duty on US tires?

[webbz47]

I am looking at buying some Toyo M/T or Cooper STT M/T tires from the US and would like to find out if I'll have to pay duty on them. They are going to be shipped free to Oroville, US where I will pickup and bring back to Canada. From what I understand if the tires are made in the US there should be no duty applicable, both Toyo & Cooper have manufacturing plants in the US.

The pricing is 1/3 less than cdn along with free shipping within the US.
Home - Discount Tire Direct

 

[kzj78]

This is the only thing I could find:

Buying winter tires in U.S. presents slippery questions

I just drove over, had my Geolandar's installed, dirtied them up a bit, did some shopping and came back home. Nobody the wiser!

May not be an option for you but at least all you have to pay is the taxes according to the above article.

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Tire pricing in Canada usually includes mounting and balancing - if you call for a quote, the mount and balance is usually included.

~John

 

[Dieseler]

May not be paying duty on them but you will be paying HST

 

[webbz47]

Paying tax on your purchase is a given whether here or at the border. How does the border know which tire manufacturers are NA and which are foreign? ...is there a list?, do you have to have documentation that proves your tires are made in NA?

Either way another 7% for duty is $14 US a tire more which is still worth it to me seeing I'm saving $100 per tire. Some of the online tire deals do include mounting & balancing but future service would be non-existant unless your willing to drive back down there.

 

[semlin]

the oroville border is being sticky about duty lately. they can look on the tire to see where it was made. made in japan has a 6.1% duty.

i would get the tires shipped to a dealer in omak and installed and go camp in winthrop or something so you can claim the $400 exemption.

also, if you do bring them back, make sure you have a quote in canada to mount and balance them so that it makes sense. tire shops do not like installing new tires bought elsewhere and will usually refuse any warranty on the install even for not balancing properly etc...

 

[crushers]

hummm,
smuggling

yummy, CRIMINAL offense, nasty if they want to set an example of you.

pay the tax and quit being such a tightwad.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Let me see if I have this straight. If someone like "Crushers" were to drive into the States ( yes even he would be welcome) and while he was here had say 4 flats (severe). If he bought 4 replacement tires to get him home he would then have to pay Canadian taxes?
........1978HJ45

 

[crushers]

of course, the is no tax exemption for break downs...
"did you purchase ANYTHING in the States?"
no sir i did not.
"those like like pretty new tires there kid"
these old things?
"pull in over there and shut your vehicle down"
<s***>

customs has no sense of heehaw, they have a sense of "duty" to the government...

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Darn....and I thought we were the country that invented taxing everything including motherhood. .......1978HJ45

 

[crushers]

Canada is one of the few countries that has tax on taxes... seriously.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Not to kidnap the thread but something came up today that I could use some input on. I have often read that increasing tire height can result in higher road speeds however my tire guy told me today that is actually incorrect. He told me that with all things equal ( same horsepower) that increasing tire height which is almost always associated with greater width would actually cost me top end speed.
He went on to say that a tall/skinny tire ( 32"x8.5") would increase speed where a tall/not so skinny tire (32"x10.8") would actually "eat up" my horsepower and cost me speed. I unfortunately am somewhat limited in tire choice because of 15" rims.
Any thoughts on this? .......................1978HJ45

 

[Hulsty]

I would agree with that, the skinny tire would have less mass and rolling resistance, sapping less power from the drive line.

 

[crushers]

it is a fixed equation ... nicknamed a "rubber O/D"
it does increase your speed so watch your speed when driving with taller rubber, your speedo will be out.
a wider tire does increase load on the engine which can sap your power but the speed is still changed with the taller rubber, your tire boy is partially correct.

you have 16" rims so you can get a tall skinny that will fit your truck. you can go up to 34" tall skinny with no lift on a LJ series.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Thanks for the information............................1978HJ45