add two more weeks…
…this means you can factor eight weeks total lead time from the day we start your order until we quality control the finished products, handle rejects, organise pieces to be serviced or replaced, label, and, finally, pack everything up ready to ship.
Buyers in Europe and the Americas can consider August 26th as the last minute of the eleventh hour in terms of production for a Christmas order:
You have 2 days left Christmas production is now over.
For more details, please go to:
http://www.indonesiaexport.com/production-deadline.php
Enjoy (& Merry Xmas),
Sean
We’ve managed to dramatically reduce pricing on most of our natural stone, marble and granite washbasins.
For one or two pieces, prices are basically unchanged but the average reduction across the line works out to be a very healthy 33% saving on last months list pricing with some pieces going down by nearly 60%.
I don’t often use exclamation marks but… HOLY COW! SIXTY PERCENT!!
We’re happy.
See the new pricing by clicking the image above or following this link:
Bali and Java Stone Washbasins Wholesale Promotion
You may also want to take a quick look at our July Promotion page:
Indonesia Export – July Promotion
Enjoy,
Sean
Note: don’t forget, in order to see pricing you must first logon or register for access to pricing.
| We’ve reached that time of year again when orders start to pick up for Autumn and Christmas sales.
This year, we’re kicking off the season a little differently — we have a promotion and a promise:
The Promotion… July 10th to August 10th
For the next month, we’re lowering wholesale pricing on the following product lines:
So far this year, Balinese Umbrellas have been one of our most requested and ordered product lines — we’re now offering them at nearly 20% lower than list price based on orders of 10 pieces per color / motif.
We’re also offering the handcarved Stone Umbrella Stands with similar savings. So, if you had any plan to buy these from us this year, now is the time to order.
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Surprisingly popular — meaning, we were surprised — these traditional food and offering baskets have been brought back up to date with new colors, motifs and styles.
The Covered Baskets have been reduced by around 20% from list and we’ve gone even further with the Offering Baskets, now reduced by 30% from list.
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Here are those links again:
Or you can see all the sale items by going here:
http://www.indonesiaexport.com/frame_search.php?search=july+promotion&=Search
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600 products now on sale — 15 categories including Abstract Carvings, Buddha Reliefs, Drums, Rainsticks & Didgeridoos, Handbags, Javanese Style Wooden Decor, Mosaic Bowls & Pots, Tiki Figures and more.
Go directly to the Sale items by clicking here:
http://www.indonesiaexport.com/iex-stock/prices-drop.php?n=20&orderby=price&orderway=asc
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Notes & Terms
- Prices go back to normal on August 11th.
- No further discounts are available on these items — you’re welcome to ask but the answer will be ‘no’.
- Promotion prices do not include packing material or any freight related costs.
- Promotional prices are only available for customers ordering US$2,000 or more.
- If the rupiah exchange rate changes dramatically between now and August 10th, we may have to change pricing to reflect the new rate — ongoing orders should not be affected.
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The Price Promise…
We promise that if you can find one of our products (same material, workmanship, quality, size, etc.) cheaper from one of our competitors, we’ll do everything possible to match or better that price.
Likewise, if there’s a product you want and it’s not already in our catalogue, you can send us all the details and we’ll do everything we can to match or beat that price.
If you have any questions, drop us a line.
Regards,
Sean
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Over the weekend (May 7th to May 9th), we updated a few of our pages on Indonesia Export that you need to take the time to read.
Firstly and most importantly, we’ve added information to our Terms and Conditions page – key points include:
Production catalogue prices now include single face packing material.
We’ve split our terms between Production Catalogue and Agent Service – hopefully, this will help clear up any lingering confusion between these two methods of ordering with us.
Click here to read our updated Terms and Conditions.
Or you can download the updated Terms in Word or PDF formats:
We’ve updated our Services Overview page to more clearly draw lines between the 4 basic ways of working with Indonesia Export and added a summary of options page that we hope gives you the clearest possible breakdown of the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
Click here to read the Services Overview page.
Click here to read the Summary of Options page.
We just added 5 sets of teak root bars to our stock presentation.
For details, please go to:
http://www.indonesiaexport.com/iex-stock/2110-bali-teak-root-furniture-set.html
One reminder: our stock pages have pricing online but you need to logon before you can see those prices — the usual logon and password will not work — please email indonesiaexport@indonesiaexport.com for access.
We’ve just uploaded some photos from our most recent buying trips in Bali – you can access the galleries from the navigation menu (top of the page), under Pictures or follow these links:
None of these items are in our catalogue (yet) so if you see anything that takes your fancy, please email us the picture code (or the picture itself) and we’ll get you more details.
If you’re interested in learning more about buying trips in Bali, please try the following pages:
Enjoy,
Sean
We have created a new area on the site to present and handle stock products.
We hope you’ll find it useful for quick orders and last-minute container fillers.
You’ll need a new logon and password for the stock presentation – please email us for details.
Please email us for an updated username and password – once you have that, the stock area will remember your preferences and you will be able to request password reminders if the information gets lost.
