warehousing and delivery

[manty]

I am looking to import container loads of product from Singapore.

The weight of the products are between 120kg and 200kg, all crated up

Rather than rent a warehouse and handle the product myself I am trying to find a company that will hold the stock for me and then deliver it to businesses when I make the sale.


Any idea of any businesses that offer this service ?

Thanks

[maser_spyder]

Me.

pm me.

Warehousing, pick/pack/dispatch pallets, single items, we do it all.

[john_p]

Hijacking slightly, gf is looking to import items from China - nowhere near a containerful but too impractical to airfreight.

What sort of shipping costs are involved in part-container loads?

[maser_spyder]

john_p said:

Hijacking slightly, gf is looking to import items from China - nowhere near a containerful but too impractical to airfreight.

What sort of shipping costs are involved in part-container loads?

Horrendous.

See my other posts in the business forum, I've explained this to a few people.

You pay the same for docs/fees etc. whether it's a part load or full container. The difference is you also pay for somebody to unload the container and pick your specific items out, and then ship them on to you. Part load normally ends up costing the same as a full container (or more) once you've worked out the 'extras'.

I can help with this, I have offices and staff in China (not an 'agent', they are actually my staff who work for me only), so I can get products sourced for you, negotiate with the factories, and shipped over with other peoples goods. The whole container will go directly to our warehouse (i.e. with no extra costs involved), and our warehouse people will pick/pack and send your individual items to your customers (or just send your goods on to you). Shipping is charged at a pro-rata basis depending on the CBM of your goods.

Because of our buying power with couriers, we can ship items to your customers much cheaper than you could arrange it yourself. The savings basically mean you end up with free storage, and a bit left over. Think of it as a bulk buying syndicate for warehousing and shipping and you get the idea. The other bonus is that you never have to see your stock, pick up a box and move it, or deal with last minute dispatches when you're busy with other things. The warehouse will do it all for you.

Once again, pm me if you're interested....

[john_p]

Definitely of interest. I presumed the costs shipping stuff personally made the whole project unviable, but if you can bundle up with other people then it probably works. I shall advise the gf and point her in your direction

[maser_spyder]

john_p said:

Definitely of interest. I presumed the costs shipping stuff personally made the whole project unviable, but if you can bundle up with other people then it probably works. I shall advise the gf and point her in your direction

Woo hoo! We might not starve next month after all then.


Seriously though, it works out much cheaper to ship 'bulk' than small loads, but if you're starting from nowhere, this is difficult to do. To make it really pay, you need huge amounts of cash from the outset, or huge amounts of patience while you make the huge amounts of cash you need to build it up.

I've been there and done it from small to big (ish), not all that long ago, so can advise on most things that will save you cash, time and some premature grey hairs when dealing with China....

[BigMans197]

It seems Amazon have started to do a fulfillment service, doubt thats cheap though.

[m3ed]

The OP is based in Australia from their profile?

[manty]

m3ed said:

The OP is based in Australia from their profile?

He is at the moment, but moving back to the uk in a couple of months

[lenientism]

It looks to me supplier things, why wouldn't you ask supplier to arrange the job? Shipping agents are responsible for the goods at the moment are loaded, and shall end when it discharged. They don't have liability for quality, and quantity of the goods in details is more responsibility of merchants.