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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
The Question:
We are planning on importing guitars from Bali to Montreal Canada, what do you recommend as method of shipping? we are planning to purchase 50 guitars at a time. air?sea?
Thank you,
Roger from Canada
The Answer:
Hi Roger,
LCL Sea Cargo, definitely. Yes you have to wait a long time and yes there is a greater risk of damage but guitars are light and bulky; you’ll get murdered on shipping charges trying to ship those by courier or air freight.
For more information, please take a look at:
http://www.indonesiaexport.com/freight.php
You may also find this article of interest:
http://www.indonesiaexport.com/wordpress/2010/07/06/shipping-handicrafts-or-furniture-lcl-from-bali-to-the-uk/
By the way, I’m assuming you’re talking about full sized guitars… if you’re talking about miniature guitars, they may still be cost-effective by courier, Indonesian post (express and standard).
Regards,
Sean
We’ve just uploaded a new category: Resin Buddha Statues:
The statues are made from solid diecast resin, handpainted and finished in Bali.
The casts are based on woodcarvings and bronze statues.
Custom casts, sizes and colors available – just drop us a line with details of what you need.
And you may like these related categories with Buddha statues and motifs:
Enjoy,
Sean
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We’ve just added 60 new models to our fashion jewelry range.
Click the picture above for our wholesale fashion jewelry page or go directly to the updated categories below (newest models at the top):
Enjoy,
Sean
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Handmade Christmas Tree Decorations — albesia wood carvings to hang on and around Christmas Trees… prices and models updated in time for Christmas.
Enjoy,
Sean
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Container rates for San Diego (based on mixed container load of handicrafts & furniture):
| FCL |
20′ |
40′ |
40′ High Cube |
| Volume |
30 Cubic Meters |
60 Cubic Meters |
72 Cubic Meters |
San Diego, USA (Valid ’till end August 2010)
Carrier: MSC |
3,790.00 |
4,450.00 |
5,013.00 |
| Feeder Fee Bali – Surabaya |
630.00 |
1,020.00 |
1,130.00 |
| Handling |
130.00 |
190.00 |
240.00 |
| Fumigation Standard |
40.00 |
95.00 |
70.00 |
| Super Dry — Absormatic $5.00 / pc |
20.00 |
40.00 |
50.00 |
| Document & Courier |
60.00 |
60.00 |
60.00 |
| Bill Of Lading |
40.00 |
40.00 |
40.00 |
| Custom Clearance |
30.00 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
| TOTAL (excl. packing material) |
4,740.00 |
5,925.00 |
6,633.00 |
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| THC (Freight Collect Only) |
95.00 |
145.00 |
145.00 |
| Fumigation Ispm#15 if contain any wood packing |
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| Fumigation Ispm#15 Full Container ( 48Gr/Cbm ) |
120.00 |
140.00 |
160.00 |
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
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We’ve just uploaded over 130 new models of tiki paddles, tiki guitars, tiki surfboards and tiki signs & wall decorations.
Click the image to see all of our tiki lines in one presentation or visit the links below to see them one line at a time (new categories at the top):
Mahalo,
Sean
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We’ve just added 21 new models of Sandals to our catalogue.
Click the image above or follow this link to see all the new models:
Wholesale Balinese Beach Sandals
Enjoy,
Sean
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| 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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Earlier today, we had a request from a potential customer in the UK just starting out in the import business. In this case, the lady was interested in Teak Root Furniture and was planning a small order of 5 coffee tables to test market response to the products.
Before I go any further, let me be clear: first time buyers and importers are very important to us – in the same way that every journey begins with a single step, so every working relationship begins with one small order.
In this case, however, it simply wouldn’t be right to accept an order without warning the potential client about the downsides of her plan.
If you’re interested in importing small orders to the UK (or anywhere else) by Less than Container Load (LCL) Sea Cargo, you may find the following to be of interest.
When it comes to furniture, there are two main drawbacks to shipping less than full container loads:
- Cost of Shipping
- Possibility of Damage
We picked out one of our Teak Root Coffee Tables to illustrate:
![trf-0144[1]](http://www.indonesiaexport.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/trf01441.jpg "trf-0144[1]") TRF-0144 is a fairly representative example of our Teak Root coffee tables. It measures (height x width x depth) 48 x 90 x 75 cm and is priced at US$157.89 – total value for 5 pieces: US$789.45.
In terms of cubic volume, that gives us approximately one-third of a cubic meter (0.33 CBM) but, as you may already know, LCL Sea Cargo requires a lot of extra packing material and sturdy wood crating in order to protect the products in shipping – we estimate the volume would be around half a cubic meter (0.5 CBM) once crated so 5 pieces would work out 2.5 cubic meters.
