Hi, /diy/ sent me here. I want to order a metric tonne of road

What the fuck are you going to do with a metric tonne of salt?

>>1002660
build a salty castle

>>1002654
You cant usually order just 1 tonne. Does it have a minimum order ammount on alibaba?

Wouldnt shipping cost fuck any hope of selling it?

>>1002654
>Does FOB basically mean I have to arrange for it to be picked up at a shipping port?
Yes. You also have to pay to insure the cargo while on the ship, and unloading costs.

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>>1002660

>>1002654

probably the trucking costs from port to destination.

Then you'l need some labor to unload the salt contents from the semi into whatever building you are storing it in.

No idea about Ali, some guys say it is great, I have heard other guys got scammed.

>>1002654

What you are looking to import is dry bulk commodities. A ton is a drop in the bucket when it comes to dry bulk. Most likely one ton of salt would come in cardboard barrels inside a container, probably only a few barrels too. Dry bulk shipments generally are most of a dry bulk carriers hull or several large hoppers. There is no money to be made buying 10 several hundred lb barrels of salt.

>>1002654

First of all, $250/ton is not at all a good price if you're talking about standard sodium chloride road salt. It's actually not a good price even for calcium or magnesium chloride.

Second, if you're only buying one ton, the freight charges will eat you up. Freight may cost more than the product.

Find a U.S. based bulk salt producer, like Morton or Cargill, and arrange delivery through them.

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TELL US WHY YOU NEED A TON OF SALT ALREADY HOLY SHIT

Maybe you can harvest some from all the people who find out Han solo dies by being killed by his son kylo ren in the new star wars movie before actually seeing the movie? :^)

>>1003222
never seen a star wars movie but is this true? Sounds retarded desu