Importing 1kg Roaster from China

[Dragunov21]

Might be a dumb question, but why is there such a jump from a roaster like the behmor to an electric roaster with 2x the capacity?

Make it bigger, upsize the heating/blowing and stick a 15A plug on it and you're done, right?

[Vinitasse]

Forget China and look towards Turkey... at least they have a few centuries of coffee culture to draw upon... and... I happen to know for a fact that Turkish 1-2.5kg drum roasters can be had for under $5000 all up (includes cost, shipping, duties, GST, delivery, assorted importation and handling fees, installation and compliancing)

[TC]

CS member Vinitasse has a small self-imported roaster.

Dealing with electrical compliance will be simpler than working with gas.

Of course the usual caveats apply to warranty, duty, GST and you may well need a phrase book should you require after sales support.

When I purchased my first roaster, I looked to gas roasters overseas and was scared off by the work needed to comply, so I coughed up and purchased locally. I'm glad I did.

As usual, due diligence.

[Bosco_Lever]

Google "CCR-1kg Coffee Roaster".
They have been reviewed on a couple of other forums, and the feedback is positive.
They are in your price range. Electric.

If you want something cheaper, A KKTO is your best bet.

[coffeechris]

Hi Beenbag,

There are many smaller home roasters you can buy which may not be 1kg roasters but are great little roaster for there price, the Behmor is a perfect example which Andy sells here. If however you are set on buying something 1kg and over in terms of a Drum roaster my guess is you need to be prepared to spend the money for one. They might seem expensive here, however my guess would be if you imported one from overseas, getting it to be compliant and running on Aust 240v may end up costing you a similar price to buying one here.
On top of that if you by one from say China and something goes wrong, i doubt the customer service from China is going to be very helpful in fixing whatever is wrong with it. 1kg roaster sometimes pop up on evilbay and even on here sometimes.

This is just my opinion, i would buy many thing from overseas, however i wont by anything which is electrical with a price tag of a coffee roaster.

Regards,

Chris

[Dragunov21]

Chinese goods (at least those sold through alibaba/dhgate) are very hit and miss - there are some very good deals to be had but unless you're dealing with a known seller and product, be prepared to have wasted whatever you spend.

Why not just buy two Behmors?

[beenbag]

Hi Guys,

Looking to get a 1kg roaster. Having shopped around Australia its difficult to find anything under $7000. Does this seem about right? Can anyone suggest something for under this price?

Has anyone here imported from China before or know someone who has?

I've been able to find a number of 1kg roasters through alibaba.com for under $3500 (including shipping). Would have to confirm if they're ready for use in Australia (just seen the info about this on coffee snobs).

Would anyone be able to shed some light as to going this route?

thanks in advance...