Greg Ryabtsev - Charcoal Expert

The total landed cost for a 20-foot container of coconut shell charcoal briquettes shipped from Indonesia to Haifa or Ashdod is approximately $2.23 per kilogram gross — or $1.89 per kilogram net after recovering the 18% VAT. That gap between gross and net defines the cash flow reality of importing shisha charcoal into Israel as an FCL ocean freight shipment: zero import duty on … Read more

Importing shisha charcoal classified as DG goods (UN 1361, Class 4.2) from Indonesia into the Russian Federation costs approximately 221 RUB per kilogram landed — roughly $2.76/kg at the current exchange rate of approximately 80 RUB/USD. That figure includes ocean freight, import duty at 5%, the new 22% VAT, Terminal Handling Charges with a dangerous goods premium, … Read more

Coconut shell charcoal briquettes classified as DG goods under UN 1361, IMDG Class 4.2 land at Aqaba Container Terminal for approximately $2,247 per metric ton after absorbing ocean freight, a mandatory 50% hazardous THC surcharge, Jordan’s 16% VAT, and a cascade of port security fees that never appear on a supplier’s quote sheet. The import duty itself — modeled at 5% pending verification inside Jordan’s proprietary CITS tariff database — is … Read more

Importing a 20-foot FCL of coconut shell charcoal briquettes from Indonesia to a German main port — Hamburg or Bremerhaven — costs approximately €33,700 at the port gate (around €1.69/kg), plus €6,376 in recoverable import VAT. That figure absorbs the FOB product price, ocean freight, a mandatory Dangerous Goods premium under the current IMDG Code, Terminal Handling Charges, … Read more

Coconut shell charcoal briquettes classified under HS code 4402.20 and shipped as IMDG Class 4.2 dangerous goods land at Jebel Ali for approximately $1,932 per ton after absorbing ocean freight, THC with a mandatory 50% hazardous surcharge, 5% VAT, and a cascade of security and environmental fees that most first-time buyers never see on a … Read more

Importing shisha charcoal to Iraq from Indonesia now costs approximately $2,233 per metric ton landed at Umm Qasr or Basrah – a 20-foot FCL carrying 20 tons of coconut shell charcoal briquettes classified under HS code 4402.20.00 and shipped as IMDG Class 4.2 DG goods under UN 1361. That figure absorbs ocean freight at the dangerous goods premium rate, 15% Iraqi customs … Read more