Ordering rims though Japan???

Has anyone ever order there rim straight from Japan and had porblems with US customs when it got here.. 
 
My wheels are being held at customs sence monday.. I get a letter today that they need an invoice in which is prob attached to the box. It also ask what is the rims for?? Not imported for resale and stuff like that. 
 
Does anyone here know the process or had this same problem before.. 
 
this is just like there teasing me when my wheels are so close to beingin my hands..
 
ORdering from Japan are a Pain.. but worth it!
 
 
[B][COLOR=red]edited.. hope this helps anyone ordering rims through a forigen country.. [/COLOR][/B]
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[B][COLOR=red]just talked to an US customs Agent.. she was very helpful[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR=red]any time you send items from a forign country items a subjuct to search.[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR=red]Invoice or bill of sale must be attached to item.[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR=red]Certain items like new cloths Car parts wheels are subjuct to duty chrages.. wheels are 2.5% of value and 5.00 surcharge. Toys dont have a duty. IF parts dont cost much they sometimes just let it go if the invocie or bill of sale is on it.. IF it is a gift make sure it states what the value is.[/COLOR][/B]

How can you say that its worth it if you havent even gotten them yet and are complaining about the process??? lol hope you get them soon

Contact our VSC vendor 'jdmpalace'. Good luck

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.......eh, is that considered a 'word'? :shrug:

I know its here! but Customs Red flaged it I guess just got to clear up the issue. 

IT's worth it becuase i didnt see anyone with these wheels yet.

Jdmpalace or myself cant help you........ who ever got you the wheels needs to give you a copy of the invoice / bill of sale. Your wheels are at a warehouse not really at customs for them to give you a copy.
 
The last time I heard about customs in Hwaii they are WAAAAAAAAY more of a pain then in L.A or San Fran.
 
Depending how the wheels are shipped to Hawaii thats another way customs will mess with you. If its shipped by Japan Postal by sea or air no problems. You might have saved a buck on the wheels but sometimes saving money with the extra headaches is NOT worth it.
 
GOOD LUCK hope you get them soon.
 
Robert

The customs in Maui took some time and had some specific steps which I forgot. You have to pay a fee and you had to setup a specific time and appointment. You bring your receipt and they grill you with questions. You pretty much claim it personal and not for resale. After that you hope that the wheels are still in good condition, in my case they only opened a couple of boxes. To me it was worth it... most of the other Japan stuff like Robert said went through to my home with no hassles, probably due to really good packing by the senders.

You need to provide the following:

Air bill.
Original invoice with product discription and price. 
Address of company  with telephone number where the wheels were manufactured. 

If you have no clue, you could also contact a broker they can help you get your items out without you having to go to the customs office and meet with an agent. But you still need to know what shipping company it went through.

thanks for the help guys.. 
 
my broker emailed me a copy of the invoice.. I hope thats good enough for them. 
 
it was shipped VIA EMS.. and i guess wheni track it that reg postal air. USPS 
 
I guess Hawaii has way more items and stuffs comming in that why they are more strict. I sell Toys thati get from Japan and China i never had gotten reg flagged like this before. and when i order these toys its cases thats comming in all at once..
 
Dont know why they choose my wheels to pick on..

They just wanted to see some VIP wheels and were hoping no one claimed them so they could  snag your wheels..:pat: :giggity:

[quote=eight08customs]it was shipped VIA EMS.. and i guess when i track it that reg postal air. USPS [/quote]
 
WOW I send stuff thru EMS - Air - Sea all the time this is rare. When i ship something thats too big to go thru Japan Postal this is when the customer does have customs to deal with. 
 
Maybe its what was written on the form 1 wheels 88000 yen caught thier eye or what each box was insured for.:shrug:

[quote={-.-};68979]WOW I send stuff thru EMS - Air - Sea all the time this is rare. When i ship something thats too big to go thru Japan Postal this is when the customer does have customs to deal with. 
 
