SKD assembly abroad: is a 200-unit-a-year line worth the investment?
李工
Verified member · Export inspection
The client's country charges 25% on complete machines and 13% on kits, and he wants an SKD line.
The plan is 200 units a year; assembly line plus test equipment about USD 600,000.
Local power and skilled labour are average, so capacity and quality are uncertain.
Discussion (3)
Yusuf B.Verified member · Dealer2026-09-13
Two hundred units is near break-even: cost local taxes and labour properly, not only the duty gap.
Paulo M.Verified member · Project chief engineer2026-09-14
Budget at least three months of training, with a Chinese team leading the first batch.
Kwame A.Verified member · Mine equipment manager2026-09-15
Do not skip test equipment: incomplete end-of-line testing costs more in rework than the duty saved.
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