Lesson #2: The
General Details
Container
Capacity: A container load of
Salt Lamps and Salt Tea Lights is 20’ long
by 8’ wide by 8’6” High and
can hold a maximum Gross Weight of 40,000 pounds.
When planning your assortment keep in mind that
Natural Salt Tea Lights range in weight from approximately
1 to 12 pounds. Salt Lamps range from approximately
3 to 150 pounds, with the most popular weighing
between 3 and 20 pounds. So, depending on the
items you select, the number of lamps is limited
by the size and weight capacities of the container.
A full container is the most efficient and least
costly way to import salt lamps as they can be
shipped directly from the mines to your warehouse
using the most direct means possible. If you require
palletizing, an option some of our larger customers
desire, we will use 40’ containers that
are 40’ long by 8’ wide by 8’6”
High. Based on US Department of Transportation
regulations they can still only weigh the same
40,000 pounds.
Timing:
It takes from 6-8 weeks to manufacture a typical
container load of Natural Salt Lamps products,
a bit longer for Geometric shapes (Spheres, Cubes,
Pyramids etc) and customized shapes (Suns, Moons,
Hearts, Fire Bowls…use your imagination),
a bit shorter for a container filled with all
“basic” shapes. Timing is also partly
dependent on our order backlog. We can give you
a better idea of the timing of your order when
you are ready to place it with our company.
Consistency:
No two Natural Crystal Salt Lamps or Natural Salt
Tea Lights will ever be the same. Natural Crystal
Salt is a rustic material and some products will
contain natural fractures, veins and chips. That
is actually what makes them so special, and why
people collect them. Variations in colors from
neutral beiges and whites to pink, peach, orange
and even red are found within the salt veins in
the mines. In the carving process, each piece
is individually etched and sculpted to maximize
the beauty of the particular slab of salt, so
the shapes, are never identical from lamp to lamp.
Most people sell their lamps strictly by weight.
We try our best to keep similar sizes and weights
under the same classification. This affords us,
and you, the opportunity to offer standardized
packaging that won’t have bulges from being
overly wide or overly tall for their specific
weight classification.
Shipping:
It will then take another 3-5 weeks of transit
time from when they leave the Port of Origin.
It takes longer for partial container loads as
they will need to wait for cargo heading to the
same port before they can depart. About 10 days
into transit you will receive documentation detailing
the shipping line, and specific vessel upon which
your container is crossing the seas along with
an estimated arrival date. Delivery time to the
Port nearest your warehouse is dependent on some
factors out of our control including US labor
strikes, random National Security document review
once the ship enters USA controlled waters, Customs
inspection backlogs, and final inspections at
the Port. Once the container clears Customs it
takes only a few days to deliver your container
anywhere in the Country.
All our orders are shipped FOB Point Of Origin
and you will be billed for sea shipping, insurance,
Customs clearance and inland delivery directly
by the providers of these services. We do not
profit on this part of the process but will gladly
assist you in any and all aspects of these final
steps in getting the product delivered to your
door.
Payment
Terms: With pre-approved credit,
we require 2/3 of the total cost upon placing
your order and the balance of 1/3 upon receipt.
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