no duties are paid on tires. he said Niagara region so time/fuel aren't likely real issues.
Yes
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His advice is certainly more valuable than the misinformation you offered.
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Duty on tires/rims.. swing and a miss...
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No?
You're not the first person who didn't fully read the OP's post before offering incorrect advice... and you won't be the last.
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nah, I just read what he posted. and I also corrected the incorrect info you posted, they likely helped as well.
Hmmm a lot of chatter from the usual suspects. Now lets get to some
FACTS...
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=587d4d3d-fb1c-4645-902c-381d36ebf251
[h=1]Buying winter tires in U.S. presents slippery questions[/h]
[h=2]Tempted to buy your tires in the United States? The prices are lower in many cases but there are legalities to be observed.[/h]
By The Gazette (Montreal)September 25, 2008
Tempted to buy your tires in the United States? The prices are lower in many cases but there are legalities to be observed.
And where the tires you buy were made makes a big difference.
For purposes of comparison, we looked at new winter tires for a 2000 Nissan Maxima, a sedan.
Sears Automotive on Dorset St. in Burlington, Vt., quoted $99 U.S. apiece for Michelin X-Ice winter tires.
Installation is extra, said Sears employee Joe Warner.
"About 25 per cent of our customers are Canadians because the prices there are so high," Warner said.
Merson Automotive on St. Jacques St. in Notre Dame de Grâce quotes the same tires at $166.50 each, but that includes installation and balancing.
Now comes the tricky part: declaring your purchases at the border.
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, tires made in Canada, the United States or Mexico are duty-free. (The Michelins in our comparison are manufactured in Canada and the U.S., so there is no duty to be paid.) Federal and provincial sales taxes, however, must be paid on tires bought in the U.S.
Duty must be paid on tires from other countries such as Japan or Chile.
Customs duties vary with the goods you are buying and the country of origin, but expect to pay at least seven per cent.
If you take a day trip to the United States and buy four tires with a total bill of $400, you would spend about $28 in duty plus both taxes upon declaring your purchase.
Failure to declare purchases can lead to the seizing of merchandise and fines, according to the website of the Canadian Border Services Agency (cbsa.gc.ca).
You must spend
24 hours in the United States to earn a goods
exemption of $50. To qualify for a goods
exemption of $400, you must be out of the country for
48 hours. Seven days and you can bring back $750 worth of goods.
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So lets see what we have here. These are the tires i was currently looking for so i'll use that size for example.
Heres a screen shot of tirerack.com, tires are 205/55/16
$730 USD, delivered to your door. Add in instalation.
I guess this is where you guys will argue that you'll drive to picke em up, get them installed there and not declare them and save the taxes and shipping?? hahahah
And heres the two places locally i called.
Brampton Tire World
9 Melanie Dr Brampton, ON L6T 4K8
(905) 791-9442
$670 all in, installed on your car.
Tires23
5391 Ambler Drive Unit 2, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1H1
(905) 602-8881
$650 all in, installed on your car.
