Looking for advice/help with a freight shipment to Victoria

[MistyGoat]

I'm in the process of getting a new terrain tamer suspension kit sent to me in Victoria, the shipping logistics is the last detail I need to sort out. I've never shipped/received a large/heavy shipment before and the quote I got only covers the pallet delivered to a freight forwarder in Blaine.
How do you all get bulky shipments delivered to the Island? Is there a depot or something I can contact? Any advice or help with this would be super appreciated
Cheers!

 

[cruiserpilot]

I'm in the process of getting a new terrain tamer suspension kit sent to me in Victoria, the shipping logistics is the last detail I need to sort out. I've never shipped/received a large/heavy shipment before and the quote I got only covers the pallet delivered to a freight forwarder in Blaine.
How do you all get bulky shipments delivered to the Island? Is there a depot or something I can contact? Any advice or help with this would be super appreciated
Cheers!

Right at Victoria Airport there is Seawings International.

Seawings Express International - Canada Customs Bonded Carrier YYJ

Seawings Express is a Canada Customs Bonded Carrier offering freight forwarding & cross-border shipping with fast daily service from Blaine to Victoria, BC.

www.seawings.ca

Phone them and sort it out. They are super reliable. Charge 75 cents or so per pound to bring directly from Blaine.
Been doing it for years so it's not new or unreliable. Totally reliable. They will explain what you need to do. They bring it
over. You drive to airport. They give you bill and receipt, then you walk over to the main terminal. Walk past all the check in area
past the restaurant and there is Canada Customs there. Take your paper work in, they charge taxes and duties if any and you walk
back with proof of payment and then Seawings gives you the stuff. Easy. Been doing it for years.

 

[MistyGoat]

Right at Victoria Airport there is Seawings International.

Seawings Express International - Canada Customs Bonded Carrier YYJ

Seawings Express is a Canada Customs Bonded Carrier offering freight forwarding & cross-border shipping with fast daily service from Blaine to Victoria, BC.

www.seawings.ca

Phone them and sort it out. They are super reliable. Charge 75 cents or so per pound to bring directly from Blaine.
Been doing it for years so it's not new or unreliable. Totally reliable. They will explain what you need to do. They bring it
over. You drive to airport. They give you bill and receipt, then you walk over to the main terminal. Walk past all the check in area
past the restaurant and there is Canada Customs there. Take your paper work in, they charge taxes and duties if any and you walk
back with proof of payment and then Seawings gives you the stuff. Easy. Been doing it for years.

Thanks Cruiserpilot, just what I was looking for!

 

[Diesel Cruiserman]

Things have changed quite a bit since the tariffs started, new type of taxation not sure how much? I have not imported through sea wings since a few years ago, let us know if any new charges are being levied.

 

[MistyGoat]

Things have changed quite a bit since the tariffs started, new type of taxation not sure how much? I have not imported through sea wings since a few years ago, let us know if any new charges are being levied.

I had a great experience with them, this was my first time importing something this heavy but I thought the extra expenses were reasonable,
Since it was an Australian product (THANK GOD) there were no tariff fees to pay - even though distributed through the USA. Just regular BC taxes.
Seawings just charged me their flat rate pallet fee which I believe was $150 at most but I haven't found the receipt yet..
For the new suspension I did in fact order some extendo shackles from MAF and with that there were for sure tariffs which I am kind of regretting... anyways, super pleased with the result

 

[Toshi38]

I had a great experience with them, this was my first time importing something this heavy but I thought the extra expenses were reasonable,
Since it was an Australian product (THANK GOD) there were no tariff fees to pay - even though distributed through the USA. Just regular BC taxes.
Seawings just charged me their flat rate pallet fee which I believe was $150 at most but I haven't found the receipt yet..
For the new suspension I did in fact order some extendo shackles from MAF and with that there were for sure tariffs which I am kind of regretting... anyways, super pleased with the result
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Are they the new parabolic springs?

 

[MistyGoat]

Are they the new parabolic springs?

Yeah they're the new parabolics! I also installed 5.8" shackles and ended up getting cheap and longer BDS shocks to make up for the extra altitude

 

[Toshi38]

Cool, excited to hear how they ride, I'm tempted to buy a set for my 75

 

[Rigpig]

Nice truck. Not even wearing the mandatory safety flip-flops-hardcore!

 

[seapotato]

Nice truck. Not even wearing the mandatory safety flip-flops-hardcore!

I'm doing my knuckles in the regulation Island safety boots.

I feel like such a pussy