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Nicholas Whebell replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"I had absolutely no trouble ordering equipment in Australia from CocoaTown, their customer service was great too. Here you also don't pay tax on it unless the value is above $1,000 and if you're ordering 2 items that break above that you…"
Rik Roper replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Hi Sebastian
NZ has single phase 230V @ 50Hz and also three phase (I think in higher voltages) - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country for info.
Most domestic homes will only have single phase however depending on…"
Sebastian Schoellhammer replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Thanks also for this info Rik, I looked it up online but I thought I'd better make sure here as well:
In NZ we have 220V and three phase instead of single current. Is that correct?
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John Marshall replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Excellent news Seb..."
Sebastian Schoellhammer replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Awesome, I just ordered my first beans from the Alchemist and hopefully the melangeur will soon follow.
Exciting times!!
Thanks so much for the advice everybody, I'm glad I got here :)"
Sebastian Schoellhammer replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Thanks Andal,
I'll find that out :)"
Rik Roper replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Hi Sebastian
I have brought several items in to NZ (Santha Melangeurs, Cocoatown Grindeurs, Crankandstein, etc) - usually NZ Customs will hit you up for GST on the cost of the unit and freight, there is no duty to be paid (I think the import…"
John Marshall replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Seb
I belive NZ and USE have a free trade agreement in place - so see what you can find. Also, I currently get the majority my cocoa beans from chocolate alchemy - John Nanci is extramelly helpful."
Andal Balu replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Hi Sebastian, We have heard from some of our customers that some countries have low duties, if you declare it as chocolate equipment. So please find out from your customs department what is the duty for this melanger. We have shipped a few melangers…"
Sebastian Schoellhammer replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Thanks for the replies. I might just take the hit and order it anyway. Nothing on trademe now and I must have it soon!!! :)
John, I guess you are talking about the "Grindeur" not the one I'm trying to get? Nice..!
May I also ask where…"
Alison Holland replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Hi Sebastian
You could try looking on trade me for a santha or something similar, they come up occasonally for a couple of hundred dollars. I brought one of them through John Nanci at chocolate alchemy a few years ago but it did end up being quite…"
John Marshall replied to Sebastian Schoellhammer's discussion ordering from cocoatown to NZ in the group Chocolate Down Under"Seb,
I haven't got any cocoatown equipment as yet, but I have bought several pieces of equipment from santha, and other equipment manufacturers in the USA. Typically, it's a pretty easy process.…"
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ordering from cocoatown to NZ
Hello!Following an instructible I've made chocolate for the second time now and I'm hooked!I did both "manually", using a food processor and then conching by hand. Ouch, my arms.. :)That's why I now would like to get some proper machinery and after reading around, the ECGC-12SL from CocoaTown seems to be one of the best choices for me.I wanted to know if other people from NZ (or Australia) have ordered one. Just with shipping it is getting up to US$779.98 and there should be a lot of taxes…See More
Sebastian Schoellhammer joined Clay Gordon's groupChocolate Down Under
This group is for ChocolateLife members living and working in Australasia (Australia, NZ, PNG, Vanuatu, Samoa, Fiji, etc).See More
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