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Shared ExWorks Program

Shipping of regular products

As a rule for shipping and handling FXbrands only charges the costs for the transport from our depot to your address. No costs are charged for importing from factory. This applies to all products (on stock) in our webshop.

Shipping of 'Ex Works' products

Only some products - and only those on backorder - will have additional costs next to the regular shipping costs. These additional costs cover the transport from factory to our depot, while the regular costs cover the transport from our depot to your address. The products that are eligible for this are clearly marked as "Ex Works" on the product's page at 'Delivery time'.

The reason behind shipping with 'Ex Works'

The reason behind "Ex Works" is that some countries, like Japan, have very steep costs for exporting goods. Costs that we can no longer take charge for. Therefore we need to adhere to what's called Incoterms (International Commercial Terms).

As a result this means that we deliver backordered products from our featured brand RK Design according to the delivery terms of "Ex Works", which is part of Incoterms.

Depending on the weight and size of the packaged product(s) these costs can easily range from one to a few hundred euros, or even over one thousand euros (e.g. a complete widebodykit). In some cases it is possible to deliver straight from factory (drop shipping), which can reduce the actual shipping costs considerably - but this is only useful when the delivery address is close to Japan. And the further it is, the more costly it gets.

The Solution: 'Shared ExWorks'

In order to reduce these additional costs significantly, we have now come up with a new feature: Shared ExWorks.

Instead of importing products per order, it is more economic to have multiple orders combined. For this to work we need to be able to collect a number of eligible backorders, and then combine those into one single shipment from factory to our depot. And the larger the number of combined backorders, the lower the "Ex Works" costs will be per backorder. Simple logic, right?

For this new feature we teamed up with our partner for international transportation, YES Logistics Benelux B.V.

To have this work out effectively we need enough backorders, and eager participants who are willing to wait for a longer period. In return for your patience, and in addition to the lower shipping costs, you will be rewarded with a 10% discount on the total shipping costs (regular + "Ex Works"). What's not to like about this, right?

When to participate

Participation can be done for every "Ex Works" product. It is most likely to be sensible for those products that have higher than usual importing costs (the additional shipping costs). Think of (parts of) bodykits, wings or wheels and such. Smaller items, unless in larger quantity, like wheelspacers probably won't have that issue.

It is always possible to request a quote for the "Ex Works" costs on which you can make your decision whether to join in makes sense for you or not.

Although there is no payment obligation to this program until the orders are actually created, it does require a certain level of commitment and patience from the participants. To leave the program, just send us an e-mail. But we rather have you stay with us of course, and help lower those dreadful importing costs.

RK Design has a lot of amazing products and we are now offering you a way to get these at much lower importing costs than you would ever be able to on your own!

How to participate

Participation is very easy and does not require any payment up front. To join this program all you need is to have an account with us. Don't worry if you haven't one yet, just click on 'Login' at the top-right of this page to create your own account.

To participate you only need to:

  • Go to your "Ex Works" product of interest.

    (check 'Delivery time' at the product's page to see if it's eligible).

  • Place a short review on the product's page and only comment with "SHARED EXWORKS".

    (don't forget to check the Captcha, if asked for)

    (note: this is not an 'actual' review, but we use this to mark you as participant in 'Shared ExWorks' for that particular product - this 'review' will only be visible in our backoffice).

What happens next:

  1. On this page we will then add your selected product to the list (see further down below).

  2. When a certain amount of backorders is reached, we will start showing the "Ex Works" costs per backorder underneath the list.

    > From this moment on we will send out a short e-mail to the signed up accounts.
    > If you're OK with the "Ex Works" costs per backorder, then let us know with a short reply.
    > The number of OKs will be shown together with the "Ex Works" costs per backorder.

    > This will continue until every participant has given its OK.

  3. When everyone is OK, we will send out the orders to all participants - these orders will include all shipping costs, plus the 10% shipping discount.

  4. After all orders have been paid, we will send out the backorders to RK Design as usual.

 

Active vs passive participation

During the steps as described above, new participants can join in actively and thereby lowering the "Ex Works" costs per backorder. This (active) option is closed when the final "Ex Works" costs per backorder have been established by a unanimous OK of all participants (step 3). After which we start preparing for the final backorders (including the 10% shipping discount!).

From that moment on it is only possible to join in passively and still take advantage of the lowered "Ex Works" costs per backorder. This (passive) option is without the 10% shipping discount and is available for a limited period of time - this period ends when one of the following applies:

  • RK Design has finished all the participating backorders, or
    RK Design cannot finish new backorders in a timely fashion without causing an unreasonable delay for the other participants;

    or

  • there is no more space available for transportation of newly placed backorders (less likely).

The status for participation will show one of the following values: "active", "passive" or "closed". When this status shows "closed", the list will be cleared and a new cycle of the Shared ExWorks Program may begin!

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List of participating "Ex Works" products


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Status to participate: active

 

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Official dealer in EU for offered brands
Lowest prices in the market
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