Sweetgrass Montana Parts Pick Up.
11-06-2011, 10:18 AM
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Interesting point. Do we have to pay GST on used goods at the border?
Thinking back, I've only brought 1 used item back through the Sweetgrass border. I just added that value to my total, paid GST on it & never even thought about it.
As I stated earlier, I have never been questioned nor scrutinized on my receipts or anything like that. I have never volunteered the fact I was bringing goods back for a friend.
But that info was clearly on my paperwork if the guy went closely through it.
Tate is correct. Officially you have to pay duty on anything made outside the U.S., Canada or Mexico. For example, those Chinese aftermarket wheels.
The duty is 4-6% depending on which country of origin.
My very 1st trip to Sweetgrass I had some off shore RV stuff & Nokian winter tires made in Finland. I volunteered all that information & had to pay duty on it, plus GST.
For all my subsequent trips, I just state, "All automotive goods from the US for personal use" which is true. That's all the info I volunteer & I have never got questioned nor paid duties since.
I would never lie to those guys but I volunteer the least amount of information possible.
11-09-2011, 11:32 AM
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Seems everyone has different expereince at the border...Been thinking later of order rims from the US..but I'm getting some crazy prices for shipping to the border...Its going to get worse with diesels prices going up..
11-09-2011, 01:40 PM
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I brought 2 set of rims over with my last time plus 5 37" toyos. there was very liitle if nothing at all on the rims. I just had to pay somthing on the tires I think. they were used though, not new.
11-09-2011, 04:12 PM
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---Should not be much more for you Dave as these were sent though FED-EX.
11-09-2011, 04:50 PM
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Those are nice....Thanks for the pricing...Now I know what I should pay for shipping on average...Prices on shipping 4 rims from different vendors where coming in between $200 and $400...
Looking at Crazy eightz rims or American racing D8...
Looking at Crazy eightz rims or American racing D8...
11-18-2011, 12:43 PM
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Well it looks like I have to go the state side for parts for my TA...Need weather stripping for the 77 with Hurst Hatch t-tops...Calgary company here,I know for sure orders it from Year One..Year Ones price $400US....The great Alberta price $600...Need headliner material...$24US a yard...Great Alberta...$120 for some sort of stupid kit..And the guy couldn't explain what was in the kit..
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03-10-2012, 05:34 PM
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Hmmm....unless things are going up in the US or the Canadian vendors are finally getting it...
Decided to price out some Toyo HT tires for my truck..And also a US price...There was only a $153 saving getting the tires from the US (to sweetgrass post office)...That $153 savings doesn't include the mounting and balancing that is included free here plus not counting the dayoff work,cost of fuel and the 6 hour round trip drive..
Decided to price out some Toyo HT tires for my truck..And also a US price...There was only a $153 saving getting the tires from the US (to sweetgrass post office)...That $153 savings doesn't include the mounting and balancing that is included free here plus not counting the dayoff work,cost of fuel and the 6 hour round trip drive..
03-11-2012, 08:51 AM
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03-11-2012, 11:22 AM
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Hmmm....unless things are going up in the US or the Canadian vendors are finally getting it...
Decided to price out some Toyo HT tires for my truck..And also a US price...There was only a $153 saving getting the tires from the US (to sweetgrass post office)...That $153 savings doesn't include the mounting and balancing that is included free here plus not counting the dayoff work,cost of fuel and the 6 hour round trip drive..
Decided to price out some Toyo HT tires for my truck..And also a US price...There was only a $153 saving getting the tires from the US (to sweetgrass post office)...That $153 savings doesn't include the mounting and balancing that is included free here plus not counting the dayoff work,cost of fuel and the 6 hour round trip drive..
.DW