How much is 100 m of 2020 profile FOB China

At 2026 FOB Shanghai or Ningbo, 100 m of mill-finish 2020 6063-T5 sits in the US$180–260 band for the metal and extrusion alone, before packing and documentation, provided the run is off an existing die.

Scale changes the number because billet changeover and die heat-up are fixed. At 500 m the same section typically lands nearer US$1.65–2.30/m FOB. At about 1 tonne (~1,800–2,000 m of 2020 at ~0.50–0.55 kg/m) the FOB band commonly compresses toward US$1.50–2.10/m. At 2 tonnes the step at 2,000 m and then 5,000 m on the price ladder matters more than the Incoterm label on the invoice.

Those bands assume mill finish, standard EN 755 tolerances, cut to stock lengths, and an existing die. Anodising, powder coating, CNC holes and a new die sit on separate lines. The MOQ is 150 m off an existing die and 500 m with a new die; below that you are in sample or surcharge territory, not the production FOB band.

FOB China means the number above is not your landed cost. Ocean freight for a partial container of light T-slot, marine insurance, destination THC, broker fees and duty sit outside the FOB line. Ask for the FOB goods price and the packing weight separately so your forwarder can price the rest.

What is the fastest way to specify a workbench in T-slot

The fastest comparable quote for a T-slot workbench is a cut list plus hardware bill, finish, Incoterm and destination — not a photograph of a bench and a request for “FOB price”.

Send the series (20 / 30 / 40 / 45), every length with quantity, the connector and caster part numbers or equivalents, the top material if we supply it, and whether the profiles are mill, anodised or powder-coated. State FOB Shanghai, CIF named port, DAP named place or DDP named door in the same line as the destination country. That single block lets the mill price metal and fabrication, and lets freight be added under one Incoterm instead of rebuilt three times.

Is it cheaper to order 100 m in one shipment or split it

For 100 m of light T-slot, one consolidated shipment is almost always cheaper landed than two or three splits, because origin docs, destination entry and minimum LCL charges repeat on every sailing.

One hundred metres of 2020 is roughly a fiftieth of a 20 ft payload by weight. Split into two lots and you pay two sets of bill-of-lading fees, two broker entries and two minimum freight tickets, while the goods value stays the same. The only case where a split wins is when the second lot would otherwise sit as dead inventory past a design freeze, or when air for a short first cut unlocks a production line that sea cannot meet.

What Incoterms do you support: FOB, CIF, DAP, DDP

We support FOB, CIF, DAP and DDP from Shanghai or Ningbo; the right term is the one that matches who already controls freight and who is willing to carry duty risk.

FOB is the clean default for importers with their own forwarder: we clear export and load the vessel; you buy freight, insurance and everything after. CIF adds ocean freight and a minimum cargo policy to your named port; you still clear import and pay duty, and risk still transferred when the goods crossed the ship’s rail at origin. DAP brings the cargo to your named place with import clearance and duty still on you. DDP puts clearance, duty and door delivery on the seller, which raises the invoice and removes most destination surprises.

*Under DAP the seller carries risk to the named place; under CIF the seller pays freight and insurance but risk already passed at origin — the claim sits with you on the seller’s policy. Always name the place: FOB Shanghai, CIF Rotterdam, DAP warehouse postcode, DDP door address.

Worked example — same 20 ft mixed T-slot lot, 2026 planning bands (USD). Goods FOB Shanghai US$12,000. Ocean to a US West Coast port about US$1,800–2,800. Insurance about US$80–180. Destination port and broker about US$500–900. Duty and tax depend on HS code and destination policy and are deliberately left as a buyer line under FOB/CIF/DAP. Illustrative totals before duty: FOB goods + your freight stack ~US$14,400–15,900; CIF invoice ~US$14,000–15,200 plus your destination fees; DAP door before duty often US$15,200–17,000; DDP door with duty inside commonly US$16,500–22,000+ depending on the duty line the seller has to fund. The goods never changed; only who priced which risk did.

What is the landed cost of profile by size

Landed cost for a given section is the FOB goods price plus the Incoterm stack for your destination; the table below is a 2026 FOB Shanghai/Ningbo reference per metre for mill-finish 6063 industrial T-slot at a few hundred metres, so you can add freight and duty once rather than once per size.

Use the FOB column as the goods seed. Add ocean, insurance and destination under your chosen term. Duty is destination-specific and must come from your broker’s HS reading, not from a blog table. Price steps at 500 m, 2,000 m, 5,000 m and 10,000 m move the FOB seed before freight is applied.