Order Container House to the USA
When ordering a container house to the USA, it is necessary to comprehensively consider costs such as the house price, transportation, customs duties, and clearance fees. The total price is approximately $28,000 - $30,000, and attention should also be paid to the production cycle and transportation time.
House Price
Take the order of American bloggers Shelly and her husband as an example. They placed an order for a 40-foot foldable house on Alibaba.com, with the house body priced at $15,800. From multiple cases, it can be seen that for this type of expandable container house, when expanded, it covers an area of about 70 square meters. Hard installations such as bedrooms, kitchens, and independent bathrooms are all pre-installed, and electrical outlets are also provided, basically meeting daily living needs.
Additional Costs
In addition to the house body price, costs such as freight, customs duties, and clearance fees need to be considered. In Shelly and her husband's order, after adding these additional costs, the total landed price was $28,689. Factors such as different logistics companies, transportation methods, and the specific specifications and weight of the house will all affect the freight. Customs duties and clearance fees are related to the value of the house and US customs duty policies, etc.
Production Cycle and Transportation Time
In terms of the production cycle, relevant cases show that it takes about 30 days to produce such a container house. Regarding transportation time, starting from a Chinese factory, the house is loaded into a container and shipped across the ocean to the buyer's land in the USA, with the entire ocean shipping process taking about 50 days. This means that from placing the order to the house arriving in the USA and being ready for installation, it may take about 2 - 3 months.
Installation and Move-in
The house is transported in standard container dimensions and can be expanded like a Transformer after arriving at an open space. For example, Shelly and her husband. After a truck unloaded the huge iron box at their doorstep, her husband used a rented telescopic forklift to pull open the side walls from both sides, prop up the partition walls, and expand the floor. The installation was completed in one day, and they could move in after connecting the water and electricity supplies.
