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| 09-17-2006, 11:47 AM | #1 |
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Shipping wheels with tires to Canada from US
Has anyone done this? Can anyone recommend good (ie. inexpensive but reliable) carriers for this? I spoke to my dealership and they recommended putting a few layers of cardboard over the rims then wrapping them in that saran-wrap packaging. The tires offer pretty good protection for most knocks. I've received quotes from $200-$2000 to ship four wheels/tires from California. Can anyone help??? 
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| 09-18-2006, 12:47 PM | #2 |
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UPS quoted $165.92 USD plus brokerage fee ($42.25) and duty of $5.00 to ship four wheels to Calgary from California. That is for the person who is shipping to pay the UPS driver. Payment at delivery point is more expensive.
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| 09-18-2006, 05:13 PM | #3 |
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yea i had them UPS'd to me from FL...i think the total cost for the freight was around $200..kinda cheap...but then there was duty..mine was around $900...cause they werent made in NA...i'd suggest finding a point near the border on the US side and picking them up yourself. places could be UPS stores, mailbox inc', and other stuff like that....put on a set of cheapies and ditch 'em on the other side...be sure to run around in some mud puddles to make 'em look used otherwise ur still gonna get charged...
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| 09-18-2006, 05:55 PM | #4 |
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You better off looking at your local area and see if any deals is available since you are paying tons in freight from CA to Calgary, not worth it.
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| 09-18-2006, 06:18 PM | #5 |
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Do not use UPS! (I cannot stress this enough). FedEx is the way to go, b/c they charge less than 1/2 the brokerage fee of UPS. I bought rims/tires from TireRack and paid $40 in brokerage. I believe I paid $140 for shipping.
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| 09-18-2006, 06:58 PM | #6 |
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if you use express shipping with UPS the brokerage is paided for...
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| 09-19-2006, 09:42 AM | #8 |
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I would avoid UPS shipping if at all possible.
When I bought from the Tire Rack 8 years ago for Volvo winters, the shipping, duty, exchange and brokerage was $318CAN. The brokerage fee they charge is unfair. Last time I checked, FedEx did not ship ground from U.S. to Canada, only air which is not good value, but it may be worth a look to see if this has changed. |
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| 09-19-2006, 12:04 PM | #9 |
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I got quoted pretty fair for brokerage fees, I think?
The tires/wheels will be used so there should be little/no duty on them. Believe it or not, $200-$220 is pretty good when we can get a full set of wheels/tires for $800-$1200 USD. With the exchange these days it works out pretty good for us Canucks. In my area, there aren't a lot of E90s that swap out their OEM wheels for aftermarket rims. Finding used OEM wheels is difficult at best. I can get them out of Vancouver or Toronto but I would still have to ship them here and the prices seem quite high. There seem to be a LOT of California E90 owners selling OEM rims.
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| 09-19-2006, 02:23 PM | #10 |
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I'm looking to sell my Hyperdark CSL 19's right now in Calgary. You don't even have to worry about the shipping. Let me know if you want more info. I don't frequent these forums much so just email me at vdhesi@hotmail.com .
They have approx. 4500 km's on them perfect condition
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