Parts Procurement; Deck Orders
Let us import your parts and deck essentials for you!
You can either organize to have your own part(s) and deck orders shipped to us in Grenada, where we can clear and deliver them straight to your yacht, or you can have us organize everything from ordering & shipping to landing, clearing and delivering to you. If you decide to order your own
part(s) etc., you can have them shipped to this address:
M/Y XXXXXXXX (Yacht In Transit)
c/o Claire Budhlall-Spronk
SPRONK Ltd.
True Blue Main Road,
True Blue,
St. George's.
GRENADA.
Telephone (473) 439-4369 or 534-3688.
It is vital that you include the company name - Spronk Ltd. - in the Shipping Address, as our general bond is in the company name. It is also imperative that the Shipping Address has the name of the yacht on it, as a "Yacht in Transit" and also that the package is labeled "Ships' Spares in Transit".
Because we have a general bond in place, this means that we can pre-clear your shipment, as soon as it lands in Grenada and deliver it to your yacht even before the duties are paid, which is normally impossible in Grenada.
As you are a "Yacht in Transit", you are essentially entitled to your "Ships' Spares in Transit" (which includes all items for the boat) duty-free; the only tariff that is payable is the Customs Service Charge (CSC), because although you are entitled to import your goods "duty-free", Customs still has to 'handle' your order and thus is entitled to a small Customs Service Charge, which is either 2.5% or 5% of the invoice & freight total - depending on the nature of the shipment (e.g. crew uniforms are subject to 5% CSC).
There MUST be an ORIGINAL invoice accompanying the shipment and another important thing to know is, even if your item is a replacement / repaired part that is a Warranty Job, the accompanying invoice MUST bear a value, even though there is no cost to you. This is because Customs must have a value on which to calculate the Customs Service charge that they are entitled to - obviously they cannot calculate anything on a Zero invoice, therefore even if there is no cost to you for the item(s), the invoice MUST have a value on it. It is also helpful if it is certified on the invoice that the item is under warranty & is being replaced / repaired at no cost to you. If the freight was pre-paid by the shipper, the freight charge must also appear on the invoice. Also, ensure that the name of your yacht, as a "Yacht in Transit", is clearly printed on the invoice.
Please ensure that the invoice DOES NOT say anywhere on it "Value for Customs Purposes Only" or "No Commercial Value" or "Proforma Invoice" - it can ONLY say "Invoice". If it bears terms other than simply "Invoice", Customs will think that they are not getting the correct Customs Value and thus WILL NOT ACCEPT your invoice, which will then mean a DELAY in getting your order until a proper invoice issued.