Info for Canadian buy from TireRack

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16x7 Sport Edition F6 Wheels: $300 US
205/55HR16 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 Tires: $428 US
Shipping $135.36 US
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Total: $863.36 US

By AMEX, Transaction Date's Exchange Rate + 2.5% (@1.2076) = $1042.64 CAD
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Exchange Rate for Custom (@ 1.7167) = $856.64 CAD (Wheels + Tires)
16% (GST+PST in Ontario - Don't know why they charge 1% more?) = $137.06CAD
Duty (6% - Wheels, 7% - non-US manufacture Tires) = $56.43 CAD
Brokerage Fee = $62.50 + 4.38 (GST) CAD
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Total = $260.37 CAD

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Total Canadian $ including everything = $1303.01 CAD

[robinli]

Good for you. How much time it took you to receive it?

I just order the same wheels from them yesterday. I specified them to use Fedex which I believe I can save around $10 on the brokerage fee. :bigpimp:

I order a set of Nokian RSIs from a tire place in North York. It is $165 + gst/pst installed. So, total will come at around C$1315.

Can you tell me exactly how big in diameter is the Sport Edition centre cap? Somebody said that it is 54 cm. There is a genuine BMW centre wheel cap sticker that you can buy which is 58 cm. I wonder it will fit there. Another option is 45 cm - which may be too small or maye ok. I know the part number of the stickers and you can get it from the dealer or ebay.

Thanks,

[ic]

I ordered on Oct 20 (Thursday) and got it on Oct 25 (Tuesday).

I thought of using FedEx, but I just use the default eventually.

The center cap is 54 cm. Look like both size of wheel caps that you mention won't fit.

I check with 4 tire shops with wheels + same tires and TireRack still $182 cheaper. And I can find a store to put the winter tires on with $32 or $0 if I do it by myself.

[santiago]

You can easily save on the brokerage fee if you clear customs on your own. I have done it for several UPS shipments and here is what I do:

As soon as you have the tracking number call UPS and tell them that you do NOT authorize them to clear customs for you
UPS will then contact you to tell you when the package has arrived at their depot. Here in Montreal the UPS depot is in Lachine right at the intersection of the 20 and 13.
Get yourself to the depot's customer service desk and tell them that you got a call telling you that the customs papers are ready. They will hand them to you and also hand you a map showing you how to get to the Canada Customs office. Here in Montreal the Canada Customs office is right by Trudeau airport and is no more than a 15 minute drive from the UPS depot.
With the customs papers find your way to the Canada Customs office. Hand over the papers, they will calculate the duties and taxes owed. You will immediately pay those fees. They will stamp the paper stating that the shipment has cleared customs.
Go back to the UPS depot and hand over the stamped paper. They will then hand you the package.
Congratulations, you've just avoided the brokerage fee.


Here in Montreal it takes about an hour to do all this and that includes the drive to and from work.

[robinli]

I recieved the Sport Edition F6 from Tirerack. Very quick - 1 week from Indiana to Toronto. I requested to use Fedex instead of UPS. Unlike UPS, Fedex did not ask for duty, tax and brokerage fee. I was told I will receive the bill by mail. So, I don't know how much it cost but I think it will be less than UPS

I took off the center cap. It was a piece of metal cap (the logo) glued to a plastic cap holder. I peeled off the metal cap by force and then stick the OEM BMW 45 mm wheel sticker to the plastic. It fitted quite well. BMW Part# 36 13 1 181 082 (45mm in Diameter).

[ic]

I recieved the Sport Edition F6 from Tirerack. Very quick - 1 week from Indiana to Toronto. I requested to use Fedex instead of UPS. Unlike UPS, Fedex did not ask for duty, tax and brokerage fee. I was told I will receive the bill by mail. So, I don't know how much it cost but I think it will be less than UPS

I took off the center cap. It was a piece of metal cap (the logo) glued to a plastic cap holder. I peeled off the metal cap by force and then stick the OEM BMW 45 mm wheel sticker to the plastic. It fitted quite well. BMW Part# 36 13 1 181 082 (45mm in Diameter).
Could you keep us post when you get the mail from FedEx? Thanks.

[robinli]

I got the Fedex invoice.

Duty is 6%
GST/PST is 15%

Brokeage Fee is 42.25 + 2.96 gst
Disbursement Fees is 5.75 + 0.4 gst

[robinli]

Winter tire mounted.
Sport Edition F6 16"
Nokian RSi 205/55/R16

The other pic shows my OE wheels and tires - BMW 159 Bridgestone RFT All-seasons.