Secrets to buying parts/items outside Canada - Toyota Yaris Forums

uncleyaris · 04-20-2009, 10:58 PM

Let us share our wealth of info to help other Canadians into saving Money!!!!!!

Doc Zaius · 04-21-2009, 08:34 AM

#3: for larger purchases, if you live near the border you can have the package shipped to a UPS Store on the U.S. side where they'll hold it for $5/package. Then you can cross the border and pick it up yourself. Allows you to buy stuff from vendors who only ship to the U.S., saves any and all brokerage fees (not taxes though), and you can declare it worth less if you're feeling ballsy. For Ottawa... ship to Ogdensburg.

jambo101 · 04-21-2009, 02:43 PM

Have the product installed in the states,then dont say anything when crossing the border.

IllusionX · 04-21-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jambo101

Have the product installed in the states,then dont say anything when crossing the border.

damn, someone knows my secret. hihihihihihi.

uncleyaris · 04-21-2009, 05:15 PM

Share the love guys!!, If you buy private have a smaller value on the item placed on it to decrease duties!! I knew this was a good thread.

thebarber · 04-21-2009, 06:59 PM

SHIP USPS from the US!

marcus · 04-21-2009, 07:07 PM

carefull with installation.. i was told that the border weight ur car b4 u go in i guess thats what that platform is for and if you come back with extra load they will sniff sniff...

then again im taking about big weight difference..

MUSKOKA800 · 04-29-2009, 08:25 AM

My TRD goodies (exhaust, swaybar, shocks, springs) came via USPS from Conecelli Toyota. Canada Post never even charged me for the usual $5 brokerage and no duties or taxes, and delivered it all to my home.
Perfect!!!

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...subcat2=101278

uncleyaris · 04-29-2009, 09:59 PM

Great tip Pete, how was your trip?

MUSKOKA800 · 04-30-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by uncleyaris

Great tip Pete, how was your trip?

Long but good. The Yaris purred the whole way. A bit of a handful around the Windy City though. Can't imagine how it would have been tossed around without the anti-swaybar doing it's thing.
I must say it was nice to drive some roads with speed limits set for the non-retarded.
75 mph limit through North Dakota. The Yaris just humms along a 85 mph with the cruise control locked on for hours at a time. Even say 65 mph limits on two lane roads.

That said my Yaris must have been a bit of a freak in the mid-west. Only saw 2 yaris the whole 5620 km trip. One on the 402 in SW ontario and other at a fuel stop in Flint MI. Other than Camry's not many Toyota's in the mid-west, or Saskatewan either. 99% domestic dinasaurs.

thebarber · 04-30-2009, 03:14 PM

holy OT, guys....

just ship USPS, youll get bum raped if you use ups or fedex cross-border

uncleyaris · 04-30-2009, 08:28 PM

You can always do local GB's like I did for the TRD sway Bar's. You can get some good local deals if you buy in bulk. We got them cheaper than from Sparks, even with exchange!!

uncleyaris · 04-30-2009, 08:28 PM

I think all were satisfied?

04-20-2009, 10:58 PM	#1
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	Secrets to buying parts/items outside Canada Let us share our wealth of info to help other Canadians into saving Money!!!!!!

04-21-2009, 08:34 AM	#2
Doc Zaius Lurker supreme! View User's Garage Drives: old and boosted! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Posts: 792	#3: for larger purchases, if you live near the border you can have the package shipped to a UPS Store on the U.S. side where they'll hold it for $5/package. Then you can cross the border and pick it up yourself. Allows you to buy stuff from vendors who only ship to the U.S., saves any and all brokerage fees (not taxes though), and you can declare it worth less if you're feeling ballsy. For Ottawa... ship to Ogdensburg. __________________ 2006 Red Blitzed RS 5-door

04-21-2009, 06:59 PM	#6
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	SHIP USPS from the US! __________________

04-29-2009, 08:25 AM	#8
MUSKOKA800 Drives: '08 Yaris Sedan, Aero Package Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,720	My TRD goodies (exhaust, swaybar, shocks, springs) came via USPS from Conecelli Toyota. Canada Post never even charged me for the usual $5 brokerage and no duties or taxes, and delivered it all to my home. Perfect!!! http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...subcat2=101278 __________________ TRD Upgrades: 18" Wheels wrapped in 215/35/18 PZero's, Sportivo Shocks/Struts, Lowering Springs, Swaybar, Axle-Back Exhaust, Oil Cap, Rad Cap, Signage. Aftermarket Goodies: Piggies SS, K&N Drop-In, Blitz S/C, DC Header, NST Pulley) Toyota Options/Accessories: Sport Pedal Covers, Sport Shift Knob, Ipod Interface, Summer Mats, Winter Mats, Cruise Control, Auto-Dim Mirror, Echo steelies with winter boots.

04-30-2009, 03:14 PM	#11
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	holy OT, guys.... just ship USPS, youll get bum raped if you use ups or fedex cross-border __________________

04-21-2009, 02:43 PM	#3
jambo101 Drives: yaris 08 sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 1,286	Have the product installed in the states,then dont say anything when crossing the border.

04-21-2009, 05:15 PM	#5
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	Share the love guys!!, If you buy private have a smaller value on the item placed on it to decrease duties!! I knew this was a good thread.

04-21-2009, 07:07 PM	#7
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	carefull with installation.. i was told that the border weight ur car b4 u go in i guess thats what that platform is for and if you come back with extra load they will sniff sniff... then again im taking about big weight difference..

04-29-2009, 09:59 PM	#9
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	Great tip Pete, how was your trip?

04-30-2009, 08:28 PM	#12
uncleyaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,523	You can always do local GB's like I did for the TRD sway Bar's. You can get some good local deals if you buy in bulk. We got them cheaper than from Sparks, even with exchange!!

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