One of the first disadvantages of LCL shipping is that your overall volume is greater than it would be in a container, air cargo or courier shipment. In this example, if you were shipping by container, you would be able to fit 3 coffee tables per cubic meter; by LCL you can only fit 2 of the tables per cubic meter.
Now let’s talk the actual freight costs.
Here’s a recent rate (July 2010) for LCL shipping from Bali to the UK:
| Destination : Felixstowe, Southampton – UK |
1Cube |
2.5Cubes |
5Cubes |
7Cubes |
Note |
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| Ocean Freight |
50.00 |
125.00 |
250.00 |
350.00 |
Per Cbm |
| Trucking |
11.33 |
28.33 |
56.65 |
79.31 |
Per Cbm |
| Handling |
12.00 |
30.00 |
60.00 |
84.00 |
Per Cbm |
| Custom Clearance |
30.00 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
Per Shipment |
| Standard Packing |
13.00 |
32.50 |
65.00 |
91.00 |
Per Cbm |
| Wood Crate Packing |
40.00 |
100.00 |
200.00 |
280.00 |
Per Cbm |
| Fumigation Ispm#15 & Labeling 1-5 Cbm |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
110.00 |
Per Shipment |
| Document & Courier |
70.00 |
100.00 |
70.00 |
70.00 |
Per Shipment |
| Bill Of Lading |
10.00 |
100.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
Per Shipment |
| Absormatic Small — @Piece |
3.00 |
9.00 |
15.00 |
12.00 |
Per Piece |
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| TOTAL |
339.33 |
654.83 |
856.65 |
1,116.31 |
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| Cost Per Cube: |
339.33 |
261.93 |
171.33 |
159.47 |
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In this rate, you can see we’ve given the total charge for 1 cubic meter as well as a few more total volumes – including our estimate for this order – so we can all see how the rate improves as the total size of the order increases.
Always with LCL, the first cubic meter is the most expensive because while many of the charges are per cubic meter, other charges like Fumigation, Documents and so on are the same for 5 CBM as they are for 1 CBM. That said, 2.5 cubic meters still gives you a pretty expensive per cubic meter cost of US$261.93 and, remember, this rate is only to the port – there will be more charges on the UK side for clearing customs, delivery to the final address, tax and so on.
The total cost of shipping 2.5 cubic meters — US$654.83 — will probably end up being more than the total invoice value of the products at US$789.45.
Long story short: in this case, the shipping is too expensive to justify the order.
The next issue is fragility. From the moment your wood crates leave our warehouse until they arrive at your door in the UK, they will have been loaded and unloaded at least six times (between trucking and consolidation).
Each time your crates are handled, they run the risk of being damaged – that’s why we always advise customers that we cannot guarantee products will arrive in good condition.
We’re not saying LCL isn’t safe; we are saying that certain ‘fragile’ products have a higher risk attached to shipping by LCL.
We’re happy to guarantee our products in a container but simply cannot guarantee them by LCL sea cargo.
Ok, that’s basically the email I sent the client earlier today – hopefully someone out there will have found the information useful.
Regards,
Sean
We’ve just added 14 new models of Bamboo and Wood Containers to our line. Each model is a nesting set of 3, these pieces feature bright colors, with raised texture outline graphics and patterns of geckoes, turtles and so on.
You can click here: Wholesale Bamboo and Wood Containers or click on the image to visit the line.
Newest models are at the start of the category – model numbers BWC-180 and up.
You may also want to have a look through the following categories for similar items:
Enjoy,
Sean
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We’ve just added 30 new cushion covers to our range – all handmade from cotton (inner cushions not included).
Check out the new models at:
Wholesale Cotton Cushion Covers
And, as always, if you need a custom size, motif or logo on any of these items, drop us a line.
Enjoy,
Sean
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We have thousands — no kidding — of albesia wood sculptures in our catalogue – it’s a very popular medium for sculptors and crafters in Bali.
In it’s unfinished form, Albesia or Belalu wood [Albizia falcata] may be nothing much to look at – it’s a soft, light colored wood very much like balsa wood (though heavier) but where it shines is that it is always in good supply, it’s easy to carve and, because albesia is relatively inexpensive, it’s the wood of choice for painted carvings.
For the USA market, Pelicans and related bird and nautical theme wood carvings are always in demand.
See the whole range here:
Wholesale Albesia Wood Pelicans
You’ll also find a few more models in the following categories:
Birds…
Parasite Wood Carvings…
And, as usual, we can handle orders with custom paint jobs, sizes, postures and so on.
Enjoy,
Sean
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We’ve just added around 300 models of handmade fashion jewelry to our catalogue:
Please visit the main fashion jewelry page for details at:
Wholesale Fashion Jewelry
Or, if you prefer, you can jump to the individual categories here:
Sean
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