exporting.htm
Exporting
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Do you export the concrete dome kits?
Isn't the shipping expensive to export your kits?
What size containers are needed for your building kits?
Do you have some names of freight forwarders who can estimate the shipping cost on the containers?
How do I go about setting up a factory in my country to manufacture your component panels?
Do you have any information on shipping to Hawaii?
Do you have any information on shipping to Nieves in the West Indies?
Do you have any information on shipping to Puerto Rico?
Have you exported into Europe?
Do you export to the Middle East?
Do you export to the Virgin Islands?
Q:
Do you export the concrete dome kits?
A: Yes.
Our domes have been exported outside the continental USA to: Bahrain,
Canada, Hawaii, Israel, Puerto Rico, Nieves West Indies, and St. Kitts Virgin
Islands.
Request
for shipment overseas is best handled at the receiving port. We are unable to
provide the time required acquiring shipping quotes or arranging for the
shipping. Someone at the receiving port would best know which freight lines
service your port and would be in a better position to acquire the best pricing.
By contacting a freight forwarder at your importing port, they would know the
USA port which receives the best service, the most economical ship to use, and
they can arrange for an inland trucking company to bring the containers to our
factory to be loaded, etc.
There is an extra fee of $400 for us to load containers as we have to rent a
telescoping forklift.
Q:
Isn't the shipping expensive to export your kits?
A:
Our
manufacturing costs here in Florida are well below the national average, which
offsets any long distance shipping expenses. We can actually manufacture a
kit here in Florida & ship it to most countries cheaper than we could
manufacture it there.
PRICING COMPARISONS: When you research other building kit pricing, generally you will find that our pricing is about one third to one half less than conventional building kits. The reason our kits have a better price is not magic.
The primary reason is the design concept. It is far more practical to build a dome with concrete than wood and applying the concrete to rigid foam insulation produces a component panel that provides structure, exterior finish, the insulation and the shell wall board.
Our philosophy of each person paying for only what they need results in a lower kit price as we do not have an 800 number, our literature prices are based on their printing costs, only our clients who need an engineering seal pay for one, etc.
Also we maintain a lower advertising cost and concentrate more on improving the design than pushing sales.
Our staff is not on commission.
Due to lower labor costs in Florida, we can manufacture in Florida and ship to almost any other location cheaper than it would cost to manufacture there.
Remember to compare apples to apples when pricing each company's building kit. Our panels include all the R-28 insulation, most of the exterior finish and all the interior shell wall board. In conventional houses you will likely have to purchase the roof trusses, exterior walls, insulation, roofing and ceiling wall board and pay for the installation of the trusses, exterior walls, insulation, roofing and wall board. With our kit the assembly mainly consists of cementing entryways, dormers and the seams between the panels and filling the shell interior wall board seams with joint compound and tape.
Q:
What size containers are needed for your building kits?
A:
Until we see your floor plan for each dome we cannot quote how
many containers you will need. To save space we usually ship most of the
same size items together. So until we can add up each size panel, etc. we
do not know what containers would be needed.
Containers needed:
· 34' or smaller dome shell kit needs one 40' container for each dome.
· 40’ requires one 40' container and one 20' container.
· A 45’ kit takes two 40' containers.
· A 48' kit takes two 40' containers
Q:
Do you have some names of freight forwarders who can estimate the shipping
cost on the containers?
A:
Yes,
we know of some companies that expedite/export out of the USA:
1. Expeditors Int'l, Beacon Center, Miami Fl
33126. PH 305-592-9410, Fax 305-592-3127. Ask for Ocean Exports department, they
do not go to Andros Island Bahamas. They handled a kit being shipped to Bahrain.
2. Shipping and Export Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
Steve Gunno or Mike Grandonico 954-920-0306. They specialize in Bahamas Andros
shipping.
