2005SUBMARINER Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 hellow rwg members any, members ever imported goods from china to usa ? by seafreight ? would like to know the process of picking up the merchandice at seaport . what would be the taxes , customs charge etc .. iv bought some guitar parts abroad & not quite sure on the import process . thanx in advance .. ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 I bring stuff in from China every week. In Oz, there are all sorts of charges, duties, taxes, even down to fumigating wooden crates, if a certificate from the supplier is not given. (on top of the actual freight cost) Also depends on your buying terms. Are the goods FOB? (Free on board) Or ex store? As there will be an extra charge for freight/handling at the dispatch point. Suspect the US would be little different... I suggest you get in touch with a Freight Forwarder/Expeditor, and ask for a quote, including customs agents charges and inland freight at your end. Then get 2 more! Gotta keep 'em honest, and we see huge differences. One recent shipment (A full 40'container) had almost $3k in variations in the quotes! Offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted March 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 MAN thanx a million for that info , my order was only $500 usa .. i dont think it should be that expensive on taxes & customs charges , i think my invoice read f.o.b. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 Is it really big and bulky? May pay to get an airfreight price as well! As a rule of thumb, I usually allow something like 10% for freight customs etc... That can vary considerably, but its not a bad starting point. Offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted March 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 (edited) Is it really big and bulky? May pay to get an airfreight price as well! Offshore the airfrieght is way to expensive its more than $300 usd .. i think the seafrieght charge was something like $55 usd china-usa 30 days Edited March 1, 2008 by 2005SUBMARINER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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