Transit time is ours. Clearance is not.
International and domestic delivery for handwoven Sumba cloth. Every route below quotes a transit range, and every route is subject to customs clearance in your country on top of it — assessed by your own authority, not by us. Conflating the two is how delivery dates get missed.
- Routes available
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- Packing safeguards
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- Tracking number per order
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Why textile freight is priced on space, not weight
Textiles are light for their volume, so freight cost is usually driven by the space a consignment occupies rather than by what it weighs. That single fact should shape your choice of route more than any other.
- A large wall panel and a box of cushion covers can weigh the same and cost very differently to ship.
- We recommend a route based on your volume and deadline rather than defaulting to the cheapest — a late delivery into a retail season costs more than the freight saving.
- All orders ship with a tracking number, and insurance is available where the consignment value makes cover worthwhile.
Which route suits which order?
Four routes
Transit ranges below are time in the carrier’s hands. Customs clearance in the destination country is additional and is assessed by your own authority, so build both into any deadline you are working to.
Courier, express
3–5 business days international
Samples and single pieces where speed matters more than unit cost
Fastest route, highest cost per piece
Courier, standard
10–14 business days to most international destinations; 5–7 within South-East Asia
Single pieces and small orders with no fixed date
The economical choice when you are not in a hurry
Air freight
Quoted per consignment
Mid-size orders, seasonal stock and firm launch dates
Priced on volume rather than weight
Sea freight, consolidated
Quoted per consignment
Larger wholesale orders where the timeline allows
Economical at volume; plan well ahead of a selling season
Domestic delivery within Indonesia — Jakarta, Bali and other cities — typically runs 1–2 days. Published transit ranges are carrier estimates and exclude clearance.
How a piece is protected in transit
Handwoven cotton has two enemies in transit: trapped moisture and hard folding. Both are prevented at packing rather than repaired on arrival.
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Rolled, not folded
So no permanent crease line is pressed into the cloth during weeks under compression.
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Breathable wrap
Rather than sealed plastic, which traps the humidity that causes mould marks.
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Rigid outer carton
So nothing is crushed in stacking.
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Moisture absorbent
Inside larger consignments, with an outer barrier against rain handling.
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Numbered and listed
Each carton cross-referenced to the packing list, so a partial delivery can still be reconciled.
What travels with the piece — and what does not
Every piece ships with a written description: technique, dye family, fibre, measured dimensions and the weaving region within Sumba. That description appears on the quotation, the invoice and the packing list without drifting, so a customs officer, a customer and a reseller are all reading the same facts.
What does not travel with it is a certificate of authenticity. No recognised body certifies handwoven Sumba cloth, so such a document would carry only our own authority — which is exactly why we treat sellers who issue them with caution, and why we do not.
What we can arrange on request
Tell us at enquiry stage rather than after the order is confirmed, since most of these change how a piece is packed.
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Gift packaging
Presentation packing where a piece is being sent as a gift.
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Delivery instructions
Specific delivery windows or handling requirements, coordinated with the carrier.
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Consolidation
Holding pieces until a shipment reaches an efficient size — each item still listed separately.
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Bulk arrangements
Cartons packed by line item so receiving staff can check against the packing list without unfolding stock.
Frequently asked questions
Four questions
Next step
Send the destination and the date it has to land.
We will propose a route with the transit range stated separately from clearance, plus a packing plan and a written quotation.