Need Shipping Help - BFG 35" Tyres - America

[MAHINDRACJ4A]

hey guys

looking at some, Mud King XT, LT 35 x 12.5R15, Radial tyres for $139US



need help with shipping as sumit racing said $739US for shipping only

so need some help with a cheaper alternative for shipping the 4 tyres from america to new zealand

the cost of 4 tyres only is $680.96 NZ Dollars
but have been quoted by sumit racing to send them $901.41 NZ Dollars which is more then the tyres value so need some help

[turoa]

the simple answer is to buy tyres from nz. It will work out cheaper.

[MAHINDRACJ4A]

same tyre here is about $450NZ Each

so was thinking about saving some money if i can get them shipped here cheaper

[JINX]

Did Summit say what courier company they used? eg. TNT, DHL, Fedex, UPS etc.... as that sounds like an airfreight price. If you get them sent LCL (less than a container load) via seafreight it should be less than what Summit are saying. Have you tried ringing any local importing brokers like Dean Freight or Schenkers or DHL Global Logistics etc... If your willing to wait a month for them then you'll save money on freight. Look under freight fowarders in the yellow pages and try them, price from Los Angeles to Auckland around US$130/M3, CABAF about US$20, then of course you have Port Charges Etc.....

[wopass]

the simple answer is to buy tyres from nz. It will work out cheaper.

what he said

same tyre here is about $450NZ Each

so was thinking about saving some money if i can get them shipped here cheape

dont get them then, they look very similar to a BFG.... get a tyre here like a creepy or MTR or kumho or something for half the price

[WACKO]

http://www.kiwishipping.co.nz/kiwi-shipping/welcome.asp

decent prices here.

[TJ]

For some odd reason I thought importing tyres was not allowed privately. Might have to re-check that.

[SupraLux]

You can import tyres, but they incur duties so as I understand it Customs will sting you once for the import duty, then again for GST, then you also have to pay a broker to do the paperwork... I'll put my hat in the ring with everyone else that says "buy local, its cheaper"

Steve

[Shane]

hey guys

looking at some, Mud King XT, LT 35 x 12.5R15, Radial tyres for $139US



need help with shipping as sumit racing said $739US for shipping only

so need some help with a cheaper alternative for shipping the 4 tyres from america to new zealand

the cost of 4 tyres only is $680.96 NZ Dollars
but have been quoted by sumit racing to send them $901.41 NZ Dollars which is more then the tyres value so need some help

looks like the old BFG from years back,no side wall protection lugs.
35' mtr can be had for $320-330 each which would be a better tyre and cheaper,even if you only payed $300us for freight plus import,gst tax's.problem with tyres is they are both large(vol wise)and heavy which is how freight is calculated.best way is to put in container with a mates car or something like that.

Shane

[MAHINDRACJ4A]

i dont need side wall lug protection or anything like that cause i need em for the road not for mud

[skid]

I see you're in Morrinsville.

You need to contact a couple of guys in the South Waikato 4wd club, either Graeme Kingstone or I think a guy named Bryce who is importing these tyres already.

there are a few of the trials guys running these now, so you may be able to pick up some used ones at a reasonable price seeing as how you only want them for the road.
must be a decent wagon if you're going to run a 35" road tyre