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im in the states and want to ship some stuff back(winch,Tyres,Beadlocks) does anyone have any contact or can help with getting these items back. i have inquired at the local UPS store and just for the Beadlock rings it was 508bucks! anyone?? cheers mitch

Might pay to try Schumacher Cargo Long Beach. (310) 513-6644 or DAS Auto Shippers .

Try this place. They are in melbourne and we use them to move all kinds of stuff around the world.

Allfreight International
Unit 6, 8-10 Lindaway Place
Tullamarine Vic 3043
(03) 9338 7622

Jimmy

siklux wrote:im in the states and want to ship some stuff back(winch,Tyres,Beadlocks) does anyone have any contact or can help with getting these items back. i have inquired at the local UPS store and just for the Beadlock rings it was 508bucks! anyone?? cheers mitch

Big tyres? Winch weighs a lot too I'll bet. I wouldn't have thought 500 was too bad for US to AUS given the weight and size of those items

-Mick- wrote:

siklux wrote:im in the states and want to ship some stuff back(winch,Tyres,Beadlocks) does anyone have any contact or can help with getting these items back. i have inquired at the local UPS store and just for the Beadlock rings it was 508bucks! anyone?? cheers mitch

Big tyres? Winch weighs a lot too I'll bet. I wouldn't have thought 500 was too bad for US to AUS given the weight and size of those items

i think he means 500 just for the beadlock rings, not winch and tyres

siklux if you get a good deal let me know as i'd like to bring some tyres too, and if it works out cheaper i'll share in the shipment cost.

-Mick- wrote:

siklux wrote:im in the states and want to ship some stuff back(winch,Tyres,Beadlocks) does anyone have any contact or can help with getting these items back. i have inquired at the local UPS store and just for the Beadlock rings it was 508bucks! anyone?? cheers mitch

Big tyres? Winch weighs a lot too I'll bet. I wouldn't have thought 500 was too bad for US to AUS given the weight and size of those items

the $500 was just for the beadlock rings I'm assumeing that's US $ too...

hehe I didn't read it properly did I.... fark that for a joke!!! That would be a fairish price for the lot

If you want to bring them in cheap, sea freight is the way to go although it will take approx. 4 weeks to get here, try a forwarder called Leman's, they are our agent in the US ( i work for a freight forwarder/ customs brokers).
If this gear is made in the US make sure you get a US fta certificate as not all US goods get automatic free trade agreement duty free status, you have to ask for it.

just to add to the fta thing, customs website says anything under aud$1000 wont attract sales/import duty, which is good to know.. it might make the difference between buying eg: transfer gears, locally or overseas..

thanks guys for all your input. yes 500USD just for bearlock RINGS! they do weigh 60lbs thought. I am able to get the 37 boggers for 225USD each which converts back to approx 300AUS. also brand new high mounts for 1100USD. cheers mitch

One thing you have to watch out for with tyres is the fumigation, unless you have a letter from the manufacturer stating that the tyres have never been in the weather and are "BUG" free they and everything else in the container has to be fumigated, so not many people are keen to put tyres into a container unless it has to be done already.

Loanrangie wrote:If you want to bring them in cheap, sea freight is the way to go although it will take approx. 4 weeks to get here, try a forwarder called Leman's, they are our agent in the US ( i work for a freight forwarder/ customs brokers).
If this gear is made in the US make sure you get a US fta certificate as not all US goods get automatic free trade agreement duty free status, you have to ask for it.

I 've got no experence with sea freight is there much in the way of charges once it arrives ? Is it anything like air when they seem to add a new charge every week

dont use UPS, use USPS, they are totally different and USPS is alot cheaper.

USPS

wont take anything nearly as heavy as a tyre let alone a whole set.

and they wont take a winch either. I tried

Did you ring allfreight yet?

We use them at work for packages as small as 100kg to 20 tonne

Jimmy

Try our local freight broker in nsw

http://www.jjlawson.com.au/index.html

we use dhl at work. sea freight is 4weeks (give or take) to usa.

if buying tyres, i doubt you would save _that_ much over buying locally, once you factor in duty (coz 4 tyres will be well over AUD$1000), exchange rate, freight.

also consider the fact that you cant take your brand new buggered tyre back to the guy you bought it off and yell and scream at him.. even worse, how would you feel if they sent you 16's (for example) instead of 15's? then youre waiting another 8weeks (4weeks each way min.) for the right tyres.