Thread: importing machines

Size and cost of the machine will have a huge impact on the costs and obstacles you will encounter. Can you give us some clues?

Might be worth getting quotes from customs brokers to take care of all the BS for you

Originally Posted by aldav

Size and cost of the machine will have a huge impact on the costs and obstacles you will encounter. Can you give us some clues?

6090 benchtop for $3-5K

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

Might be worth getting quotes from customs brokers to take care of all the BS for you

I agree - I've started looking since I saw the same suggestion elsewhere during my ferreting.

Originally Posted by fanlee

6090 benchtop for $3-5K

Right, that's a largish machine then. I've had a look at a few offers from sellers of these machines and they seem to offer a variety of shipping methods including air freight (TNT, Toll, etc.) and sea freight (although it is unclear whether this is China Post Ocean Freight or LCL container freight). There are a lot of variables here, I'll send you a PM.

Cheers,
David

Check out Roger Webb on Youtube. He is now manufacturing 6090 machines (made in China) but sells under the name of Pacific Tooling.

Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z70rdtqWmYg

Cheers ... Dave

Originally Posted by pootaholic

Check out Roger Webb on Youtube. He is now manufacturing 6090 machines (made in China) but sells under the name of Pacific Tooling.

Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z70rdtqWmYg

Cheers ... Dave

I emailed Roger some time ago but he doesn't do a benchtop model that size.

Pity about the round rails

Originally Posted by pippin88

Pity about the round rails

...er...which machine do you mean?

Regards,
Rob.

Roger / Pacific Machines. The video above

At that price range you'll definitely need to pay some import duties on it.

The custom's staff are generally very helpful, and provide excellent general advice, but unfortunately the team that can provide advice about which particular code to use has apparently been gutted by the idiotic Public Service Staff cuts and will take ages (around 4 weeks) to get back to you. So, the advice to engage a custom's broker is good. They should be able to identify the correct code and their professional indemnity insurance should cover you from the fines in the event they screw up and get it wrong.

Originally Posted by foobillious

So, the advice to engage a custom's broker is good. They should be able to identify the correct code and their professional indemnity insurance should cover you from the fines in the event they screw up and get it wrong.

Which they do! Of course if its in your favour - WHOOPEE! And don't forget we're only talking about 5% here. Now if you didn't have to pay the GST, but it's never going to happen.

I had a special sanding machine sent from China, just recently.
It was 80kg in weight and the packed size was 105x55x30cm

The machine cost approximately Aus $ 80.00 but the freight, customs duty and tax was approximately Aus $ 750.00

On the company rate, it would have been cheaper to send it via DHL at the company rate.

I would suggest to be careful with freight costs from overseas.

Regards
Kel

How was it sent nivlek, who handled the freight? For an $80 (is that right?) machine those costs are extraordinary.