The policy simply stated:
The flat rate charge for shipping, handling, and insurance will be $ 60.00 for shipment by UPS
or FedEx (selected by SPI Supplies) to all destinations in Spain, 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 items designated as , such as
silver paint, could ship under the flat
rate program from SPI Supplies in the USA to any business address in Spain (see important
exception below). But if your order contains as much as a single item that is dangerous goods
(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.
However, such shipments would be subject to the special
Dangerous Goods 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 SPI Supplies customer in Spain:
Customers of SPI Supplies in Spain are able to estimate to the penny the actual credit card
amount (or prepay amount to be wired into our bank account) that will be charged to their
credit card for a credit card purchase when ordering from Spain. 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 $60.00 and that is the total price to you
(except of course for customs duties, VAT, and any other local taxes, if applicable, that are
paid on the buyer's end.
Our customers in Spain 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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Spain: US $60.00 flat rate program!