Take a look at: http://www.indonesiaexport.com/iex-stock/
Enjoy,
Sean
 The Suitcase Importer
And I’m not talking about people who import suitcases. For our purposes, a “suitcase importer” is a person who visits Bali and leaves with a suitcase, bag or backpack full of products with the intention of selling them somewhere else.
It’s the fun end of importing.
Suitcase Importers go to exotic destinations like Bali, Thailand, the Philippines and Goa, stay for a while and travel around and then, before flying out, fill up a case with small products that can be easily carried and sold elsewhere.
Continue reading 'Importing from Bali by Suitcase'
Australia, Britain and the United States embassies have gone ahead and issued travel warnings advising people to reconsider traveling to Indonesia.
You can read the warnings yourself by going to:
It seems the warnings are a response to the somewhat confusing messages coming out of Bali before New Year’s Eve — first there was a warning of a possible threat on New Year’s Eve sent out by the US Embassy in Bali in which the Governor of Bali, Mangku Pastika, warned of a possible New Year’s Eve attack. The confusing part came later when a spokesman for the Governor’s office yesterday denied Mr Pastika had made such a statement.
You can read that story in detail at: The Herald Sun (Australian Online News).
Despite the confusion and that I’m mostly sure (99%) that nothing will happen, please read the warnings if you’re planning a trip out here any day soon.
Sean
A quick update on the Long Dresses update. I somehow messed up the links to all our clothing categories… not exactly sure how I managed that but, for now, I’m blaming lack of good coffee. Anyway, now fixed so you can revisit the original article on long dresses and go through the links below the slideshow.
Enjoy,
Sean
 Bali Driftwood Lamp I found out yesterday that our driftwood products category was broken in the catalogue and have now fixed the pictures and put everything back together.
Sorry to everyone who got annoyed about that but if you have missed the category or had a quick look and then threw your hands up in despair when you could only see thumbnails, you’re now welcome to return and check out the big pictures…
The original ‘new product’ article can be read here: Bali Driftwood Lamps
Or, if you prefer, you can go straight to the Driftwood Category in our catalogue.
Don’t forget that, as with most of our handicrafts, if you don’t see exactly what you’re looking for, please talk to us — nine times out of ten we can make what you need or find you a producer to make what you need.
Also, as a reminder, all of our prices are online but you first need to logon at: http://www.indonesiaexport.com/logon.php. If this is your first visit to Indonesia Export (hello & welcome), we’re a wholesale only company based in Bali — please take a moment to fill out our contact form and we’ll send you details for accessing our prices.
Merry Christmas Everyone,
We wish you joy, happiness and fun and all the best for your families and friends.
Regards,
Sean, Sophie & Athina and Everyone at Indonesia Export
 Recently, we’ve heard a few unsettling reports related to products with alang-alang (thatched grass) roofs.
Alang alang, if you’re not familiar with the term, is quite a common roof component in gazeboes; garden lanterns and tiki bars (as in the picture to the left).
On one occasion, a container with thatched roof was rejected in Hawaii and sent back to Indonesia (where it was not accepted by the authorities and is currently languishing… whereabouts unknown). In another case, the container was accepted into the US but after the thatched roofs were separated and incinerated by US customs.
After searching a little on the US Customs website and talking with a few customs brokers and shipping reps in the US, we’re still not able to find official confirmation that alang alang has been banned but we all agree that at this time, it’s not at all wise to try importing the thatched items.
Sean
[Update: December 28th, 2009]
You will also find a number of posts in our News & Updates pages related to “bamboo”.
You can start by searching “bamboo” (you don’t need the quote marks) in the search box at the top right of every page.
Other notable posts include:
Bamboo Root Masks
Bamboo Products
Bamboo Tiki Products and the Update on Bamboo Tiki Products
Also, as a reminder, all of our prices are online but you first need to logon at: http://www.indonesiaexport.com/logon.php. If this is your first visit to Indonesia Export (hello & welcome), we’re a wholesale only company based in Bali — please take a moment to fill out our contact form and we’ll send you details for accessing our prices.
A couple of weeks ago, we learned that one of our suppliers had almost been put out of business by a dishonest agent.
The story, in very short form, is a big customer from Europe put together a multiple container order of furniture, decor and handicrafts through his individual / independent agent in Bali.
The order was placed with the manufacturers here with a promise (but not the reality) of a deposit and work proceeded.
After a month or so, the agent requested the balance payment from his customer. All told, about one hundred and forty thousand US dollars (US$140,000).
That’s the last anyone heard of the agent. Disappeared without a trace.
There’s little else to say on the subject except:
- Established companies with a track record are less risky than individuals (I know we’re an established company and therefore biased but it doesn’t make it any less true). You can also ask for references and then check references.
- Forget law. During my time here in Bali, I’ve seen little use or satisfaction from ‘legal channels’ — you’re better off assuming you have no legal recourse and working through your business relationships from that angle. Protect your investment in every way you can. By this, I don’t mean to imply that in Indonesia people are less or more honest than people anywhere else… just that there’s practically no legal infrastructure of use to you if something does go wrong.
Sean
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