Shipping information
You want to understand more about how to order a mix of products that
utilizes cargo space more effectively; more about cargo rates and how
they work; more about how containers and LCL orders; more about cost
effective air cargo; and more about how and where to buy appropriate
insurance for your order; and finally, how to handle your order once
it reaches your port or your airport...
...then you are just one the right
place to find out!
Usually our clients ship with 20ft. or 40ft. container with orders worth
approximately US$ 5,000.00 to US$ 10,000.00 and US$ 12,000.00 to US$
20,000.00 respectively -- sometimes even smaller for orders worth US$
2,000.00 to US$ 5,000.00.
Our clients understand that there are
great savings in freight costs if they using container to ship, while
there are still some clients who repeatedly order by LCL (less than
a container load). We want to make our clients aware, that they can
waste lots of money by shipping their merchandise due lack of information
or lack of sufficient funds to order larger quantities.
Should you place an order and want delivery
before the next container ships from Bali, we can ship crated via a
"Consolidated" shipment to any place you wish. Here, your
items are wrapped and wood crated to be placed in a container that will
deliver to where you are.
Shipping costs are all required to be
paid at the point of origin (Bali) before items are shipped. (Shippers
requirements - not ours).
5 ways to ship your cargo from here to you
1. 20ft. Container (30 cubic meters)
2. 40ft. Container (60 cubic meters)
3. 40ft. High Cube Container (72 cubic meters)
4. LCL Sea Cargo (less than a container - charged per cubic meter)
5. Air Cargo
LCL & Full Containers
LCL is basically the most expensive way to ship your merchandise from
here to your place. Cargo companies are not very happy to deal with
loose crates and charge for this pleasure a fortune.
After your merchandise is properly packed and official government documentation
is completed the shipment then is going to be trucked to the port of
Surabaya, East Java (which is the closest international shipping port
to Bali.)
In case your LCL shipment is just a few
wooden crates and doesn't fill a container, then it must wait at the
port while the cargo company "consolidates" your order with
other small orders going in the same direction. (Specifically, that
means your crates are on hold while the shipping company waits for enough
orders to combine with yours and fill a container. The usual waiting
time is 2 to 4 weeks.
On top of this LCL is much more expensive
per cubic meter than a container!
Another major disadvantage is : in a sealed 20' or 40' container, you
get the full use of the cubic meters inside that container. The transit
time is usually double that of a sealed container -- for example, a
container to the US west coast takes about 30 days, while an LCL order
to the same place more likely will take up to 45 to 50 days.
Another advantage of using container is that we not have to use wooden
crates which needs more space and are higher charged than cardboard
boxes which we usually use to pack any goods. Fragile goods are of course
better of in wooden crates.
Shipping by container means also are better
schedule for your merchandise. We can pre-plan with the Cargo company
on which ship the container will be on. Practically no chance for delays.
Containers going to the US get there in 30 days or less; to Europe it
takes usually 3 to 4 weeks. Our advise, plan your order as good as possible
and you will get the best deal for your money. By any means, a half
filled container is cheaper than shipping by LCL.
Air Cargo
Still the fastest way to ship, but also more expensive. It is the right
way to ship if time is a important factor. Most clients believe that
air cargo is charged by the kilogram, but it not goes that way. Airlines,
in fact, do charge by the kilo, but in addition, also by volume, whichever
happens to be greatest. A standard carton box is 50 x 58 x 33 cm (20
x 23 x 13 inches). According to the airlines calculation , that carton's
volume is equal to about 15 kilos (33 pounds). If there is less than
15 kilos of product in that carton box, then you still will pay for
15 kilos. If there is more than 15 kilos, you pay the greater amount.
In some cases you will have paid more
for the cargo than you paid us for the merchandise!
In general we say that small products with high retail value work fine
to ship by air. And in most cases it is always time which matters for
our clients. Receive your goods in 5 days in Seattle, CA, USA instead
of 30 days by container or worse…
Cargo Rates/Quotations
If you want us to take care about your shipment, we will. We have all
the necessary connections here to reliable Shipping companies and it
is our service to get the best available Rates/Quotations for requested
destination. After receiving your request for an order we will check
for Cargo Rates with the shipping companies and forward you only the
best deal we can get.
Insurance
For your shipment can be purchased in Indonesia from the cargo company,
but you can check with your local insurance agent/broker where you usually
buy your insurance's, like for your house or car.
Generally, when we receive an order, we
will estimate costs for the shipment, which is not always very easy
because the weight of handicrafts of the same sort always may vary in
the same way as the look. We talking about handicrafts and that's the
nature of this category. Sometimes we also advise to up- or downgrade
the volume of your order to get the best deal for your shipment.
Hopefully all this gives you a better spectrum for your decision making.
Our Team is always working hard to improve the way to work efficient
and cost-effective for our clients.
