Personally importing tyres

Personally importing tyres

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Onetrackmind

Original Poster:

813 posts

212 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Hi all,

Has anyone had any experience with personally importing tyres?

I've found the tyres I need at tyreleader.co.uk at a price that is way less than anyone here can or tirerack.com can get even close to. Even if I have to pay a few hundred quid to import them I'd still be quids in by some way.

Any advice would be appreciated. I'm not in a huge rush so even sea freight is an option. Anyone know if it is possible to bring them through customs etc?

Thanks,

Matt

S5V8

3,230 posts

145 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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I bought tyres from tyreleader and they were delivered within 48 hours for free from Germany, nothing to pay.

Onetrackmind

Original Poster:

813 posts

212 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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S5V8 said:
I bought tyres from tyreleader and they were delivered within 48 hours for free from Germany, nothing to pay.
Was that to the UK?

S5V8

3,230 posts

145 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Yep, just bought them as normal and they turned up , simples.

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
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interested in this as i am having no luck with tirerack customer service for a shipping quote.


steano

70 posts

190 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
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I read somewhere tirerack were no longer doing international shipping , hard to believe but worth asking ....

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
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i read that for australia but i think that was down to local competition law. made in australia by australians for australians bks.

in any case they don't answer my emails even though it says email for international shipping quote.

tyre leader don't do my tyres though, balls.

Onetrackmind

Original Poster:

813 posts

212 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
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Your best bet is to access tirerack from a laptop rather than tablet and wait for the 'live chat' thingy to become available. Once speaking to someone there ask them about shipping out here. I was quoted $350 for 4x18" tyres.

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Monday 23rd March 2015
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anyone had any luck? pneus online won't deliver outside europe. just sent a begging letter to tyre leader. tire rack are still ignoring me.

annoying as elise parts have them and will deliver, but they're twice the price of the two suppliers listed above.

who is the yokohama importer for dubai?


Frankie Vaughn

113 posts

115 months

Monday 23rd March 2015
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shirt said:
anyone had any luck? pneus online won't deliver outside europe. just sent a begging letter to tyre leader. tire rack are still ignoring me.
Probably heard about you tyre purchasing payment history.

IanUAE

2,927 posts

163 months

Monday 23rd March 2015
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shirt said:
anyone had any luck? pneus online won't deliver outside europe. just sent a begging letter to tyre leader. tire rack are still ignoring me.

annoying as elise parts have them and will deliver, but they're twice the price of the two suppliers listed above.

who is the yokohama importer for dubai?
Juma Al Majid Est Tyres
Phone +971-4-2662199
info@al-majid.com

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Monday 23rd March 2015
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Frankie Vaughn said:
shirt said:
anyone had any luck? pneus online won't deliver outside europe. just sent a begging letter to tyre leader. tire rack are still ignoring me.
Probably heard about you tyre purchasing payment history.
ooooooOOOOOOOOooooooooh! hehe

have you not seen the norn-oirish yet? he said he'd sort you out.


shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Friday 3rd April 2015
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OP did you get any further with this?

finally got a quote from tire rack. $280 shipping bringing my total to $815 or a shade under AED3000. can't see that being bettered locally, just waiting on a response from MSW before i go ahead.

Onetrackmind

Original Poster:

813 posts

212 months

Friday 3rd April 2015
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shirt said:
OP did you get any further with this?

finally got a quote from tire rack. $280 shipping bringing my total to $815 or a shade under AED3000. can't see that being bettered locally, just waiting on a response from MSW before i go ahead.
No, didn't get anywhere. Seems tirerack have a special rate set up with FedEx which makes them much cheaper than any other option.

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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well msw can't supply and the yoko dealer also don't have them. RRP is almost £700 so still a sizeable saving, i've just placed my order with tire rack, lets see how long they take to arrive.

if you need a quote just email ben@tirerack.com, he's been very helpful especially as they have to verify card details for all overseas orders.

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Sunday 12th April 2015
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tyres arrived this morning, pretty good going.