The policy simply stated:
The flat rate charge for shipping, handling, and insurance will be $ 57.00
for shipment by UPS or FedEx (selected by SPI Supplies) to all destinations
in Belgium, irrespective of the shipment's weight or commercial value. There
could also be included anything that is designated on the SPI Supplies
website as being 
. But excluded would be any
shipment that contains any product(s) designated as being Dangerous Goods
without the designation.
This means that an order that consists of some
tweezers,
TEM grids,
Parafilm®,
and some embedding molds, even some items designated as , could
ship under the flat rate program from SPI Supplies in the USA to any
business address in Belgium (see important exception below). But if your
order contains as much as a single item (for example, an
SPI OK Easy Duster™), and it does not have the
designation, then it could not be shipped under this program and would
probably have to go via air freight. But if the order contained items
such as SPI Silver Paint,
which while dangerous goods is also, an
designated product, then it could be shipped under this program.
The same would be true for example of
SPI SuppliesŪ Brand carbon paint.
However, such shipments would be subject to the special packaging charge, to the degree
necessary, to cover the cost of the special packaging that makes possible the lower cost
shipment. And of course, such shipments would be subject to the special "cold ship" charges
should the shipment include a product that is to be shipped refrigerated.
Exceptions:
Keep in mind the following exceptions to the above policy statement:
- Shipments containing dangerous goods that are not described as
are not covered by this program.
- Addresses not considered to be bona fide business addresses by the carrier
(e. g. FedEx or UPS) are subject to a residential address fee.
- The final arbiter as to whether an address is or is not a residential address is
the carrier, that is, UPS or FedEx. Generally speaking, if one has sleeping accommodations
at the address, or if the property is not zoned for commercial use, the carrier designates
such an address as a "residential" address.
The benefit to the customer:
Customers of SPI Supplies in Belgium are able to estimate to the penny the actual credit
card amount that will be charged to their credit card for a credit card purchase even if
ordering from Belgium. There is no need to waste time getting a "quote" since all of the
information necessary to calculate a total CIF amount will be available to the customer
at the time the order is placed. So just decide what you want to order, the fob prices
are on the website, add $57.00 and that is the total price to you (except of course for
European Union customs duties, VAT, and any other local taxes, if applicable, that are
paid on the buyer's end.
Or alternatively, you can place your orders through our long time distributor in Belgium:
Mr.Marc Mine
E-mail: mine@jeoleuro.com
JEOL (EUROPE) B. V.
Zaventem/Ikaros Business Park
Ikaroslaan 7A
B-1930 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone: 32-2-7200560
FAX: 32-2-7206134
Just remember that if you place an order via JEOL, you will be quoted in euros, fob Brussels. Their prices might
have the appearance of being higher, but they really are not. The flat rate program applies only for orders
placed from for shipment to Belgium.
Our Belgian customers have requested a flat rate program like this, and we offer it now in response
to such customer requests. Let us know how the flat rate program works for you. Tell us
how we can improve on this innovative program for international shipments.
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