Will Nugget Finder Coils Be Available In The USA Ever Again?

[VicR]

1 hour ago, Jeff McClendon said:

The NF Xceed coils look really good for the GPX6000.

Can you source the Coiltek coils for the 6000 in the US? I have used both on the 6000 and prefer the Coiltek coils - and they are cheaper. Both are well made in Australia.

[Jeff McClendon]

12 minutes ago, VicR said:

Note - Australia has the GST ( Goods and Services Tax) of 10% for the last 25 years that applies to all Goods and Services  (except some foods) - so when i buy a Nugget Finder coil in Australia 10% tax is automatically included in the final sell price. If i import from overseas the 10% GST still applies on those products and services as well. 

USA states and cities have their own sales taxes. Here in Denver Colorado it’s 9.25% so I would have to add that to the purchase price, import tariffs, and shipping costs of a NF Xceed coil.

[VicR]

4 hours ago, Shojo510 said:

Cost of product was $380ish+sh so I think it came to 5 bills or so at the end…

Ok - lets talk about the final all up sell price in the US for the NF Xceed coil - is the final sell price $500 US or more?

[Jeff McClendon]

2 minutes ago, VicR said:

Ok - lets talk about the final all up sell price in the US for the NF Xceed coil - is the final sell price $500 US or more?

$570, but out of stock.

[VicR]

Thanks Jeff - Does the $570 US include the new import duty?

[Jeff McClendon]

53 minutes ago, VicR said:

Thanks Jeff - Does the $570 US include the new import duty?

I have no clue.

[VicR]

OK - lets take the worse case scenario - That the $570 US does not include the new import duty of 10%. Lets assume that $70 US is for freight and state taxes.  So 10% import duty on $500 US is $50 US - which gives you a final sell price of $620 US. At an exchange rate of 65 cents $620 US equates to $954 Australian $'s.  Looking at my local supplier they are quoting $910 Australia $'s. So in round figures an extra $30 US - which doesn't look too bad to me considering its freight to the other side of the planet.

I think people are missing the point that the Xceed coil has had significant price rises since it initial release - from memory it was around the $700 AUD mark when first released a few years ago (but i stand to be corrected) to now being $910 AUD.

This is why Coiltek is now significantly cheaper.

 

 

[Gold Catcher]

9 hours ago, Clay Diggins said:

Maybe 10% is too much to be 

If a coil costs $600 and the price rises even by 20%, that increase is equivalent to about 0.9 grams of gold. I don’t see this as a deal‑breaker for NF customers. Choosing NF, in my view, means finding more gold, and those who invest in NF already know how exceptional these coils are. An extra 0.9 grams of gold probably won’t concern them — it certainly wouldn’t concern me.  

GC

[TheDeepseeker]

I think it's not just about the cost for businesses sending to the USA, it's the hassle of even getting the goods out of Australia without them getting sent back, and in many cases the sender losing their shipping costs as well. 

Other than gifts under US$100 sent by private individuals, all Australian businesses who send to the USA now have to register with Zonos first and pay the applied US tariff before the goods even leave Australia. 

For Australian private individuals, the only way they can send stuff to the USA now is by using the old fashioned paper C23 customs declaration form- The USA is the only country that this has to be done for, and many people just can't be bothered with it now (other than recently again for the US since the new tariffs have been applied, we have refused to accept the old paper forms for about three years, and many other privately owned post offices do likewise. However, Australia Post owned post offices have to accept them still).

For all other countries senders have the option of using either the paper C23 paper form, or alternatively doing the whole thing digitally either on their smart phone or on their computer (they produce a QR code when they come into our post office that we simply scan and it prints the address label with customs declaration as a label that we stick on the parcel). Business customers however have to register with Zonos and complete their customs declaration online and then print it out and attach it to each article prior to sending.

We have noticed that many of our business customers will not send to the US anymore, and it has dropped right off. One customer in particular has had parcels sent back from US customs regularly, with one parcel sent back to Australia three times. Each time there has been no explanation why (most countries will return with an explanation attached). He has contacted Australia Post who have assisted him with his customs declaration to ensure that it is correct as required by US customs, and still it came back with no explanation. 

From what we have heard, parcels being returned by US customs is a common occurrence in post offices throughout Australia now.

Some of our customers selling worldwide have vehemently stated that sending to the USA is just not worth the hassle anymore.

I have no opinion on this, I'm apolitical. For me it's a business and I tell customers upfront that if they want to send to the US and it comes back, they've done their dough.