Well, just a guess but I would expect that tires made in Korea, as these are reported to be, would ship direct to the US.Graemer57 wrote:$390 a set??? snap them up!!
Just shows how much we are being ripped off here in the UK
Shipping rates are incredibly cheap Asia to US; a small container is $3,000 (20' length).
I would also expect that tires to the UK would probably go thru a European distributor before being trucked to you.
Does the UK have any of those crazy "approvals" requirements like I've read about here, where the tire must be certified for the specific vehicle? We don't have anything like that in the US. The only thing we have is the DOT.
The tire manufacturer simply confirms to the DOT that a tire "passes" the Federal Standards. There is only government involvement if there are tire problems and an investigation.
Read this letter below. It is not for Goldentyre, it is for another manufacturer. But it shows the DOT's stance on all of this: