CajunFrog
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I have been getting prices on a Jinma 354 tractor from several exporting groups in China. For the sake of the supporting dealers, I will not mention the prices here but to say the least their "factory" prices are very attractive. However, I am sure that it is not as good as the price on large volume repeat sales to dealers especially with special options. But the more I look into closing a deal to self-import the more confusion I encounter. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
For example, there are various options offered by the different groups on this tractor. The one with the best base price is not with an EPA engine & shuttle shift. He wants over $700 more for these options. That makes him right up with the others. He leads me to belive that since I am not intending to resell I can legally import the non-epa and pay a small $15 epa fee. Anyone know about this? He says that I am good as long as I get it before end of 2006. Also on the freight forwarding. The price quotes from freight forwarders on freight alone for the tractor range from $300 to $800 as LCL. One quotes around $300 LCL for 3500# tractor but wants $250 more for shipping a FEL along with it. Some go by weight but the cheaper seem to go by CBM.
As a side note: The ZL-30 loader is slightly over half the price of a Koyker but I hear they are very inferior so will probably go with Koyker. Any ideas on that.
No freight forwarder is willing, it seems, to commit to a price because it may be a month or so before they get the tractor from the factory. Then it seem I am left with the duties & fees incured after it gets here and there is a big ? with exactly how much that will be. They say "several hundred dollars".
The groups wants the money up front before they order your tractor. Then it seems you are left to the mercy of the freight forwarders. I would think that $700-$800 for a tractor and around $1000 W/FEL would be the high range for the cost of getting the tractor here & cleared thru port & customs.
Yes, I know that I can order a crate tractor from several dealers here in US and Canada and save a lot of the headaches and about $1500 less than one assembled and ready to work. But that is still at a premium of more than $1500 over my maximum estimated cost incurred with importing it myself. I know some people on this forum have probably imported thier own tractors successfully and at considerable savings. Any tips please pm me. Anything to point me to a safe, reliable, and ecconomical (read "cheap") freight forwarding company for getting this done would be greatly appreciated.
Lastly, I want to say that without the dealers we would not know about these wonderful little "cheap" tractors and that they do a remarkable job in support of these here and in many other tractor forums. Its just that I'm a cheap stingy &ast@rd. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Thanks,
K
For example, there are various options offered by the different groups on this tractor. The one with the best base price is not with an EPA engine & shuttle shift. He wants over $700 more for these options. That makes him right up with the others. He leads me to belive that since I am not intending to resell I can legally import the non-epa and pay a small $15 epa fee. Anyone know about this? He says that I am good as long as I get it before end of 2006. Also on the freight forwarding. The price quotes from freight forwarders on freight alone for the tractor range from $300 to $800 as LCL. One quotes around $300 LCL for 3500# tractor but wants $250 more for shipping a FEL along with it. Some go by weight but the cheaper seem to go by CBM.
As a side note: The ZL-30 loader is slightly over half the price of a Koyker but I hear they are very inferior so will probably go with Koyker. Any ideas on that.
No freight forwarder is willing, it seems, to commit to a price because it may be a month or so before they get the tractor from the factory. Then it seem I am left with the duties & fees incured after it gets here and there is a big ? with exactly how much that will be. They say "several hundred dollars".
The groups wants the money up front before they order your tractor. Then it seems you are left to the mercy of the freight forwarders. I would think that $700-$800 for a tractor and around $1000 W/FEL would be the high range for the cost of getting the tractor here & cleared thru port & customs.
Yes, I know that I can order a crate tractor from several dealers here in US and Canada and save a lot of the headaches and about $1500 less than one assembled and ready to work. But that is still at a premium of more than $1500 over my maximum estimated cost incurred with importing it myself. I know some people on this forum have probably imported thier own tractors successfully and at considerable savings. Any tips please pm me. Anything to point me to a safe, reliable, and ecconomical (read "cheap") freight forwarding company for getting this done would be greatly appreciated.
Lastly, I want to say that without the dealers we would not know about these wonderful little "cheap" tractors and that they do a remarkable job in support of these here and in many other tractor forums. Its just that I'm a cheap stingy &ast@rd. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Thanks,
K