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Last updated on February 4th, 2024 at 11:56 am
There are 861 Gyms and Fitness Centres businesses in New Zealand as of 2023 according to IBISWorld, You can see that due to covid-19 fitness centers have decreased in the past few years, but since 2023 the epidemic has become a thing of the past, we believe that there will be more and more in Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington and other areas New gym opens.
Haswell Fitness is a supplier of commercial gym equipment from China, we would like to help you figure out how much it will cost if sourcing gym equipment from China to NZ.
As you know, this is an international trade, which not only involves product value but also includes: transportation fees, import duties, VAT, freight forwarding service fees, etc. Let us introduce you one by one in the most concise words.
1. Gym Equipment Cost
This is the money you will pay to the gym equipment supplier, it is based on how large your gym house is, Assume you (will) have a 1000 square meters gym, 700 sqm as the training area, The remaining 300 square meters will be used as changing rooms, reception rooms, shower rooms, toilets, etc.
Generally speaking, 700 square meters could load 90 ~ 100 pcs of gym equipment the below list shows
- 12 AC Motorized Treadmills
- 2 Motorless Treadmills,
- 20 PCS of spinning bikes,
- Windage resistance Airmill bikes, skimill, ab crunch machine, flip tire device, fitness ladders, windage rowing machine,
- Power Squat Racks,
- Stationary Exercise bike and cross trainers,
- 40 PCS of dumbells and 2 racks,
- 24 PCS weight plates and their racks,
- 18 PCS of fixed-weight barbells and their racks.
- 10PCS of Olympic bars, covers 2.2m, 1.8m, 1.2m, straight and curl shape, square and hex bars
- Full TC1 line gym equipment covers 16 PCS of single cable stations and dozens of benches and racks
All of the above products in our plan just require 50,000 USD, which is nearly 81180 NZD, You may find the PDF list from
Plan de equipo de gimnasio de 50K USD.pdf
2. Freight cost from China Ocean Port to NZ Auckland Port
The total volume is 79 cubic meters in the PDF plan, which will fill a 20-foot container and a 40-foot container.
From the above table,
- the shipping cost from Shanghai port to New Zealand Auckland for a 20 GP is from 437 USD to 504 USD, let’s take it as 500 USD.
- the freight cost for a 40GP/HQ is from 874 USD to 968 USD from Shanghai China, let’s take it as 950 USD.
one piece of 20’GP + one piece of 40’GP will cost 1450 USD, which is nearly 2435 NZD.
then the total CIF price will be 81180+2435=83615 NZD.
3. NZ Custom & Port Fee/Tax
3.1 Import duty 0%
According to the New Zealand – China Free Trade Agreement it is a 0% duty to import gym equipment from China to New Zealand from 2012.
Haswell Fitness will offer a “Certificate of Origin (FORM N)” to help you clear customs and enjoy 0% import duty.
3.2 GST 15%
The GST is calculated based on the CIF price, Then
- 83615 * 0.15= 12542.25 NZD
3.3 IMP_ENTRY_TRANSACTION_FEE
29.26 NZD
4. Your Local Forwarder Service Fee
Your forwarder will help you to
- book a shipment, and we will send containers according to their indicates;
- clear customs in NZ ocean port, and help you to pay the cost which happens in the ocean port, each container can incur 1K-2K US dollars in terminal charges;
- they could also help you send the containers to your gym.
We do not know the details, but let’s take it as 3300 NZD (Nearly 2000 USD) which contains the 2 trucks fee to your gym.
5. Conclusion
- The value of Goods: 81180 NZD
- Ocean Freight: 2435 NZD for two containers,
- Import duty: 0 NZD,
- GST 15%: 12542.25 NZD
- Forwarder & Truck Cost: 3300 NZD
Total: 81180+2435+0+12542.25+3300=99457.25 NZD;
it is 99457.25/81180=1.23 times the value of goods, considering there are some factors we have not covered, for example, the handling fee for bank remittance and the aim port clearance cost, you may take it as 1.35~1.4 times, and please be aware this data comes from 2 containers, it will be more money for the LCL.
6. What Else?
Besides how much you will pay, you should concern about how many days to finish this order also, in other words, how many days you will get the goods?
- Production: it will cost 30 ~ 45 days for gym equipment in the PDF plan, generally speaking, it will take more time if you place an order in the peak season (May to July, Sep to Nov.)
- From the date of finish packing and shipping leave from China, it will cost 1- 3 weeks
- to send products from our gym equipment factories to Ocean ports like Qingdao Port, Shanghai Port, and Lianyungang Port will only cost 2-3 days,
- But please learn that the containers should arrive at China Ocean port 7 days earlier than the estimated delivery date, and we have to wait another week if missed the earliest shipment, there is why this step maybe cost 1 – 3 weeks.
- Transit Time usually be 21 – 29 days from China to New Zealand as we mentioned in the table.
- and a couple of days to clear customs, let’s take it as 7 days.
- Assembly machines will cost 3 to 10 days upon how many people you have.
Minimum Total: 30+7+21+7+3 = 68 days
Maximum Total: 45+21+29+7+10 = 112 days
As you see, you should place an order around 3 months at least earlier than your gym opening date and 1.3 times than the FOB price, that is a trustful answer to the question: “Import gym equipment from China cost to New Zealand”.
In the end, we would like to say that if you plan to open a gym, you should not neglect the plan to buy fitness equipment from China, Haswell Fitness will help you find the right product at a reasonable price and deliver on time.
More FAQs
- Why buy gym equipment from China?
- Why not source fitness equipment from China?
- How long can a Gym Owner/investor get the investment back?
How to get an accurate quotation from us?
How do we proceed with your orders?
- Step 2: Advance Payment (Prepayment)
- Step 3: Production
- Step 4: Inspection + Balance Payment
- Step 5: Package & Shipping
- Step 6: Installation & Aftersale Service
