If you reorder the same film every month, check what you pay each time a shipment moves. Two smaller orders can mean two rounds of handling, clearance and local delivery charges. To reduce your PPF import cost, price both shipping plans to the same warehouse and check whether your stock can cover the wait.
Build a landed cost per roll
Start with the supplier’s invoice. Add the packing, pickup, freight, insurance, handling, brokerage, duties, nonrecoverable import taxes and delivery charges that you pay separately. Use one currency and count each charge once. Divide the total by the number of rolls. If your business can recover import tax, track the payment separately so you can budget the cash due at clearance.
Ask for the price at volumes you can sell
Ask for price breaks on the same model, finish and roll dimensions. Start with the models your installers reorder. For example, price your regular KSB TOP75 volume and any TOP85 top-up as separate lines. Ask whether the models can ship together and whether each has its own minimum. If the price break adds slow-moving rolls, weigh the discount against the cash tied up in that stock. See the KSB PPF specifications comparison.
Get a freight quote using packed dimensions
Ask for carton count, outer dimensions and gross weights, including pallets where used. Have the forwarder quote from the agreed handover point to your warehouse. Ask what is included at origin and destination. For ocean groupage, check minimum charges and destination handling before comparing two shipments with one consolidated shipment.
Confirm duty and customs value before you order
Give your customs broker the film construction, commercial invoice details and country of origin. Ask them to confirm the destination tariff code, applicable duty rates, and which charges enter the customs value under local rules. A change in freight can change that value in some markets, so have the broker check both shipping plans. See the WTO customs valuation overview.
Compare two ways to ship 100 rolls
This example uses the same film, total quantity and warehouse. It assumes the same duty under both plans and excludes recoverable tax. The amounts are illustrative.
| Cost in USD | Two 50-roll shipments | One 100-roll shipment |
| Film purchase | $7,800 | $7,800 |
| Freight and insurance | $1,000 | $720 |
| Handling, brokerage and local delivery | $620 | $390 |
| Import duty | $600 | $600 |
| Landed cost at warehouse | $10,020 | $9,510 |
| Landed cost per roll | $100.20 | $95.10 |
Consolidating saves $510 in this example. Check that your stock will cover demand until the combined shipment arrives. If waiting would leave installers short, price a smaller priority shipment for the fast-moving model and compare the extra cost.
For the documents and shipping steps, see how to import paint protection film from China.
Request a PPF quote you can use for costing
Send KSB your company name, destination city and country, models or target specs, roll counts and packaging requirements. Include your delivery deadline. Ask for the itemized film price, trade term and named place, and packing dimensions and weights so your forwarder can price the shipment.
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