At WF Plastic, we understand that shipping costs play a significant role in our customers' decision to purchase from us. Accordingly, we go to great lengths to keep shipping costs as low as possible.
WF Plastic has a number of shipping partners to choose from depending upon your needs:
Clipper Parcels - for Sydney metropolitan, central coast and south coast deliveries
Fastway Couriers - for Sydney metropolitan deliveries. Morning and afternoon collections from our warehouses. Absolutely the best value freighter that we partner with
Couriers Please - for satchel deliveries to most of the east coast of Australia up to a
V-Weight of 5kg
Australia Post - for deliveries to PO boxes, and national deliveries for V-Weights up to 20kg
TNT Road Express - for most of our national freight
WF Plastic Delivery Fleet - for local deliveries in the Sydney metropolitan area
Pallet Freight (to be quoted) - for larger consignments Australia wide
Following are some tips to help you to maximise your shipping value:
Clipper Parcels is a flat rate service with a maximum V-weight of approximately 25kg. They offer a same day service to metropolitan Sydney and some outlying areas. Generally, the cut off time for Clipper Parcels collections is 10.30am each day. If you have a small consignment and you have selected Clipper Parcels, you can add to your consignment up to a V-weight of 25kg and not pay a cent more in shipping.
Fastway Couriers is a flat rate service with a maximum V-weight of approximately 25kg per carton. They offer a same day service to metropolitan Sydney for morning collections. Fastway collects from our warehouses at 9.30am and 3.30pm daily. If you have cartonised freight and require delivery in the Sydney metropolitan area, Fastway is the best value courier in the business.
Couriers Please is offered to carry satchel consignments to the east coast of Australia. Their service will only be offered to you if your consignment is less than 5kg, and you're located in an area on the east coast of Australia where they're competitive. Their service is offered at a flat rate. Accordingly, you can continue to fill your cart to a total V-Weight of under 5kg for the same shipping cost.
Australia Post is offered for all consignments from letter size to a V-Weight of 20kg. Australia Post is the only service that will deliver to PO Boxes. As Australia Post uses a cubic shipping calculator that's based on postcode, your shipping fees will continue to change as you add and remove stock to your cart. They levy an initial fee for the consignment, and a per kg fee for every single kg in the consignment.
TNT Road Express is an extremely competitive freighter. They deliver nationally, and are competitive with Australia Post. TNT calculates postage based on the delivery postcode, and the combined V-Weight of the consignment. The first 10kg of any consignent shipped with TNT attracts a flat rate. After the first 10kg, the shipping cost for the consignment is calculated per kg.
One of the best features of TNT is that a single consignment can consist of multiple cartons. This means that, even for larger consignments, TNT will only charge the initial 10kg flat rate fee once.
A shipping calculation example for TNT follows for an 11kg consignment vs adding extra stock to the consignment to give a total V-Weight of 14kg. Rates are current for Sydney local delivery as at June 2010 and are subject to change.
Flat rate for first 10kg = $15.52
Per kg Rate = $0.38
Total postage cost for 11kg consignment is $15.52 + $0.38 = $15.90
Total postage cost for 14kg consignment is $15.52 + ($0.38 x 4) = $17.04
Difference between 11kg consignment and 14kg consignment is only $1.14
Additionally, if you choose TNT for a very small consignment, remember that the first 10kg of your consignment is charged at a flat rate. Your consignment will cost the same to ship whether its V-Weight is 2kg or 10kg.
The daily cut off time for TNT bookings for same day pickup is 2pm. Remember that we need time to process, pack and book your order with TNT prior to 2pm.
Pallet Freight (to be quoted) is offered for larger consignments Australia wide. We have a network of shipping partners that service most major nodes in Australia. We are able to ship pallet freight to destinations in the Sydney area for less than $40.00.
If your freight calculation is in excess of this amount, and you're located in the Sydney metropolitan area, we may advise you to select Pallet Freight instead.
WF Plastic is partnered with a number of trusted national freighters who specifically handle palletised stock. Depending on your shipping locale, we may recommend one of these freighters to handle your consignment.
For minor nodes, we generally prefer to use a carrier local to the customer. Family businesses are usually given preference due to their more competitive pricing structures. We seek a minimum of two quotations for pallet shipping prior to advising the customer of the prices that we have obtained.
