Originally Posted by q0192837465 (Post 6698187)

mount it down there, drive ur gf for some shopping & do some burnouts. The tires will look old. Try to go when it rains, it'll be more difficult for border guards to guage ur threads

Originally Posted by godwin (Post 6698189)

Honestly just stay over a few nights.. especially in Or.. consider the hotel bill as your tax.

Most border guards don't care if your tires are a few bucks over the limit.

Doing burnouts on your new tires is just stupid.

Originally Posted by Kalize (Post 6698768)

I got NEW 17" wheels and Dunlop winter tires and center caps and lugs and mounted and balanced shipped to point roberts from tire rack for $1100
paid the GST and PST and mounted the wheels myself.
was well worth it. :haha:

Originally Posted by NNT (Post 6697024)

How about this, for anything you bring across boarder, you need to pay GST/PST plus duty if it is not made in the NA. (I was looking to get a mountain bike, $1000 to buy in canada and 700 US to ship to Point robert, but duty on bike are 30% so I pretty much axed the idea) for for the person who didnt get charge duty is just luck, there're no way to guarantee you wont get charge.

Originally Posted by syee (Post 6697949)

I use Security Mail Services in Blaine. I like them because they're open on weekends till 2PM. It's the only time I can really go.

They charge $2.50 a package and $10 one time registration for general delivery. I also have a mailbox there (about $8/month) so it's $2 a package and anything via USPS is free.

The best thing with having a mailbox is that they offer a "drop box" service where they'll put your stuff in a larger lock box and you can get to it at any time (they have a 24 hour access code for the door so you can get your stuff even if it's closed) They charge an additional $4 for that option but at least you're not stuck with going during opening hours.

Only thing that sucks about Blaine is the border wait. (I would highly recommend Nexus and even then, it's sometimes a good 20-30 min wait)

As for OP's question, like others have said, no brokerage fee and no tire levy to be paid. Duty might need to be paid depending on where your tires are made.

I've had tires (from Tirerack) shipped to the mailbox and they'll just tape the tires in pairs and tape a label onto it.

Originally Posted by kayceeee (Post 6698779)

so u brought it back to vancouver n mount them yourself right?

how did the package come from TR and did u declare it when u crossed the border?

cuz im planning to do the same thing pretty soon

Originally Posted by Kalize (Post 6700550)

The tires were mounted to the wheels; the wheels were covered by cardboard...then 8 straps held it in place. 4 seperate labels with 4 different tracking numbers; bill of sale emailed to me as well as being taped to one of the wheels. bolts were included...taped to the inside of one of the wheels. tires i can see...wheels were covered and protected...had to take the packaging apart.
threw them in the back of my car and drove to the border.
I did declare it at the border..not gonna mess around with them...

Originally Posted by kayceeee (Post 6700663)

so basically it comes rim+tire and in 4 separate boxes?

Originally Posted by kayceeee (Post 6700663)

so basically it comes rim+tire and in 4 separate boxes?

and how much did the border guys tax u?

Originally Posted by alex.w *// (Post 6701608)

the letter carrier in pt roberts stash all the tires in the parking lot. I don't know if thats good or bad, but anyone can just grab them. and when it rains, its not covered, so your tires will have puddles of water inside them.

Originally Posted by mmmk (Post 6701169)

i went 2 weeks ago to grab $800 worth of stuff...they charged me gst and pst

i went again last week to grab $300 worth of stuff...they charged me nothing, the customs officer just told me to carry on. sweet!