One of the many competitive advantages that Endesa-Botrosa have against other plywood producers in the world, is the flexibility that we can offer in our shipments. At Endesa and Botrosa, there are no minimum purchase order requirements, plus we can produce rush orders or special requests upon request. Furthermore, we can offer just in time delivery with 10-15 days transit time to most ports in the world, with several departures a month. Our freight rates are very competitive varying in most cases from 40 to 50 USD/m3.
Following, you can find more specific shipping information for the United States destinations.
1. East coast ports: Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, & New York
Equipment: 40’ conatiner
Freight rate: usd $ 1,600 all in or usd $ 44 - $ 46 per cubic meter
2. West coast ports: Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, Seattle, & Vancouver
Equipment: 40’ container
Shipments in a 40’ container
12 crates are loaded in each container. All crates have runners to allow forklift unloading.
8 crates are loaded laying flat with the face and back of the panels parallel to the ground.
4 crates are loaded laying on the edge of the panels with the face and back parallel to the side wall of the container. All 4 crates have runners on the side to allow them to be tuned over on their flat side once the container is unloaded.
Each container is loaded with approximately 34 to 36 cubic meters.
The crates inside the container including packaging materials weigh approximately 20,880 Kg or 45,900 pounds.
3. Break bulk ports: New Orleans and Houston
Freight rate: usd $ 50 per cubic meter
In the case of break bulk cargo, crates are loaded individually on the ship and under the deck.
All crates are covered with plastic and cardboard in order to protect panels against weather conditions.
16 crates are loaded per truckload for a total of approximately 38 cubic meters.
The 16 crates per truckload, including packaging materials weigh approximately 22,000 Kg or 48,4000 pounds.
4. Duty free status: plywood from ecuador under ATPA — Andean trade preference act arrives duty free into the United States.
