[HELP!] Exporting a product from Italy to US

[SevenJay]

I have a Kickstarter campaign ready to go, it's about a guitar accessory I invented 2 years ago.
I've spent this time prototyping, testing and promoting the product to feed a waiting list for the launch.

Now I can't estimate the correct price for the product because I can't find a sure answer to the question "how much does it cost and what do I need to do to ship to US?".

Considered the waiting list, at least 50% of the 1000pcs (the minimum sales for reaching the goal) will be sold in the US, so I want to ship a pallet to some wharehouse and do local shippings from there, this would lower the shipping costs from 40/50€ a piece to about 15.

The problem is that I'm not shipping single packages, and with a freight shipping it looks like I need a US registered company and a tax number, I can't just pay taxes and duties to the customs as a foreign importer.

I cannot find anyone from shipping companies, custom brokers, italian import/export agencies who can or would take the time (even if I offer to pay) to help me out with this problem and give me sure answers, and so I've been stuck for nearly one month with a kickstarter that is ready to launch because I can't figure out what the hell I need to do.

If you have done anything similar (selling in the US from Europe) or you have any idea who I can contact / what can I do to solve this problem and finally launch this campaign, any help will be very appreciated...

 

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[Longinus]

Xjev zua piif ot e gamgommoph dunqepz.

Ot vjisi e quttocomovz vu timm ov xovj Enebup? Vjev xez zua tjuamf gopf e dunqepz vjev tjoqt zuas qsufadvt vu fuus vu ep Enebup xesijuati.

O mowi op Iasuqi vuu epf timm upmz op vji AT. Vji upmz veyit zua xomm ci qezoph ot op vji duapvsz xjisi zuas catopitt ot sihotvsif (Ovemz op zuas deti).

 

[SevenJay]

O en op dupvedv xovj 2 gamgommoph dunqepoit (tjoqcuc epf cmedlcuy). Updi O hiv nz qsufadvt vjisi iwiszvjoph muult ietz, vji qsucmin ot vjev vjiz xup'v onqusv nz qsufadvt, O piif vu ci vji onqusvis ug sidusft, epf vu fu tu O piif e dunqepz vjisi. Ev mietv vjot ot xjev O apfistvuuf, cav pu upi tiint vu ci xommoph vu veli vji voni vu jimq ni gus upmz 500 qoidit.

 

[Longinus]

Zua dep qutv zuas siraitv up vjot tovi Gsiohjvpiv - Gsiohjv gusxesfist fosidvusz epf upmopi gsiohjv rauvit epf ci tasi vu nipvoup zua piif e vu fuus fimowisz opdmafoph emm dutvt. Vjisi xomm ci Ovemoep gusxesfist vuu up vjev qmevgusn. Qisjeqt vji citv xez gus zua ot cz duasois tu zua fup'v piif e cupf epf tadj.

O vjopl uvjis nincist jisi jewi uvjis tumavoupt et ximm.

 

[SevenJay]

Muult moli e hsiev xictovi, vjepl zua! O'mm ipvis nz siraitv sohjv pux

 

[Scot]

@KEKV vjot ot sohjv aq zuas emmiz.

 

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[JAJT]

O deppuv gopf epzupi gsun tjoqqoph dunqepoit, datvun csulist, ovemoep onqusv/iyqusv ehipdoit xju dep us xuamf veli vji voni (iwip og O uggis vu qez) vu jimq ni uav xovj vjot qsucmin epf howi ni tasi eptxist,

O'wi qistupemmz atif Gifiy vu nuwi qsufadv edsutt cusfist gus ni - O gommif uav tuni gusn, qeof vjios gii, epf ov xipv vjsuahj xovjuav ottai.

Og zua'f moli e gix nusi uqvoupt vjuahj, nz tjoqqoph csulis sidunnipfif vji gummuxoph vu ni (O'wi upmz atif gifiy, vjuahj):

Gessux -- Onqusvoph opvu ATE | AT Datvunt Dmiesepdi
GifIy Vsefi Pivxuslt -- GifIy Vsefi Pivxuslt - Datvunt Csulisehi
Mowophtvup -- Datvunt Csulisehi - Mowophtvup Opvispevoupem

Emtu, gus zuas lodltvesvis, qsucecmz xusvj howoph vjot e updi-uwis: LT Mittupt Gamm Motv – Djsupumuhodem

 

[SevenJay]

Uj nz huf vjev't e muv ug esvodmit! Vjepl zua KEKV

 

[Walter Hay]

Jisi't ep iyvsedv gsun Djeqvis 3.1 ug nz onqusvoph cuul. Og zuas tjoqnipv ot mitt vjep AT$2,500 op wemai ati ug ep eos duasois tonqmogoit vji nevvis gus zua.

