The policy simply stated:
The flat rate charge for shipping, handling, and insurance will be $65.00
for shipment by UPS or FedEx (selected by SPI
Supplies) to all destinations in Hong Kong, irrespective of the shipment's
weight or commercial value. But excluded would be any
shipment that contains any product(s) designated as being Dangerous Goods.
This would also mean that we can not ship under
this flat rate program any product identified as being 
.
This means that an order that consists of some
tweezers,
TEM grids,
Parafilm®,
and some embedding molds, could ship under
the flat rate program from SPI Supplies in the USA to any business address
in Hong Kong (see important exception below). But if
your order contains as much as a single dangerous goods item (for example,
an SPI Easy Duster™), then it could not be shipped under this
program and would probably have to go via air freight.
Note that we can not ship under this program to addresses in Hong Kong any
dangerous goods products designated as being .
This does not mean that we can not make shipments to Hong Kong, it just means that we can
not make such shipments via one of the courier services and the shipment would have to
travel via air freight, a more expensive shipping method. This is because the combination
of approvals needed between the Hong Kong government, the courier services doing the
shipping, and SPI Supplies have not yet been consummated. If you would like to play a
role in helping to reduce the costs of importation for researchers, contact FedEx and
ask what you can do to help them get such approvals.
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.
- This program applies to shipments that can be shipped via a courier
service and does not apply to shipments that must go via air freight either
because of weight or volume restrictions or both. Examples of such
exclusions would be a) SPI VacuPrep™ Vacuum Evaporator, glove boxes,
chillers, film drying cabinets, larger desiccator cabinets, etc.
The benefit to the customer:
Customers of SPI Supplies in Hong Kong are able to estimate almost to the
penny the actual prepayment amount that will have to be
paid even if ordering from Hong Kong to the USA. 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 $65.00 and that is
the total price to you (except of course for any
customs duties, VAT, and any other local taxes, if applicable, that are paid
on the buyer's end. Remember that this will "work"
only if there are no Dangerous Goods on the order. Some of our customers in
Hong Kong have long requested a flat rate program
like this, and we offer it now in response to such customer requests.
Certainly this is saving customers in Hong Kong considerable
money since they can buy direct. Let us know how the SPI Supplies flat rate
program works for you. Tell us how we can
improve on this innovative program for shipments to Hong Kong. Hong Kong
customers always have a friend in the USA when they
contact SPI Supplies!
Remember our distributor in Hong Kong:
If you are not able to make purchases outside of Hong Kong conveniently, remember you
can always order via our long time distributor in Hong Kong:
Mr. C. S. Yim
Farming Limited
Unit 1009, 10/F.
CEF Lend Lease Plaza
663 King's Road,
North Point,
HONG KONG
Phone: 852-28157299
FAX: 852-25814635
E-mail: farmyim@netvigator.com
Just remember that how ever you wish to deal with SPI Supplies will be just fine with us.
We know we are here to serve the needs of our customers in Hong Kong, not the other way
around! If you wish to order via our long time and excellent distributor, that is just
fine and if you wish to order directly from SPI Supplies, that is just as fine.
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