The policy simply stated:
The flat rate charge for shipping, handling, and insurance will be $ 99.00
for shipment by UPS or FedEx (selected by SPI Supplies) to all destinations
in Tanzania, 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 
(only UPS will accept shipments containing products designated
and only to limited service area). 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 Tanzania (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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania.
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 $99.00 and that is the total price to you (except of
course for customs duties, VAT, and any other local taxes, if
applicable, that are traditionally paid on the buyer's end.
Alternatively, our customers can also order via our long time distributor in Tanzania:
Allen J.Lengereri
Mainland Agencies Ltd
http://www.mainlandagencies.com/
Regent House
Ali Hassan Rd
P.O.Box 10311
Dar es Salaam
Telephone: +255 22 2111334
Fax: +255 22 2117325
E-mail: sales.mainland@rtl.co.tz
Just remember that you have the choice of purchasing either via our
distributor or purchasing directly with SPI Supplies. However you feel
would be in your own best interests would be just fine with both Jie Dong
and SPI Supplies. Remember, you are our customer, and we are here to serve
you, not the other way around.
Our customers making direct purchases to SPI Supplies 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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Tanzania: US $99.00 flat rate program!