Group "Chinese parts" order.

[tgadd]

Shipping isn't bad. Looking at $63.08 for tents, $7.01 for awnings, and $31.54 for freezer/fridge.

Am I correct in splitting the shipping cost by volume? These items don't weigh much so size is really the issue for the container.

Just realized there is a few more things I need to do:

1) find custom broker to handle import process or read how to do this
2) find insurance for shipping the items by sea, boats will throw your s*** over if weather gets bad
3) calculate import duty tax

Give me another week before we finalize this.

 

[jamesurq]

Give me another week before we finalize this.

Just one week? weird....

 

[jdayment]

Do we have any updates or do you need any help?

 

[tgadd]

I sent a couple requests out to customs brokers. Haven't heard back and too busy this week with work to follow up. Work will slow down next week and I can resume bugging people. If anyone knows someone I should reach out to, let me know.

 

[JToobe]

I sent a couple requests out to customs brokers. Haven't heard back and too busy this week with work to follow up. Work will slow down next week and I can resume bugging people. If anyone knows someone I should reach out to, let me know.

@Teddy, Upstate Cruisers President & ONSC member, works for CH Robinson and may be able to help.......

 

[lumbee1]

Thanks JT. I was once on the fence about the awning but now I am looking forward to it. I hope we make something happen in the next two weeks.

 

[lumbee1]

Any update?

 

[jdayment]

Any word?

 

[tgadd]

Good news. @Beau Diddly was able to find a customs broker. Going to call them today to discuss this.

 

[Beau Diddly]

Good news. @Beau Diddly was able to find a customs broker. Going to call them today to discuss this.

I've spoken to a broker, but they will only sell me a "concierge" service, when I only need a single transaction bond, i.e., $400 vs <$50. This is a racket, but I'll spare you the venting. It's personal now, so I'll find another one, knocking on doors if I have too since all of them are local. Hopefully, news later today...hopefully.

 

[slceso]

I've spoken to a broker, but they will only sell me a "concierge" service, when I only need a single transaction bond, i.e., $400 vs <$50. This is a racket, but I'll spare you the venting. It's personal now, so I'll find another one, knocking on doors if I have too since all of them are local. Hopefully, news later today...hopefully.

Here I was worried about the Chinese business practice end of this transaction. lol..

 

[tgadd]

I'm going to need someone to take over this from me.

You will need to handle money collection, payment to manufacturer and importer, coordinating with importer on customs paperwork, and pick-up. I might be able to assist with the last piece depending on how work/life is going when these are arriving. I still have a storage unit in Charlotte were items can be held.

 

[jamesurq]

Good news. [

 

[lt1fire]

 

[jamesurq]

Scott - send me a note.

Need to know who the carrier is - I have a friend that might be able to help.

 

[Beau Diddly]

I live in Charleston and have a local importer doing a surety bond for an import I'm bringing in shortly. I can assist with the customs part if someone takes over for Scott. I don't have anything on the order, but just offering to help.

 

[Beau Diddly]

I'm not trying to step on this order, but since no has stepped up yet to coordinate, I'll try to help. I'm making an order on Friday through a different Chinese supplier, though I could push it off until Monday if there's interest. I can order the same refrigerators, but I'm getting a slightly higher quote, presumably a middle-man mark-up since they don't manufacture them. I'm prorating the overhead and guessing on a duty tax of 10%, but it all comes down to how customs classifies it (a 4 volume code, each one in a 4" binder).

• 45L, $350 + $22-25 shipping (best guess) + $5 bond + $35 +/- duty fee and custom charge = $425, but this could fluctuate up or down slightly
• 55L, $367+ $22-25 shipping + $5 bond + $35 +/- duty fee and custom charge = $442, but this too could fluctuate

I have to have at least 5 to order and I don't plan on ordering one for myself. Reply to the thread if interested.

 

[jdayment]

I'm not trying to step on this order, but since no has stepped up yet to coordinate, I'll try to help. I'm making an order on Friday through a different Chinese supplier, though I could push it off until Monday if there's interest. I can order the same refrigerators, but I'm getting a slightly higher quote, presumably a middle-man mark-up since they don't manufacture them. I'm prorating the overhead and guessing on a duty tax of 10%, but it all comes down to how customs classifies it (a 4 volume code, each one in a 4" binder).

• 45L, $350 + $22-25 shipping (best guess) + $5 bond + $35 +/- duty fee and custom charge = $425, but this could fluctuate up or down slightly
• 55L, $367+ $22-25 shipping + $5 bond + $35 +/- duty fee and custom charge = $442, but this too could fluctuate

I have to have at least 5 to order and I don't plan on ordering one for myself. Reply to the thread if interested.

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Does the supplier offer other equipment similar to what we were all looking at? i.e. awnings tents

 

[NCFJ]

Has anyone done a little digging to see if there is already someone in the States already importing this stuff? Let someone else do all the heavy lifting and pay a little more for the product and maybe a little support after the sale as well. Worth looking into.

 

[Beau Diddly]

Does the supplier offer other equipment similar to what we were all looking at? i.e. awnings tents

They do, but they are more than your original quote, so I didn't bring it up. Minimum quantity of 5. I'm going with them because their quality seems to be a little better, the design team won't nickle and dime for logical design changes. They have 3 colors, tan, olive green and grey. Add about 20-25% for fees I mentioned above, but hopefully will be a little less. See pic below.

I'm importing a 30 second pop-up tent, similar to the oz tent. I've made a couple of hardware changes to get around the patent, but instead of paying $1,350 for the large 5-man (including awning and panels), I'm *hoping* to have them <$500, at least for ONSC, UC, and LCLC. I will also have a few of the compact 2-man, but the price will be about $20 cheaper. I was going to wait until I had pics from the factory in a week or two.