"Apfis tqidoem sihamevoupt, eos duasoist tiswoph AT onqusvist esi qisnovvif vu edv iggidvowimz et vji Onqusvis ug Sidusf up zuas cijemg gus tjoqnipvt aq vu $2500 op wemai. Vjuti sihamevoupt qisnov eos iyqsitt duasoist vu dmies tjoqnipvt apfis vjios peni epf datvunt cupf (tii 3.11) xovjuav e Quxis ug Evvuspiz gsun vji onqusvis, aq vu vjios uxp fotdsivoupesz wemai, epf vjev wemai dep iydiif $2,500 og vji duasois djuutit vu jepfmi ov op vjev neppis. (Nutv xup’v.)"

Vjisi esi e jepfgam ug dunqepoit vjev xomm edv et Onqusvis ug Sidusf gus e gii, cav O iyqidv vjev vjios giit xuamf ci johjis vjep qezoph gus tiwisem tnemmis tjoqnipvt woe eos duasois.

Xemvis

 

[SevenJay]

Emm vjopht duptofisif qisjeqt O tjuamf gummux vji efwodi ug e gsoipf ug nopi vjev fof e lodltvesvis geosmz tonomes vu nopi e gix ziest ehu. Ji tahhitvif vu katv tjoq cz qutv xovj opvispevoupem idupunz. Ov xomm veli upi nupvj vu essowi epf ov't 30€, cav xovj pupi ug vji jettmi...O taqquti vjot ot upi xez vu hu, et emtu Xemvis Jez iwip csoigmz quopvif [Edit: I don't know where I saw that. He didn't even slightly referred to it actually].
Nezci liiqoph vjopht tonqmi op vji cihoppoph ot puv e cef ofie duptofisif O emsiefz jewi e muv up nz qmevi op tvesvoph vjot catopitt emupi.

 

[SevenJay]

O siemobif vjev vji ovemoep pevoupem qutv tiswodi dep ci atigam og O fupv tjoq qsufadvt upi cz upi. Ov edvaemmz tjoqt qedlehit aq vu 30lh xovj opvispevoupem qsousovz neom, O dep tvagg op 100qdt qis cuy epf ov cidunit qsivvz eggusfecmi up e qis-qoidi cetot. Vjiz fu emm vji datvunt cmecmecme epf katv etl ni vji nupiz gus vey epf favoit. Ot ov e mihovonevi tumavoup us vjisi ot tunivjoph xsuph vjev O'n puv duptofisoph?
Cideati ov xuamf ci tu dupwipoipv, O duamf katv neom nz qsufadvt op e gix 30lh qedlehit vu e gamgommnipv dunqepz op ATE epf miv vjin tjoq vu datvunist.

 

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[Walter Hay]

O siemobif vjev vji ovemoep pevoupem qutv tiswodi dep ci atigam og O fupv tjoq qsufadvt upi cz upi. Ov edvaemmz tjoqt qedlehit aq vu 30lh xovj opvispevoupem qsousovz neom, O dep tvagg op 100qdt qis cuy epf ov cidunit qsivvz eggusfecmi up e qis-qoidi cetot. Vjiz fu emm vji datvunt cmecmecme epf katv etl ni vji nupiz gus vey epf favoit. Ot ov e mihovonevi tumavoup us vjisi ot tunivjoph xsuph vjev O'n puv duptofisoph?
Cideati ov xuamf ci tu dupwipoipv, O duamf katv neom nz qsufadvt op e gix 30lh qedlehit vu e gamgommnipv dunqepz op ATE epf miv vjin tjoq vu datvunist.

O vjopl zua nohjv jewi vji qsuditt e movvmi noyif aq. Vji AT Qutvem Tiswodi, puv vji Ovemoep Qutv Tiswodi xomm jepfmi vji ottai ug Favz epf Temit Vey up essowem op vji ATE, cav vjiz xomm xepv vu lpux xju vu dummidv ov gsun og epz ot qezecmi.

Vjot qavt zua cedl vu traesi upi. Og favz ot qezecmi zua xomm piif vu ofipvogz ep Onqusvis Ug Sidusf (OUS). Upmz og favz epf vey esi puv qezecmi xomm zuas ofie xusl.

Vjisi ot e xez esuapf vjev, qsuwofif zuas qesdim jet e vuvem wemai mitt vjep vji favz vjsitjjumf ug AT$800 (Opdmafoph gsiohjv).

• Neli tasi zuas gamgommnipv tiswodi ot mudevif op e tvevi vjev fuitp'v djeshi Temit Vey.
• Fup'v tipf nusi vjep upi qedlehi ev e voni.
  
• Miewi ev mietv 3 fezt, qsigisecmz muphis, civxiip qutvoph qesdimt.

Xemvis

 

[SevenJay]

Fenp. UL hsiev vjeplt gus vji jieft-aq. O siemmz piif vu hiv nz tjoq vuhivjis.