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by **JamesM** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:39 pm

hi
im looking at getting some rims from japan. does anyone know frieght costs and who i can talk to about getting them shipped over? (a friend will pick them up from the factory in japan)

cheers

James

by **Adydas** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:54 pm

ring a freight company and get a quote

by **TRD001** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:10 pm

looking at around $240 from japan via sea and around 6-7 weeks wait time. Or you could pay through the roof and go air frieght, which might change your mind.

by **JamesM** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:38 pm

cheers TRD001

by **tatsumaki** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:47 pm

Yep, surface is your best option if you can wait.

Paul.

by **JamesM** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:52 pm

ye thats fine.
i was just curious wether it was going to be 500$ or 1500$ .. makign the wheels very expense if it was in the 1500 range..
i will get my friend to orgainse it from the japan end in terms of contacting a frieght company.. i would expect it will be a nightmare for me to try and get a frieght company in new zealand to try and pick something up from japan.

by **RunningRich** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:56 am

What is the Japanese cost of the wheels, as when I looked into this JP prices were horrific, NZ$1000 per wheel for a typical 17? I ended up importing my Italian made 17's from the US (tirerack.com) via some friends. Ended up costing less than $500 per wheel.

Wheel selection in NZ for GT-Fours is crap. Every bastard wants to sell you skinny 17 x 7's.

by **JamesM** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:28 am

for the wheels i want it is goign to be around 650$ per wheel.
then add shipping and then customs duty on that..
so is goign to be like 3grand to 3 and half i think..

by **TRD001** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:52 pm

try Hong Kong.

Should you need help I have a contact there, She might be able to help.
So PM me.

by **gurutasker** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:18 pm

Duty and GST suck ass, and aren't usually included in your quote from the freight company, but they sho9uld have a tarriff on them and you can ask what the duty is on importing mags.

by **LEV_101** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:36 pm

YUP GST sucks like hell . . . its about 45% (gst + some other crap) . . . so its not really worth getting some wheels from japan

by **fangsport** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:35 pm

if they are new and under 18", there will be an extra tariff as up to (and including) 17" are made in NZ.

by **JamesM** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:36 pm

ok that sucks..
any idea how much? i have sorted shipping whihc wont be much.. but these extra costs sound not so great.
i guess there wont be much way to get round the costs eh?

by **fangsport** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:59 pm

ae-86_lad wrote:ok that sucks..
any idea how much? i have sorted shipping whihc wont be much.. but these extra costs sound not so great.
i guess there wont be much way to get round the costs eh?

it would go on the declared value of the wheels , i guess.

sounds like these wheels you're getting are a "gotta have" item, Eh?

by **JamesM** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:01 pm

haha yea pretty much. and the size i want have never even heard of being in NZ..
so the value of each wheel is around 700$NZ

by **fangsport** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:08 pm

ae-86_lad wrote:haha yea pretty much. and the size i want have never even heard of being in NZ..
so the value of each wheel is around 700$NZ

have a chat with customs, tell them they are s/hand!!!

by **gurutasker** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:14 pm

fangsport wrote:have a chat with customs, tell them they are s/hand!!!

Or talk to a customs broker, sometimes you get nice ones.

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