How much will it cost to import quartz stone Slabs from China?

When import quartz slabs from china, in addition to the cost of products, other expenses may include shipping freight, destination port fees, local dispatch fees, and taxes.

Shipping freight cost

Usually we ship container from China to other countries By sea, There’re direct line and transshipment with different shipping time and price

Shipping-time-from-China-to-other-countries
14~28 days to North America
25~45 days to South America
11~20 days to Australia or New Zealand
24~40 days to Africa
14~25 days to Middle East
25~40 days to Europe

Overall, the freight depends on the destination port, the shipping time and busy season or offseason. Here’re some rates for FCL (full container load) of a 20 feet container for this month, 2023:

To North America, west coast: US$800~2200/ container; east coast: US$2000~3200/container
To South America: US$2000~4000/Container
To Australia, New Zealand: US$500~1500/Container
To Africa:US$800~2000/Container
To Middle East: US$700~1500/Container
To Europe: US$800~1200/Container

You can check the rates from different shipping agents. You may receive very varied quotes based on different shipping time and seasons. Furthermore, We can also check the rates in our side for you to get a good price.

After the goods arrive at your port, you will import them. There’ll be some importing costs.

Destination port fees

Customs Clearance Fee
Unstuffing Charges
Discharge THC
DOC (Documentation fee)
Delivery Order Fee
Fuel surcharge
Agency Fee
Other Fees.

You can check these fees from your shipping agent. Usually, all of these fees are about $600-$800 for one Container

Local dispatch fees

This cost is from the sea port to your address. The normal cost is $500-1000.00 based on the distance from the sea port to your address.

Tax and Duty

Furthermore, There’ll be VAT (Value Added Tax) and import duty, The rates depend on the policy of your country. You can check the tax rate based on the HS code:

HS code for Quartz Stone, Quartz Countertops or Quartz Worktops is 6810.1910.00 and 6810.9990.00

Usually, the tax rate is less than 25% of your importing amount.

Hope this information will be helpful for you. If you have further questions about import quartz slabs or quartz countertops from China, please don’t hesitate to contact us by Email: hero@horizon-quartz.com or by whatsapp/wechat 0086 150 5425 3293

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