Ordering, Shipping & Returns

• Orders for in-stock small goods (green coffee, small parts, books, etc.) will leave our warehouse within 1-2 business days of final payment.
• Drop-shipped, backordered, made-to-order goods have their own timelines. See product pages of those items for expectations one when your order will ship.
• We will send an email when your order is ready to ship. Thanks for your patience.

• Our website accepts US-based credit cards. Contact us if your payment was declined due to payment type or unverifiable international address.
• If you prefer to place your order via phone or email, we will email you an invoice you can pay online via our payment portal.
• Offline Payments via bank transfer or personal check are available. Contact us for bank information or our mailing address.
• Purchases over $100 to customers without an account may require a matching billing & shipping address.

• At checkout, you will be able to choose to have you order shipped via the United States Postal Service (USPS), UPS, or Fedex.
• You will be emailed when your order ships and provided a tracking number.
• All packages are insured to the point of delivery. Mill City Roasters is not responsible for stolen packages or non-delivery due to incorrect address. If you require Signature Confirmation on your package, please contact us.

• If purchasing on our website, you will be able to choose to have you order shipped via DHL.
• We are only able to ship to the shipping address recorded during the credit card or PayPal transaction.
• We are not able to ship green coffee internationally. Sorry.
• Mill City Roasters is not responsible for non-delivery due to unclaimed packages or unpaid VAT. Watch for notification from your postal service or contact them if you suspect your package is being held by customs. Postage on returned packages is not refundable.
• International customs processing can delay packages without warning. It’s unfortunate but there isn’t much we can do beyond waiting longer. Thanks for your patience.
• If your package has not been tracked in 45 days (60 days in Italy & Greece) and we are no longer seeing delays due to the global pandemic, we can file an insurance claim and discuss a replacement.

A convenience fee may apply if you choose to pay for orders totally more than $1000 using a credit card. Contact us for more information or for alternate payment options.

Please note, we cannot hold roasters without a deposit while waiting for payments to arrive. If you are financing your purchase and have a letter of approval from your lender, we can reserve a roaster without deposit while we finalize the order to submit for funding from your lender.

Final Payments: Final payment of in-stock roasters will be due once we finalize order & shipping details. Final payment of back-ordered roasters will be due when the machine arrives in North America. If you are unable to make final payment when it is requested, we will contact you to move you down on our waitlist to free up your reserved machine for the next person in line.

Storage and Restocking Fees: If your order is paid in full but you are unable to take delivery of your order when it is ready-to-ship, we can store your order for 1 month. Longer term storage is available if required. Mill City Roasters reserves the right to charge upto a 25% restocking fee if you choose to cancel an order for a roaster we’ve stored for you -or- if you are unresponsive to discuss the status of your order.

Payment Reversals: If you request to reverse a payment or deposit to a credit card, a 2% processing fee may apply.

• Checks or ACH transfers accepted. Contact us for a link or our mailing address.
• Credit cards are accepted with a convenience fee (credit card option not available in MA or CT).
• If you prefer to place your order via phone or email, we will email you an invoice you can pay online via our payment portal.

Back-Ordered Roasters: If the model you want is not in stock, we have a waitlist system that allows us to allocate machinery on a first-come-first-served basis. See below for more information on reserving a back-ordered coffee roaster.

For installations inside North America: All roasters are brought to our warehouse in Minneapolis, MN, USA where they are stocked and distributed. See below for more information on Coffee Roasters Shipping to North America.

For installation outside North America: Shipping will be arranged direct from our manufacturing partner in Shenzhen to skip our North American warehouse and save you time in transit. See below for more information on Coffee Roasters Shipping to International Customers.

CANADA – Although NAFTA typically provides for low or no duties, you will still need a customs broker to shepherd your roaster across the border. If you do not have a customs broker, we can make a recommendation. Please submit your broker’s name and phone number to us before final payment so we can prepare your shipping documentation.

MEXICO – most Mexico-based customers self-import from freight forwarders or terminals in Texas. Using a freight forwarder is an option for all customers. Freight forwarded orders are still subject to applicable sales tax laws and the customer assumes liabilty for the safe delivery of the order once delivered to your freight fowarder or terminal.

Dock Delivery: You must have a standard-height delivery dock or forklift to get your crate(s) off of the 53′ delivery truck. A pallet jack is required for ALL dock deliveries for safe and efficient movement of the shipment from the delivery truck into your facility. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE YOUR SHIPMENT OFF THE TRUCK AND INTO YOUR FACILITY. If the driver moves your roaster off the back of their delivery truck, there will be additional service fees assessed as “inside delivery”.

Liftgate Delivery: If you don’t have a dock or a forklift, you will need a truck with a liftgate to lower your goods to the ground. Available only for roasters 10kg capacity or smaller. The delivery driver will not move your crates after offloading them on the ground. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE YOUR SHIPMENT FROM THE GROUND AND INTO YOUR FACILITY. If the driver moves your roaster after lowering to the ground, there may be additional service fees.

Exworks Factory Pickup: See below

Freight Forwad to your Port via CIF: See below

We will notify you when your order is ready to be picked up and provide you with contact information to pass your broker to arrange a window for pickup.

Some phases of freight forwarding are first-come-first-served so they cannot be pre-scheduled. All outgoing orders are subject to export customs in Shenzhen. Because freight forwarded shipping method is LCL (less than container) so it can not be prescheduled until after the crates have passed through export customs in Shenzhen. You will not know the exact date that your roaster will depart until it is just about to depart (and sometimes just after it departed). This process generally takes 1-2 weeks under normal conditions and we are not able to give you a status update during this time.

Once we know a vessel name, you will be able to track that vessel via vesselfinder.com or similar service. We will also provide to you all the customs documentation requried for you to manage you import once your crates reach you port.

Once your crates arrive at the port of your choice, you will need to arrange clearance of your nation’s customs department to import the machinery. You  may be able to pick your goods up from the port or you may choose to arrange additional shipping to your location.

Fees to paid to Mill City Roasters for freight forwarding are for transportation only. Mill City Roasters does not pay any import duty, VAT, port fees, storage fees, etc. If you are new to importing and exporting and port negotiation, it is highly suggested you choose Exworks Factory Pickup as your choice of delivery and have a professional broker manage your delivery & import.

Books: We do not accept returns of books.

Coffee: We do not accept returns of green or roasted coffee.

Coffee Roasters: See below

Other Equipment: See below.