If you run a shower installation business within the USA, you already know that this market is super competitive.
Here at Apis Glass we understand the issues faced by smaller shower installation companies. You need to source the best priced shower doors and fixings without compromising on quality. Yet up to now this has meant dealing with an importer and paying an extra cut to a middleman for simply bringing the shower doors into the country.
To offer the best services to our customers Apis Glass now ships direct to clients. This offers numerous possibilities to the smaller shower door installation company.
So what are the benefits of dealing directly with Apis Glass?
Let’s check out some of the advantages of direct ordering and shipping with Apis Glass.
Minimum wait time and minimum cost: APIS glass can offer client with a factory price of glass shower door. Once produced, APIS deliver your orders in a well planed schedule. Your order is shipped directly to your premises thus saving you time and money.
Easy ordering system: Apis Glass has a very low minimum order requirement of only 30 sets of shower doors. This means that you do not have to invest in multiple stock items. Instead you can mix and match your order with as little as 5pcs for each shower door design or size.
Apis Glass specializes in “small orders, frequent orders”: We understand that it is not convenient always to place large bulk orders and we don’t expect you to. Instead you can order what you want, just when you need it.
Easy communication and great customer service: Here at Apis we have a great sales team who understand our customers needs and offer soonest shower glass product solutions. You can arrange a video call to our sales representatives to get fast response.
Steps to shipping glass shower doors to your warehouse
As experts in international shipping for many years, Apis Glass has the shipping and packing process down to a fine art.
Once the balance on your order is paid, Apis Glass will schedule the shipping and book the container. We will involve you in the decisions so that you can be confident to receive your order exactly when it is scheduled.
Apis Glass works with trusted shipping agents to ensure the shipment runs as seamlessly as possible.
- The first step is packaging your glass in the factory. We ensure that all our glassware is correctly protected for the journey and that your order is complete. Some of our clients like to watch this process via a video link. If you would like to see your order being packed, just contact us and we can involve you in the process.
- Once the glassware is packed it is loaded into the container at the factory.
- The container travels on a ship which reaches your nearest port in the USA thus minimizing delivery time and costs.
- Our USA based customs clearance agents will help you finish the clearance and help you pay the necessary taxes and import charges on your order. This can be carried out remotely – you do not need to travel to the port yourself. Our agent will handle all of the paperwork.
Once your shipping order has been cleared, your order is shipped directly to your address. There you can unpack your order.
Suggestions to make the shipping process easier for clients
International shipping needs to be arranged very carefully. As the client you know your own schedule and order requirements. The timing needs to be just right. If the shipment arrives too late you will lose vital customer orders. Too early and you may have to pay storage costs.
The answer is to ensure a well planed payment and deliver schedule. APIS glass team can arrange the full purchasing process with a good timetable. The glass shower door production time and shipping time can be ensured through the whole process. That way you can keep control of exactly when your delivery arrives with the minimum of shipping and storage expenses.
The good news is that APIS Glass is with you every step of the way. You can keep in communication with the factory and our customer service team will be happy to help you with advice. For the first order we understand that this can be worrying but once you have done it once, you will find that our shipping service is very easy.
You can track your delivery and follow all the logistics so that you know exactly when your shower glass doors will arrive. That way you can make provisions for unloading and storing your order.
We advise that you do not arrange shipping too close to public holidays. Christmas and the Chinese Spring Festival which takes place over two weeks in January, is a busy time when orders can be disrupted. International logistics are disrupted by the Spring festival and prices are generally much higher throughout this period.
APIS Glass work with experts in logistics. It is however important to take note that customers on the Eastern seaboard or those who live a long way inland will need to allow extra time for delivery. The good news is that with communication with the factory, we can ensure that delivery is carried out as soon as possible and for the best possible price.
The benefits of dealing direct with the APIS Glass Factory
As a shower door installer you have probably never considered getting involved with importing your own materials. We understand that you may have reservations about arranging your own importation but the good news is that doing this is essentially very easy.
When you buy direct with APIS glass you enter into a partnership with us that we hope will last for years. We can help with every step of the way and you can follow and direct your order at all points.
APIS Glass has been a major exporter of glass shower doors for nearly two decades and we have the logistics of international shipping down to a fine art.
For you, it means you can benefit from low shower door prices of materials, choose your exact order and have it delivered to your premises. And all this without the added costs of paying a middleman to do it for you.
So if you wish to take your business to the next level, call us now and let’s talk about your order requirements.
