[TheForge] Pure Iron

[Gladish Family]

BTW, that's about 17 cents/lb for shipping, plus duty. Doesn't seem bad....
Add 1 "pound sterling" for cost of iron and it's back to the good ol' $2.00
range, plus domestic shipping.
Wonder what the lag time would be...would it be here before next summer? And
what will the dollar be worth then?

Andy g.


>
> I contacted Barbara Barker from Pure Iron and asked about the prospects of
> importing it to the USA.  This was her response:
>
> We have indeed looked into the question of shipping pure iron to
> Boston and
> can offer the following:-
>
> Price per shipment is £100 plus £150 per tonne or part tonne.
> Therefore a one tonne load would cost £250 and a two tonne load £400 etc.
> The price includes insurance and delivery to the docks.  You would be
> responsible for any import duties or other charges or taxes levied in the
> US.
>
> I have attached an Excel sheet which gives the price per tonne for each of
> the sizes we have in stock.  We can make up mixed loads of different sizes
> but if you were to order a complete tonne of one size we can offer a 10%
> discount for that tonne of material.
>
> Our payment terms are payment with order in Sterling by bank transfer.
> I hope this is useful and look forward to hearing from you.
>
> An ideal solution would be for someone in the US to become an agent and to
> hold stock for blacksmiths to buy - any ideas?
>
> Best wishes
> Barbara