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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
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 |
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 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
Just remember, the first cubic meter is always the most expensive because of the ‘per shipment’ charges like custom clearance, documents and so on.
Also note, fumigation is the same for 1 cubic meter as it is for 5 cubic meters.
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LCL — Ocean Freight Brisbane, Australia
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48.00
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Per Cbm
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Trucking
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11.33
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Per Cbm
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Handling
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12.00
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Per Cbm
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Custom Clearance
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30.00
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Per Shipment
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Standard Packing
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13.00
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Per Cbm
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Wood Crate Packing
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40.00
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Per Cbm
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Fumigation AQIS ( 1 – 5 Cbm )
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127.00
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Document & Courier
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55.00
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Per Shipment
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Bill Of Lading
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10.00
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Per Shipment
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Absormatic Small — @Piece
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3.00
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Per Piece
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TOTAL
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349.33
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I recently had a letter from James – a first-time, potential buyer regarding ordering and shipping less than a container load of products from Bali to Canada:
…and have a couple questions. I am wondering do you have size restrictions for product going in a less then container load. I would like some giraffes and and elephants, but would like to now the max size I can put in less then container load shipment ?. I am unsure of how this shipping by sea works ?
Continue reading 'Shipping Less than a Container Load (LCL) to Canada… or anywhere else.'
Quoted January 28th, 2009 — Valid ’till end February 2009 — Shipping Line : Maersk Line
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FCL
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20′
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40′
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40′ High Cube
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Volume
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30 Cubic Meters
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60 Cubic Meters
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72 Cubic Meters
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Varna, Bulgaria
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1,750.00
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2,750.00
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2,950.00
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Trucking Via Benoa
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754.00
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1,280.00
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1,315.00
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Handling
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160.00
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320.00
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360.00
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Fumigation Standard
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27.00
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40.00
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43.00
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Absormatic
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20.00
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40.00
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50.00
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Document & Courier
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55.00
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55.00
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55.00
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Bill Of Lading
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40.00
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40.00
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40.00
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Custom Clearance
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30.00
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30.00
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30.00
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Packing to be advised at time of shipping but
generally approx. 6% of the total invoice value.
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TOTAL (excl. packing material)
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2,836.00
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4,555.00
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4,843.00
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THC (Freight Collect Only)
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95.00
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145.00
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145.00
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Fumigation Ispm#15 if contain any wood packing
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Fumigation Ispm#15 Full Container ( 48Gr/Cbm )
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180.00
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260.00
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287.00
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Fumigation Ispm#15 Up 5 Cbm
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7.33
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7.33
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7.33
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Labelling For Ispm#15 1-10 Crate
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47.00
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47.00
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47.00
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Labelling Up 10 Crate
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2.67
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2.67
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2.67
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Rates valid only ‘till the end of this month.
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FCL
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20′
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40′
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40′ High Cube
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Volume
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30 Cubic Meters
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60 Cubic Meters
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72 Cubic Meters
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Miami, Florida
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3,100.00
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3,900.00
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4,050.00
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Quoted January 27th, 2009 — Valid ’till end January 2009
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Shipping Line : Maersk
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Trucking Via Benoa
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754.00
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1,280.00
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1,315.00
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Handling
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160.00
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320.00
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360.00
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Fumigation Standard
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54.00
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80.00
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84.00
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Fumigation Ispm#15 Full Container ( 48Gr/Cbm )
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180.00
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260.00
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287.00
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Labelling For Ispm#15 1-10 Crate
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47.00
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47.00
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47.00
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Labelling Up 10 Crate
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2.67
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2.67
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2.67
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Absormatic
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20.00
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40.00
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50.00
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Document & Courier
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55.00
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55.00
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55.00
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Bill Of Lading
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40.00
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40.00
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40.00
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Custom Clearance
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30.00
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30.00
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30.00
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Packing to be advised at time of shipping but, as
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a rule-of-thumb, generally approx. 6% of the total invoice value.
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TOTAL (excl. packing material)
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4,442.67
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6,054.67
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6,320.67
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THC (Freight Collect Only)
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95.00
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145.00
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145.00
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These rates are valid until the end of January – quote compares total for 1st cubic meter LCL against 4 cubic meters.
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DESTINATION : BOSTON, MA, USA
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COST PER CUBE
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COST PER 4 CUBES
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OCEAN FREIGHT
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115.00
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460.00
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DDC
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31.00
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124.00
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AMS
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25.00
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25.00
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TRUCKING
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11.33
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45.32
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PACKING STANDARD
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16.00
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64.00
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PACKING W/ WOOD CRATE
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40.00
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160.00
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HANDLING
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12.00
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48.00
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DOCUMENT
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25.00
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25.00
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BILL OF LADING
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10.00
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10.00
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CUSTOM CLEARANCE
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30.00
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30.00
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COURIER
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30.00
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30.00
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FUMIGATION ISPM #15 (1-5 CBM)
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100.00
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100.00
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LABELLING FOR ISPM#15 1-10 CRATE
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46.67
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46.67
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ABSORMATIC
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3.50
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14.00
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TOTAL
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495.50
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1,181.99
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