CKD Import Cost Worksheet: Budget Your Local Gas Stove Assembly

Before you commit to a CKD gas stove program, you need a clear picture of the real cost per assembled unit. Too many importers compare only the parts price and miss the freight, duty, labor, and overhead that determine actual profit. A simple cost worksheet fixes that. Here is how to build one.

Line Up Every Cost Element

A complete CKD cost model includes more than the kit price:

• Kit cost — the FOB price of the CKD components per stove.
• Freight — ocean freight, insurance, and inland transport to your facility.
• Duty and taxes — the import duty rate on parts, plus any local taxes.
• Assembly labor — worker hours per unit times your local wage rate.
• Overhead — factory rent, utilities, tools, and equipment amortization.
• Consumables and packaging — screws, sealants, labels, and retail cartons.

Compare Against Fully Assembled

Run the same worksheet for a fully assembled import so you can see the true gap. The tariff and freight savings of CKD often look small in the parts price but large on the landed-cost line — the worksheet makes the difference concrete and defensible.

Model at Two Volumes

Costs change with scale. Model your landed cost at a pilot volume and a full-scale volume, so you understand how overhead and labor efficiency improve as output grows. This tells you the volume at which CKD becomes clearly profitable.

THREEMI Helps You Plan

We supply complete gas stove CKD kits and can provide detailed component lists, packaging specs, and freight-friendly kitting to help you build an accurate cost worksheet. Combined with our assembly and equipment guidance, you can plan your local operation on real numbers, not guesses.

About THREEMI

THREEMI is the export brand of Shenzhen Sanmi Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a professional gas stove and kitchen appliance factory in Guangdong, China. With 400+ employees, a 20,000㎡ production facility, and an annual output of 3 million units, we serve wholesalers, distributors, brand owners, and e-commerce sellers in over 30 countries. Our factory is certified ISO9001, CCC, CE, UL, GS, ETL, NF, and SASO.

Start Your Local Assembly Line with THREEMI

We supply complete gas stove CKD (Complete Knock Down) kits, plus assembly guidance, worker training support, and equipment purchasing advice — so you can build a reliable local manufacturing operation. Contact us to plan your CKD program.

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