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Alex, I don't think I saved much if anything, maybe a few hundred on the entire shipment.
The broker I used took a week to clear the machines and I spent days back and forth with Matt getting paperwork as the shipment comes listed as all the individual parts so they needed the import codes for every single piece.
I would not recommend it as a way to save money, but technically it should cut down on delivery time.
The problem with LCL shipments is after the container arrives at the destination port (Vancouver in this case), the container gets delivered to a warehouse and then it's broken down which increases costs and time.
We import parts from China for our business and they are also shipped LCL, after the first few shipments it all runs smoothly, with these machines it's a one-off thing so all the pain for very little gain.
Only went with power feed on X axis and have no plans to add anymore at this time.
Cheers.
David.
The broker I used took a week to clear the machines and I spent days back and forth with Matt getting paperwork as the shipment comes listed as all the individual parts so they needed the import codes for every single piece.
I would not recommend it as a way to save money, but technically it should cut down on delivery time.
The problem with LCL shipments is after the container arrives at the destination port (Vancouver in this case), the container gets delivered to a warehouse and then it's broken down which increases costs and time.
We import parts from China for our business and they are also shipped LCL, after the first few shipments it all runs smoothly, with these machines it's a one-off thing so all the pain for very little gain.
Only went with power feed on X axis and have no plans to add anymore at this time.
Cheers.
David.