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 Ireland, 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.
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 Ireland (see important exception below). But if your order contains as much
as a single item (for example, an SPI OK Easy Duster™),
then it could not be shipped under this program and would probably have to go via air
freight.
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 Ireland are able to estimate almost 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 Ireland.
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.
Our 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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Ireland: US $57.00 flat rate program!