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How to create lighting for the different rooms of the house?
We talk about it with Filippo Cannata, international Lighting Designer, who explains how to manage the light inside and outside the houses.
“All the rooms of the house are micro-worlds in which life unfolds.”
The Cannata / Salbini partnership offers our customers the opportunity to rely essentially on a “genius” who takes care of every detail of the project for what concerns lighting.
To create a harmonious project it is necessary for the designer-architect to involve all the professionals who must be part of it from the very beginning.
In this video interview we talked about it with the Lighting Designer Filippo Cannata, who has been collaborating for over thirty years in the realization of residential, commercial, urban and hospitality projects in various countries.
Cannata explains how the lighting project also begins with the architectural project.
In fact, light is a fundamental element of architecture and interior design, which is why it must be designed when the idea for the project is born.
“Light becomes the language through which architecture and interior design are expressed, to which the client’s identity is added”.
The Cannata / Salbini partnership offers our customers the opportunity to rely essentially on a “genius” who takes care of every detail of the project for what concerns lighting.
Duties and taxes are imposed to protect national revenue and safeguard local industry. Almost all shipments crossing international borders are subject to duty and tax assessment, with customs officials basing this on information provided on the commercial invoice and other relevant documents.
Payment to the authorities must be met before the shipments are released from customs.
Things you buy over the Internet have the same duties applied as any other import.
For goods with a value of AUD 1000 or less, there are generally no duties, taxes or charges to pay at the border,
For goods with a value over AUD 1000, you will need to fill out an import declaration and pay duties, taxes and charges at the border.
GST is payable on most goods imported into Australia.The GST payable is 10% of the value of the taxable importation. Generally, GST is payable before the goods are released by Home Affairs. If you are an importer and are registered for GST, you may be able to defer the payment of GST by participating in the deferred GST scheme.
Import duty and taxes are owed when importing goods into the United States, whether by a private individual or a commercial entity.
The valuation method is FOB, which means that the import duty and taxes payable are calculated exclusively on the value of the imported goods. Duty rates vary from 0 to 37.5 percent, with a typical duty rate about 5.63 percent.
Goods must be declared for entry into the U.S. within 15 days of arrival or prior to leaving a bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone. The importer of record declares the transaction value of the goods and country of origin, along with other information. The declarations must include an invoice and packing list (or equivalent) listing all goods.
CBP then assesses duty, which must be paid by the importer of record before goods can be released. Many importers participate in a voluntary self-assessment program with CBP.
Korea has a flat 10 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on all imports and domestically manufactured goods. A special excise tax of 10-20 percent is also levied on the importation of certain luxury items and durable consumer goods.
Tariffs and taxes must be paid in Korean Won within 15 days after goods have cleared Customs.
Generally, all goods entering Singapore are subject to a 7% GST on imported goods. This import fee is applicable for items which have a total value of SG$400 and above.
The taxable value is calculated based on its Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value and all other duties and tax charges.
In 2021, the Singapore government announced that low-value goods bought online will also be subjected to GST from 1 January 2023.
On our site and in our quotes, prices don’t include GST and customs duties, being a tax that you don’t need to pay us.
In fact, we are exporters, not importers.
These import duties and taxes are paid by the buyer / importer upon arrival of the goods in their country.
The Salbini team offers the buyer all the assistance and information necessary to complete the procedures.
New Lighting Design service thanks to the collaboration with Filippo Cannata.
We are very proud to introduce our brand new partnership with Filippo Cannata, an international awarded lighting designer, very well known across industry for his expertise, know-how and human values, with over 30 years of experience in lighting design for homes, museums, theaters, hotels, restaurants, airports and subways in many different countries.
The Cannata / Salbini partnership offers our customers the opportunity to rely essentially on a “genius” who takes care of every detail of the project for what concerns lighting.
More than 90 percent of the goods transported in the world are carried by ocean freight.
Businesses that deal with international shipments are always faced with the dilemma of choosing between Ocean freight and Air freight. Although the two serve the same purpose, they are poles apart in multiple ways. Choosing to use one over the other boils down to a significant difference in cost and time.
