Importing Equipment from China STEP BY STEP

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[tobiascarleton]

Thank you for making this video. I’ve been wanting a mini skid steer for my private property but by no means want to pay for one in the states not using it for a profit. Anyways that was really helpful getting a view behind the curtain on the process.

[williamrehberg]

I'll be danged...a how-to video! Spence, you've got a heck of a lot more patience than I do!

[c.cmanakabubba]

Step #7 is a state of being, LOL. Thanks for all the info. 👍🏽

[WeknowCoCo]

Yes; The BOL is proof that you received the product. You also; always note if there were damages missing pieces etc. We as a trucking company need this Clean BOL to get paid (LOL)

[changkevin]

Thank you! For your knowledge and this valuable information.

[withoutanoffice]

I'm having a food trailer built in China. Like you, we skipped the Ali Buba and delt with the builder directly. The price included shipping but we have to take care of Customs. They will send us a list of Authorized shipping agents. Its so daunting because I think they just finished it. Thanks for making the video.

[GinaKayLandis]

Ha, I remember the video when you finally got the skid steer! All the hullabaloo with shipping etc. seemed to be worth it! Anything else you might go direct on? Keep us posted, sure to be a good time for your viewers anyway!😅😊

[Clothis]

In a purchase, it is always the intermediaries that drive up the prices:P Thank you for this extraordinarily how to video ;)

[ftS]

this is not just how you did it, but it is in fact a how to video. sounds too complicated though... you clearly either have a knack for bureaucratic palava or for some sort of administrative self torture... great vid!

[KUBBI]

INFRONT is a manufacturer as well! they built my machines and sent me the videos in process !

[topduk]

A freight forwarder can smooth this process out. In-land domestic trucking is killer for me. If you live near a port, you're going to have things a lot cheaper.

[halloran]

Hey Spencer, i really appreciate the time you took to make this video as well as the clarity you provided with entire process, Great stuff man! Was wondering if you could confirm if was the YF380 model you ordered. Im in the process of ordering one myself. Can you recall what the original price was and what attachments/upgrades you added to make the price jump to 9k? The machine it self right now is $3, 000. Seems almost to good to be true lol

[hollandduck]

Hello from the Netherlands.
thanks for the video.
Sincerely Hollandduck

[sgrams]

Thank you for the video. I am thinking about some of the offers of machinery from China but I don't trust that scammers haven't been nesting around the opportunity to scam. I will probably go with a company offering the machinery. Many of the steps you mention I believe have been new regulations added to taxpayers expenses increasing the heavy loads of taxes.

[ChunkyMonkaayyy]

Wow, sounds kinda crazy!!! I would definitely need to pay someone to help me go through this process. LOL

[young]

I learned all the shipping BS when i bought an engine from Australia, i got lucky and found a guy bringing in his own container full of parts so he arranged for his shipper to pick mine up and load into his container. Bad part is when it got to the Canada/US border Covid was just getting into full swing so they had plenty time to check ever box and unluckily ours had crating boxs made from some kind of wood thats been banned from coming into the US since the 50s so the container was sent back to Aus repackaged and sent back. In the end it was a good thing because i had more things i needed shipped here and was thrown into the container for a free ride and all the freight was absorbed by the original shipper for being at fault. Its a hassle for sure but in my case JUST the $350 engine was going to be $3480 in shipping to the warehouse in PA but in the end i got the engine, trans, spare trans and all the wiring/ECM and a lot of other parts shipped and delivered to my door for $2k…massive savings but about a year long wait. The engine had more miles in transit than it did being driven lol

I have been looking at those mini articulating loaders thats about 1200lbs for yard work and other things my tractor and skidsteer are too big to get into or too much of a hassle, i like that little unit you have and with a home made grapple thats not as bulky would be ideal with tires for my dad to operate

[jeanclaudebezzina]

The skid steer you bought from "INFRONT" is a supplier not a manufacturer, you can check the items they have are all from other factories. For example they have the YF320 skid steer model was rebranded, the actual manufacturer is Shandong Derette Machinery Co., Ltd. and the model is DRT320, they are obviously identical, the only difference is the price from infront its 3990usd and from manufacturer its 3100usd

[danisprettygay]

Thanks for this video!
I think it's probably not worth it for me to save a thousand or two.
I had no idea that it was so much to get the machine over here. There are a few folks around that buy a bunch of them and sell them for what I now see is a reasonable markup. I'll just drive to Tulsa and pay $8, 000 for a mini skid. I'll paint it the color I want after I get it 😂

When it's time for the dually dump trike, I might revisit this idea.

[jasonlaswell]

Would you do it again?

That is the question.

[KarasCyborg]

All those Fees, maybe Elaine Chow (Mitch McConnels) Chinese wife and past Transportation Secretary could shed some light on all that and why all that non-disclosed fleecing was allowed. Each Chinese exporter should have an agent that can help walk-you-through each step, giving you a heads up on all fees that you should and should not pay.