3. Transgroup Worldwide Logistics 405 Atlantis Rd Suite F, Cape Canaveral Fl 32920 tel 321-868-2230, 800-850-0557, fax 321-868-2234, www.transgroup.com
4. SR International Logistics, Inc. is a full service international freight forwarder. They can be contacted: Arfanda Bachtiar SR International Logistics Inc. www.SRInternational.com 2525 16th Street #208 Denver CO 8021 Tel : 001-720-855-3115 Fax: 001-720-855-6464
A Trucking Company that deliveries containers and flat racks to factories to be loaded for export to Puerto Rico: is Magic Transport Miami Fl 305-887-2424 or 888-693-7312, fax 305-887-0320
Q:
How do I go about setting up a factory in my country to manufacture your
component panels?
A:
To see
if our dome would sell in your country, you would need to purchase one and build
it to use as your personal home and or model. If you receive sells then
you might want to consider manufacturing in your country.
A manufacturing facility would cost:
At least $150,000 US dollars
A royalty would be paid to us per each unit you manufactured
And there would need to be an expanded bead polystyrene insulation manufacturer within three to four hours of the factory.
Q:
Do you have any information on shipping to Hawaii?
A:
Yes,
shipping to Hawaii involves: containers being delivered to our factory to be
loaded; once loaded the containers are transported by truck to a port in
California. Then the containers are loaded onto a ship. The company that
delivered the containers to our factory was Falcon Transport, Inc. at POBox 411
, Bird-In-Hand, Penna 17505-0411; their phone number is 717-687-0471.
A past rate to have a 40 foot container spotted at our factory here in Rockledge, Fl 32955 and shipped through to Port Hilo, Hi was $6,500.
A 45’ kit will require two containers and cost about $13,000, a 34’ kit requires one container or a shipping of about $6,500.
For example a 45' kit and a 27' kit needed three 40' containers.
Q:
Do you have any information on shipping to Nieves in the West Indies?
A:
Yes,
a past rate
to have a 40 foot container spotted at our factory here in Rockledge, Fl 32955
and shipped through to Nieves was $8,812.
Q:
Do you have any information on shipping to Puerto Rico?
A:
Yes,
one
of our clients in Puerto Rico purchased two domes, a 34' and a 45'. Our client
used two flat racks and one container that were shipped on Sea Star from the
Jacksonville port to San Juan. The shipping was $2,612 for each 40' flat rack or
$5,224. The shipping on the 40' Standard Container was $2,412, plus the
following fees: delivery fee to Aguas Buenas $585, paperwork $140 for a total
shipping cost of $8,361 for a 34' and a 45' dome.
The Sea Star contact was Jim Stoshak at 904-751-2110.
Q:
Have you exported into Europe?
A: No but we
could. We have exported into the
Middle East but not into any European countries.
Q:
Do you export to Canada?
A: Yes.
We have domes in Ancaster, Grand Prairie in Alberta, Iquluit in the Northwest
Territory and in Newfoundland. The
Canadian broker for L.M. Clark Broker is Steve Martonino, (905-673-8650 ext
224) who did the customs work for Donkers Harris LTD for one of our
clients.
In Canada the building department will probably require the building plans to be engineer sealed prior to giving you a building permit. We know of an engineer licensed to seal our building plans for Canada. A Canadian seal could cost from $1,500 to $3,000.
Because Map Quest does not have mileage charts for Canadian cities we looked up one of the closest USA city to each Canadian province and came up with the following approximate shipping costs for one semi truck.
Manitoba (Winnipeg): The closest North Dakota city to the Manitoba/Canadian border seems to be Minot North Dakota. It appears that Minot is about 2,200 miles from our Rockledge Florida factory. At $1.40 per mile the approximate shipping cost for one semi to Virginia Minnesota is $3,000. To calculate the approximate shipping costs to your Canadian site, you would need to figure out the mileage from Minot North Dakota to your site and add on the additional cost.
Quebec (Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec): The closest New York city to the Quebec/Canadian border seems to be Burlington NY. It appears that Burlington NY is about 1,250 miles from our Rockledge Florida factory. At $1.40 per mile the approximate shipping cost for one semi to Burlington is $1,750. To calculate the approximate shipping costs to your Canadian site, you would need to figure out the mileage from Burlington to your site and add on the additional cost.
