Typically, they are handled the same way as flowers or greens, the only difference is that due to their volume, these shipments are usually made by land or sea. Very rarely by air and only for small trees.
In countries where these are required for origin and phytosanitary reasons, they are always included.
There are no maximum size limits per order, however, the delivery dates of the entire order will depend on the capacities of our warehouses and product availability. On minimum order volumes it will depend mostly on the type of customer (wholesaler, decorators, Retail, etc.). It is important to note that we are mainly a B2B company and do not make private sales or by units.
Depending on the type of customer and shipping volumes, logistics costs can vary significantly. However, the impact on costs varies mainly by the type of transportation to be used. Each shipment has specific variables of urgency, volume, and time of year that makes it impossible to make an exact estimate or rule to apply to shipments. They have to be adjusted individually.
In relation to the logistics costs that we have compared to other producers of preserved material, it is worth noting that we have warehouses and production plants in different parts of the world, this allows us to generate savings in the supply chain.
We have our own warehouses in the following locations: Valencia, Bogotá, Quito, and Sendai (Japan). In addition, we have partners in the US and China with their own warehouses available to us. By having access to these distribution centers we can store and transport significant volumes from our production centers significantly reducing logistics costs per unit and allowing us to quickly dispatch and high availability for most of our critical products.
Verdissimo has 3 production plants located in Colombia, Valencia, and Ecuador. No other competitor has this competitive advange.