Maybe its what was written on the form 1 wheels 88000 yen caught thier eye or what each box was insured for.:shrug:[/quote]
 
 
they told it was isusred for 1500.00 
 
the wheels were more than that of course the invoce i was sent was for 1500.00. I hope that there wasnt an invoice for the real price of the wheel and there just trying to trick us. 
 
But i was told that if it was for more than 2000.00 i would have to pay a duty on them..
 
Well ill know more on monday when there open.. these customs guys got some awsome hours.. 8 to 3 pm.. dammt hats not even 8 hours of work.

Just call you can get through to the regular mail side of customs their number is 422-6522 they should be able to help you from there.

hey bro, i had problems w/my MODE PARFUME body kit for my Y33 also. in hawaii it's weird, they req'd all kinds of paperwork for big items and i jumped through hoops to get everything from the US customs. what exactly are they saying you need? bill of lading? japan invoicing? origin documents? notarized affidavits? pm me or lemme know and i'll grab all the MODE PARFUME docs i kept to compare to see if i can help out. thanx bruh and good luck!!!!! vr, mikey

[quote=xk-y33;69123]hey bro, i had problems w/my MODE PARFUME body kit for my Y33 also. in hawaii it's weird, they req'd all kinds of paperwork for big items and i jumped through hoops to get everything from the US customs. what exactly are they saying you need? bill of lading? japan invoicing? origin documents? notarized affidavits? pm me or lemme know and i'll grab all the MODE PARFUME docs i kept to compare to see if i can help out. thanx bruh and good luck!!!!! vr, mikey[/quote]
 
Thanks Mikey! 
 
they want the inovice.. I faxed them the invoice. but they was closed.. Ill have to call them on monday to find out if that Inovice was good. I guess when they shipped it there wasnt an invoice on it. But wheni talked to Club Member in LA that got me the wheels he has never had anythinglike this happen just for not having an invoice on it. 
 
Many SE members got wheel through him and was shipped straight through japn to Hawaii and somehow they choose my wheels.. Just my luck. 
 
I'll give you a call if i need any help
 
On a good note though.... the AIR!!!!!! so FRESH!!!!! PSSSSSSSSHHHHH

[quote=eight08customs]I guess when they shipped it there wasnt an invoice on it. But wheni talked to Club Member in LA that got me the wheels he has never had anythinglike this happen just for not having an invoice on it. [/quote]
 
Anything shipped thru Japan Postal does NOT need an invoice the shipping document is all thats required. I think the Customs folks are just too picky in your area.

[quote={-.-};69154]Anything shipped thru Japan Postal does NOT need an invoice the shipping document is all thats required. I think the Customs folks are just too picky in your area.[/quote]
 
really.. What the hell.. I guess those were all the geeks in school that now have the power..

[quote=eight08customs;69156]really.. What the hell.. I guess those were all the geeks in school that now have the power..[/quote]
 
Yeah couple of months ago another member from Hawaii had a run in with them said they were jerks.

even more good news... Hawaiis just screwed up.. 
 
whats the big deal these are just rims. Maybe there seeing alot more wheels comming inthemail from Japan within the last 3 months.. SO far just scion owners alone.. about 3 sets came from Japan. Some even had tires on them.. 
 
make me think that maybe one of those customs guys are in to VIP Styling and noticed that no one had those wheels in Hawaii and he wants it.

ok guys here is the lowdown on why my wheels are being help up 
 
just talked to an US customs Agent.. she was very helpful
 
any time you send items from a forign country items a subjuct to search.
 
Invoice or bill of sale must be attached to item.
 
Certain items like new cloths, Car parts, wheels are subjuct to duty chrages.. wheels are 2.5% of value and 5.00 surcharge. Toys dont have a duty. IF parts dont cost much they sometimes just let it go if the invocie or bill of sale is on it.. IF it is a gift make sure it states what the value is. 
 
They randomly check items comming in. So if anything just have the sender mark the wheels used. 
 
I dont know what it is for other states but im pretty sure its the same fedral law for everyone. 
 
SO ill have to pay a Duty charge now ..