FYI The Chinese comments when packing is just pointing out the bucket, toolbox, filter etc so you can see it's all there when they pack the machine. Nice looking thing BTW.

I very much appreciate you taking us through the process of buying your machine. it has been a great insight. regards

Great helpful video as iam just about to start this process of buying a machine thank you. 👏👏👏👏

Thank you for sharing your experience. 😊

Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for sharing the tribulations international shipping. Enjoying your channel!

Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m planning on ordering something bulky from Alibaba and your video was very helpful.

Thanks a lot for this video - very helpful!

This is a very helpful video! I’ve been looking at these and just realized there’s 11 NEW Chinese mini Excavators being sold at auction here in a few days in my state here in the USA. I think I’ll keep my eye on those instead of going your route with all the hassles you had.

Thank you so much for sharing you experience. It is very helpful. Happy Holidays.

Thank you for this video.

Thank you very much for your support and recognition. If you need products in the future, please contact us and we will give you the most suitable price!

I'm gonna get one of these you guys have convinced me

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MACHINE GREAT VIDEO AWESOME INFO IM STILL WAITING ON ONE TO BE DELIVERED HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS

My goodness, you are up early! Hope the ride was enjoyable and SAFE! Great video my FRIENDS….Mrs. Betty and I bought a CHURCH for our retirement home…stop by sometime!

The amount of Work they go into building your trust with videos of the product and even the packaging is enormous Never have seen anything alike from a local company 😊

Love your sausages! Have 5 of my own.

Watching your videos on this mini-excavator with great interest. Like you, I have researched used minis and they are way overpriced and God knows what wrong with them why they are for sale. I have an orchard which needs a smaller excavator to manoeuvre in and out of the trees (10 foot spacing by 14) and a machine like yours would be perfect. Looking forward to any more content you will show on your experiences and demonstrations of this machine.

Thanks you.

Congratulations!

Thank you, you have my head spinning, I thought those prices were too good to be true.

nicely explained.

Having something shipped can be a minefield of expense. I had a item , one cubic metre, shipped to Sydney from Los Angeles . The item second hand and a good value including the shipping cost. Then the fun started. I got charged by Port Botany for the cubic meter. The receiving agent charged for paperwork. I had to pay an importer agent for import paperwork as a private individual can’t do that. Then I had to pay AQUIS to inspect the item for any dirt or bugs. At the end it doubled what it had cost me originally. I later had a item costing me 20 uk pound total ship to me. It cost me fees of $150 to clear it throw the receiving agent. Speaking to an AQUIS guy , he told if possible to ship by post as non of those fees apply.

Wow amazing 🎉

Hi Ian and Julie. That sounds like a lot of work to get a machine from China. At least you have it now.

Summary: shipping company is out to gouge you for ‘storage’ and other handling fees even if you arrive promptly to pick up the cargo.

nice job kids, giz a go

The sausages are coming with us. Lol! We have 22 acres in America and are doing the same as you. I haven't gotten brave enough to order from Alibaba. the Importing fee's and freight forwarding from the Port of Los Angeles is too scary. I'm excited for you!

Hello Nick and Julie, thanks for the effort and the time invested in the vids they're very informative and very well filmed. I just found you channel a few days ago and Im interested to investiagte an importation into Spain however Im concerned mainly about the shipping delays, backlogs, etc that were reading about everyday, any comment please??? Also i discovered that Alibaba now dont process orders with individuals, only registered companies, any way of circumventing that one??? Would value your guidance!!! Warmest Regards, John

had a shipping company in texas "hijack" a shipment of mine (came from europe, to new york, headed across the country to Seattle) , and DEMAND $1000 for a piece of paper they claimed was missing, said if I did not pay within a week, they would destroy the crate.

The French Douane are a mixture of rank incompetence and faacism... well that has been most of the country for the past two years.. great video, informative and helpful.

I want one

Bloomin birds

when digging with these little things,, put the blade behind you for counterbalance support, coming from a pipeline operator 34 yrs experience, enjoy the smooth ride

Fascinating video and a reminder why I try not to ship anything to France - the paperwork / VAT is a total nightmare. Best avoid.....

That thing looks like a hoot. I have a tiny yard and I told my wife I want one. She said why, I replied so I can dig holes in the backyard and fill them in lol.

That was epic not to expensive 👍 quick hitch would have been nice did it take a few weeks for the delivery

Ah just bought a Mini excavator from Rippa 1.2 ton with cab plus auga and concreat breaker plus a mini Dumper 1.2 ton shovel all in one all with tracks. Still on a slow boat from China but due in soon got to say can't weight,, better than hiring specially in rip off Ireland 🇮🇪

They're naming/counting each item to make sure it's in place.

