BraedenB Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hey All, We are estimating the shipping costs for our COGS. We have heard prices of anywhere between $5 a case to $15 a case and up (assuming 6 bottle cases). We are a destination-based tasting room distillery and will likely be focusing most of our sales within the county and state for the first several years. We are targeting a small to medium scale distributor in a non-control state. Does anyone have any estimates that they would care to share with us? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffw Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Impossible to answer because it depends where you are and where you are shipping. That said, $15 sounds crazy high and $5 much more reasonable. I think they have a tendency to inflate this number too. I have heard $4.5 from my only out of state distributor. At the end of the day, your FOB is what it is. You can move it to hit certain price targets in the area you are entering but I have gotten the question a few times what is your FOB in your local market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetonDistillery Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I agree. $15 per case sounds really high. But there are a lot of variables involved. Maybe you are way off the beat track of where most commercial shipping takes place. Do you require a lift gate for all trucks, because that costs more. There are a lot of variables involved when shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraedenB Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Interesting Points. Thanks for your help Jeff and Teton. I thought $15 was high as well considering we are in a relatively large city located at the hub of 3 major interstate highways. Could be the building location and the lift gate necessity. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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