Saskatchewan (Regina, Saskatoon): The closest Montana city to the Quebec/Canadian border seems to be Glasgow Montana. It appears that Glasgow is about 2,400 miles from our Rockledge Florida factory. At $1.40 per mile the approximate shipping cost for one semi to Glasgow is $3,400. To calculate the approximate shipping costs to your Canadian site, you would need to figure out the mileage from Minot to your site and add on the additional cost.
Ontario (Longiae): The closest Minnesota city to the Ontario/Canadian border seems to be Virginia Minnesota. It appears that Virginia is about 1,800 miles from our Rockledge Florida factory. At $1.40 per mile the approximate shipping cost for one semi to Virginia Minnesota is $2,500. To calculate the approximate shipping costs to your Canadian site, you would need to figure out the mileage from Virginia Minnesota to your site and add on the additional cost.
Alberta (Calgary): The closest Idaho city to the Alberta/Canadian border seems to be Bonners Ferry Idaho. It appears that Bonners Ferry is about 3,000 miles from our Rockledge Florida factory. At $1.40 per mile the approximate shipping cost for one semi to Bonners Ferry Idaho is $4,200. To calculate the approximate shipping costs to your Canadian site, you would need to figure out the mileage from Bonners Ferry to your site and add on the additional cost.
British Columbia (Vancouver): The closest Washington city to the British Columbia/Canadian border seems to be Bellingham Washington. It appears that Bellingham is about 3,300 miles from our Rockledge Florida factory. At $1.40 per mile the approximate shipping cost for one semi to Virginia Minnesota is $4,700. To calculate the approximate shipping costs to your Canadian site, you would need to figure out the mileage from Bellingham to your site and add on the additional cost.
Q:
Do you export to the Middle East?
A: Yes.
In
2004 we got an approximate shipping quote from Transgroup Worldwide Logistics on
two 40’ containers being trucked from Miami to our factory, then delivered back
to Miami and then shipped to Dubai, UAE for about $5,225. 42 days transit
time. This pricing includes two hours no charge for each container
to be loaded and an additional loading time of two hours per container at $45
per hour ($180). Two drivers at $725 each to bring the container to our
factory and take it back to Miami after loading ($1,450). Ocean freight of
$1,750 per container from Miami to Dubai UAE ($3,500). And $95 for
Documents and forwarding. This does not include any duties or documents
for the Dubai port. This quote was from Transgroup Worldwide
Logistics/Stephen Brown in Ocean Quoting at 321-868-2230.
Q:
Do you export to Mexico?
A:
We can.
We have domes in 46 states and 7 foreign areas such as Canada, Baharain,
Carribean, West Indies, but we have no domes in Mexico. You would need to
contact someone at the border and find out what their importing requirements
are.
You should contact a Mexican importing person who can answer your border questions, such as "What are the duties? What paperwork is involved." The kit is shipped on a semi truck from our Rockledge Florida factory. Your border person may know of Mexican trucking companies that carry loads into Florida. Once that truck’s Florida merchandise is unloaded, it would drive to our factory and be loaded with your kit. Brownsville Texas is about 1,200 miles from our factory. Shipping to that point would be about $1,700 US Dollars.
Q:
Do you export to the Virgin Islands?
A:
Yes.
We have shipped two 40' domes to St. Kitts.
MVC
Transportation Corporation brought the two 40' Standard Containers and 40' flat
rack to our factory to be loaded. MVC's mailing address is POBox 653808,
Miami Fl 33265 phone 305-888-4MVC, fax 305-888-8011. The Consignor
was Crowley Port Everglades Ft Lauderdale Fl. The Freight Forwarder
was Caribbean Freight Systems, Inc. The Port of Loading was the Port
Everglades. Port of unloading was St Kitts. Each container cost
$5,200 to ship.