Thanks for posting this i am looking at doing a forklift and i am based in New Zealand i just bought a 20ft container of other goods arriving on jan 12 2023 i am using a reputable shipping company and my quoted cost was NZ$4500 tax-unloading etc i also did not want to pay alibaba our tax so i dealt directly with the company who gave me the wrong bank account number for the deposit but this was all sorted and i am paying the balance in a few days and the goods only took 3 weeks so will see how a forklift goes.

Why was a large part of the screen blocked out during the unpacking?

Thanks for ur videos it was great I was thinking of ordering a boat off alibaba so did u have to double vat

Hello and many compliments for your channel guys! Just a question about shipment. Did the chinese company shipped trough a dedicated container (only your machine inside) or used the LCL formula where basically a huge container is shared with many other goods/buyers? I'm asking this because LCL is not admitted here in the port near my city in Italy. Thanks in advance.

Very good video. Are you still happy with your digger. I also have a lot of area and this would be ideal. What was the total cost of the digger and shipping. I am in southern south. So I guess it would be a similar price.

Nice, I was looking at one of these as well but then found the french made MPT 82-1500 Sphinx... I was worried about the long term quality of the china made, although I know they've improved a lot over the years... although I've started to get great solar stuff from there which is imported and sold here anyway so possible to save alot of money buying direct. You didnt' get your solar system direct from chinna as well did you ?

Thanks fro sharing his! I'm wondering about the huge price difference for the upgrade to the other engine (Koop -> Kubota). Did you find out why that's such a price difference? Does it have more power or is there really such a significant difference in quality? I mean, that difference is alomst as much as the complete machine, how bad can the ceaper engine be if the better one almost doubles the price?!

2:07 my back hurt just watching you operate that auger

Thanks for sharing. What was the final cost? If you don't mind me asking. Will have a look at your videos using the machine too.

My mini-excavator (1300kgs) came without any exhaust so the cab filled up with fumes! Simple to cut a hole in the engine door to add a flexible pipe. They labelled the machine wrong so obviously as the exhaust was wrong they used a different chassis to what should have been used for that bigger size 14KW engine. They also forgot to include the forks with all the extra attachments I ordered so I got a refund instead but am still waiting for the UK Govt to refund the VAT. I also bought a scissor lift but from a different Co and it came without the rear wheel drive, which they said was my misunderstanding their quotation. So at least I have the forklift to drag it around my house. Had it for a couple of months not tried the lift yet. I also bought a tracked remote control lawn mower/scrub cutter which works great. Neither purchase was without problems, but the UK shipping agent was brilliant as were the UK delivery Co. They all came on the same lorry which was excellent. I hired a 2 ton forklift to get them all off the lorry onto my driveway in about half an hour. The helpful lorry driver telling me how to use the forklift lol. The overall quality of all the equipment actually seems ok. The people in China can't always be relied upon to get things right. Advice Check everything before confirming orders and make sure to check the bill of lading that all is being shipped.

Hello, I enjoy watching the videos, I have one question, is shipping included in the price, did you have to pay extra for shipping when you received the excavator?

Did you get your VAT back in the end? I'm in the UK and send to Europe and many of the customs people can be a real pain. Even when you're being polite they can be really awkward and get very personal. Admittedly France has been fine.

Awesome!! All this on there chat message .Did you ever talk to Helen? and why was it ship to france and not London, Belgium or Netherland?

Hi Ian, just had a chat with Helen toe get one ourselves; to avoid double VAT what would be the way to do that or did you get VAT back in the end (at least 1 time of the twice you paid). And what was the company that got it out of customs/harbour to Marseille? CNO Logistics? Thx for yr help, paul

Thank you for sharing your experience. I often wondered how the process would work out, buying from China. I saw the cost of the machine. How much did the shipping, insurance and other fees amount to?

Hi Guys, I'm thinking of importing a Chinese mini digger into the UK. It is manufactured by Nicosail. I just wondered if it easy enough to obtain spares for Chinese mini diggers. Nicosail have said that many of the parts are interchangable with brands in the UK or are standardised parts but I'm not sure if this is true. I would very much appreciate your advice. Many thanks, Darryl

I don't remember you stating how long from order it to it was shipped and then how long shipping took? Here in the U.S., it could take a year to get here.

