Sourcing Samsung 18650 cells in Thailand

[ArranP]

I would like to bulk order 8000x Samsung 2500mAh 81650 cells to build an off-grid powerwall.

 

Not interested in buying from China, they are crap, only have 25% of the contents they should have.

 

In europe can bulk order at around £2 per cell ( 85 baht per cell ), I am not familiar with customs duties, what I've seen so far is that if the cell cost me £2, customs will charge me about the same again ? anyone with knowledge of customs duties for importing 81650 cells is most welcome to comment.

 

In Thailand I not found anything below 250 baht per cell so far....

[mtls2005]

Not sure if these are the same... 

 

https://goo.gl/37L5AW

 

Maybe ask a Thai friend to search for you?

 

I quickly review all my battery links/sources here, and some Thai social media sites didn't uncover anything.

 

 

[ArranP]

3 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Not sure if these are the same... 

 

https://goo.gl/37L5AW

 

Maybe ask a Thai friend to search for you?

 

I quickly review all my battery links/sources here, and some Thai social media sites didn't uncover anything.

 

 

Yes those are them, however 170 baht is more than twice what they cost 80 baht in Europe ( incl shippng to Thailand ).  Its just the customs duties I am not sure about...

[muratremix]

I highly doubt postal services or UPS etc will let you send lots of batteries via them.

Importing samsung from Korea makes more sense than importing from UK.

 

 

[CharlieH]

You may find this if use: 

 

http://en.customs.go.th/content.php?ini_content=traders_and_business_151007_02&lang=en&left_menu=menu_sample_of_duty_assessment