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 Lamp 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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