First of all, the ocean shipping industry offers the most competitive freight costs to shippers, especially over long distances.
Moreover, no matter the size of your shipments, sea freight companies can usually accommodate your needs. Smaller shipments can be grouped together with other cargo to fill a container, allowing for cost-sharing of the transportation services. Larger cargo can fill one or more containers.
A FCL shipment is used when a shipper bears the cost of the entire container and uses it exclusively for a single shipment, even if they do not have enough goods to fill it up. On the other hand, an LCL shipment means shippers share the containers with other shipments and only need to pay for the space used.
While FCL may be cheaper than LCL, the latter may be a better option for smaller shipments. It is widely considered to be the future of logistics as the rise in e-commerce has contributed to a growing trend of ad-hoc and lower-volume shipments.
Additionally, emerging markets have also shown a preference for smaller shipments. This has led to a steadily growing demand for LCL options.
A very important factor that must be considered, given the global warming crisis is the carbon footprint of the company. The mode of transport that a business uses to move around its shipments is a determinant of the company’s consideration for the planet.
When compared to sea shipping, air and many other forms of transportation have much higher carbon footprints – a definite disadvantage for the environment. Ships, on the other hand, provide the most carbon-efficient mode of transportation and produce fewer grams of exhaust gas emissions for each ton of cargo transported than any other shipment method.
Transit time on an ocean shipment usually takes from 12 days up to 50 days depending on the origin and destination.
For example, a shipment from Italy to Australia averages 45/50 days. Transit time on an air freight shipment to Australia takes 6/7 days. Make sure to consider that due to COVID, transit time has become longer. It’s better to understand there are challenges faced in all stages of the supply chain.
The actual transit time from Italy to Australia is 60/65 days via Ocean freight, 8/10 days via air freight.
Do you need to renovate your house, or create a new residential project with the best European luxury brands? Here’s how you can do it with our help!
On our Australian website, you can buy the goods you need, choosing among thousands of products from the best European brands.
At checkout, after entering the country and post code the site automatically calculates shipping fees.
Payment is simple and can be made with bank deposit to our Australian bank account, credit card or Paypal.
GST and customs duties are to be paid when goods arrive in Australia.
After payment, you can choose between two delivery methods:
You needn’t worry using a custom agent because our courier takes care of everything.
All you have to do is pay GST and duties before delivery.
If you need to purchase lots of products in a single order, you can request a quote for your project.
Just contact us and our staff will offer you the best solution on the market, including transport costs and payment methods.
All in one order, tailor-made for you.
Your purchases arrive safely and securely as they have been shipped in custom-built crates made by us for the journey.
Our crates reduce the risk of damage to goods during transport.
If you have any questions you can contact us by phone at our Australian telephone number (03 8658 0755), or send an email at info@salbini.com or use the 24/7 live chat service.
We are always available, before, during and after the delivery of the goods covered by a 2-years warranty.
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When buying appliances directly from Europe, as in the case of purchases made on Salbini, we need to clarify some points on the guarantee.
With the information below, you will no longer have any doubts about how warranty works on European appliances imported to Australia.
When importing European home appliances to Australia, the local importer does not honor the manufacturer’s warranty, as the items were purchased from overseas. So basically the customer has to send them back to Europe in case of problems.
At Salbini we are different from the others.
We have agreements in place with local service agents, such as Mobile Appliance Repair Center in Sydney and Fix-It All in Melbourne:
In the past, Fix-It All has also created an ad hoc document for us to share with new potential customers.
Therefore, when a customer buys household appliances at Salbini, in case of problems he turns directly to us and not to the manufacturer.
If one of our customers has problems with an appliances, our Customer Care Service opens an internal ticket. At the same time, we contact the service agents in Australia to report the problem and provide all the necessary information.
The service agents in Australia acquire all the necessary information and contact Salbini’s customer, arranging a meeting to solve the problem in a short time.