Thanks for sharing this. Are the spares available in Europe? I've had a quick Google but could not find anything.b

Goodmorning Ian, looks verf Nice. I’m looking alsow for this machine, can you tel me the time between the order and the delivery? I live in central Portugal on a small farm. Thanks, Ronald

Can you get alibaba machinery shipped to your door? Or do you have to do the complicated seaport pickup?

hello, I watched your video with interest, can you tell me the additional costs to add to the price paid on the alibba sales site, customs, transport?? very interesting your videos! Cordially

That's interesting , Customs in France are just as crooked as they are in the U.S. . The ports of entry always extort money from the person picking up. Quite often the port won't let you pick up say on Friday , they're closed through the weekend here but they charge you a weekend storage fee on Monday . I drove an over the road truck for many years & have been through all of that when I picked up from the ports . They're extremely crooked . You're lucky you have a business number to use , but its even worse for common people to pick up , they're forced to use a broker that actually doesn't do anything , what so ever , except...... Rob the person picking up . What was final cost involved? I seen the initial $2,500++ purchase price , but how much after all the extortion fees ? Thanks for the vid ! Edit: Oohhh my goodness , I seen you answered my same question on another post .... Shocking price sticker ... $2.5k turned into $7k. ... Ba-Jesus ~~~

How long was the complete process..start to finish

Did you get the original VAT returned to you, or were you forced to pay 2x for VAT?

how many days did it take from the first day of order to get to france?

WHAT WAS THE TOTAL TIME FROM WHEN YOU OREDERED IT TO WHEN YOU PICKED IT UP? ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.

Hi Ian, hugely informative series of videos, thanks. We live a few hours north of you (nr Perigueux) and I'm close to importing a mini digger similar to yours from China, possibly from the same manufacturer. Did you settle on a freight forwarder you felt confident enough to use again? Would you be comfortable to share a name? Perhaps not the ideal time to be shipping goods around the world given various crises, but cant keep putting it off. Best of luck with your ongoing projects. Hopefully the construction of our own 'atelier' will start this summer! regards, Rowland

if you need to lift weight by the excavator (arm), what is the maximum capacity can handle it? Thanks

Thanks for the info. I have been looking at buying a car lift from China and don't know how to go about the process of picking it up from the shipping yard. Is there a shipping company that would handle this entire process for me?

Great video nick very informative ... I ordered mine to portugal but I am having a few issues with the CE certificates , they want 3 certificate s and I just have one witch is th CE one but they want a UE and a EU ... do you have any information that could help me?

Just one question if you don"t mind please did you send the money to the manufacturer or Alibaba

Hi there, I watched your video and decided to buy the same excavator. Can you tell me what you had to do regarding who was freight forwarder did they contact you. Mine is being delivered to varna bulgaria but I'm not sure what to do when it arrives. Any help would be great.

Bonjour combient avez vous payez de frait de port est de tva ?

What accessoires have you taken at that supplier?

I would be worried about parts and the ability to find them here in the states.

Hi there. Were you able to sort out the VAT issues, or did you end up paying VAT twice?

How do you get parts if it breaks down?

How good is the unit and did you get your vat$ back?

So basically these things retail for under 3000€ and work okay? Brand name makes are in trouble in the smaller digger segment.

Could you go into details regarding the VAT issue? Did alibaba reimburse you?

So was that 30% down payment and the rest after shipment or delivery?

I want to buy a used excavator for my farm 4 to 5 ton with a hydraulic thumb also interested in other attachments in great and all in great condition condition

The problem with these units are downstream communication for parts, no standardised build system....so 10 of the machines over time have pumps and other items by 10 different suppliers. no proper parts listing document or manual, no reliable ordering system. I'd love to get one of these......but I know enough people with multiple different brands that worked well when they did; then broke down for some minor part and has remained just sitting there. The price may be good short term and if it survives your building Stage....GREAT.....but the latter years part......I doubt it. Build quickly with it and plan to buy a recognised unit to stand up long-term.

wow $5000 EU for a brand new mini excavator?! my local tool rental place was trying to sell their second hand beat up one for $12,000 USD even renting these cost me $700 per week.

Did u get the double paid vat back?

Did you pay VAT or TVA twice?

So how much was it all in?

Did you, or are you trying to get the VAT back either from China or the French?

Hi just wondering if your still feeling good about your purchase? We are just looking at purchasing from the same supplier, shipping to Canada?

What was the shipping charges?

What was the total cost mini digger and transportation

How much for shipping and pickup

How much was shipping?

So VAT was paid twice? - Seems like there would be many opportunities for things to be lost in translation English to Chinese to French

Hello, based on your videos I bought an NME10pro mini excavator and have had many issues. Communication with the company is very difficult and takes a long time to get any sensible answers. Despite requesting a hydraulic oil cooler and anti roll cage, these were not fitted or supplied. It also arrived with a broken lug on the pump coupler housing. Over two moths later I still do not have confirmed details for shipping of the parts - just answers like 'I will let you know', or 'I will tell you' but never any details. They sent a 'manual' - not worth the time it took to download it! All in all, the machine looks ok but it is currently unuseable.

Ciao quanto costa il mini escavatore?

so what was your final total cost?

I have actually imported many things into France and it is much easier than the USA. I would like an excavator but the customs road blocks and fees in the USA are too big

Can any body tell me how to to it

Are these things reliable?

Any break down of the total costs?