Shipping bulky items from Canada (Ontario) to US (Michigan)

I'm looking for options for shipping two motorcycle wheels from eastern Ontario, Canada to Detroit-ish, MI.  These are (guessing here) 20-25lbs each and are 24-26" OD with their tires mounted.  FedEx can ship and I'm working costs through them later today.  I've heard about Fastenal freight but they don't appear to have Canadian locations.  I've not yet checked on Greyhound freight options.  Any other methods that people here have used or are aware of for me to investigate?  I'm also considering a drive and meet-in-the-middle with the seller but need to investigate how used motorcycle parts need to be declared prior to return to the US.  

Greyhound probably won’t be an option as they no longer have Canadian routes.

you could try taking old/scrap wheels and tires with you, drive across, toss old ones in dumpster, pick up new ones, drive home.

Investigating Greyhound shows no cross border capability.  

Patrick-I do have one MC wheel that I want to keep.  The OEM Ducati wheels on my bike now are long term keepers along with the other OEM bits I have for it so not a bad idea but that's not gonna work. 

I found one FedEx option for about $250.  Its pricey but I'm looking at least 5-6 hours in the car plus two border crossings and about 200 miles so about $50 in fuel cost.  Not sure what border crossing is these days.      

In reply to wawazat :

Border crossing guard ain't gonna know ducati wheel from junk gold wing wheel

I found one FedEx option for about $250.  Its pricey but I'm looking at least 5-6 hours in the car plus two border crossings and about 200 miles so about $50 in fuel cost.  Not sure what border crossing is these days.      

We have got screwed by FedEx a few times by how much they charge for Customs clearance , beware !

In reply to californiamilleghia :

As a Canadian I always try and ship usps because FedEx and UPS always found extra ways to hide brokerage and customs fees until the item showed up. Sometimes these fees were hundreds of dollars. 

Is shipping across the border adding a lot to the shipping cost? I live in Windsor, about 20 minutes from the border if you wanted to ship them to my house and then just hop across the border to pick them up here. As 1SlowVW says, brokerage fees shipping to Canada can get expensive, I don't know if it's the same going to the US.

Fastenal Canada does have a freight service too, and a few stores in Windsor if they don't cross the border. Here's a link: Fastenal Canada third party shipping

Definitely cross the border yourself if you can. People try to pretend it isn't, but the Canada/US border is a legitimate international border and that means a whole bunch of paperwork at the very least. If you're a private individual with your own private parts (snigger) life is much easier.

So growing up in the metro Detroit area meant weekend trips to Windsor were a common occurrence.  However I brought home a buzz and good memories.  What's involved in bringing used parts in to the US from Canada?

Canada Post has about the best prices from my searching.  Direct to my door.

If you're bringing parts across the border you just show up at the border with the parts and a receipt and tell the border guard when they ask if you have anything to declare. Sometimes they will make you stop and pay duty/taxes, sometimes they'll just let you go. There's no paperwork you need to fill out ahead of time or anything like that. 

I know this is going in the wrong direction but we ship stuff to an address in Niagara Falls NY then hop across the border to pick it up. We rarely get charged customs on the way back but always honestly declare what we have.

I brought an entire old Renault drivetrain into the States once and the US border guard could've cared less. Of course we were also hauling horses at the time so he was likely more interested in their vaccine record and health passport.

My parents used to ship pallets from Pittsburgh to San Francisco via train because it was the cheapest option. You have to drop things off at the train depot, and pick up as well, but much cheaper than any truck. 

I'm on the opposite side of the border so more familiar with having things shipped to Niagara Falls, USA (CBI USA is who I use, there's a Harbour Freight across the road so that is nice!) and bring things back and declare at the border. Canadian customs is very familiar with this and setup well to collect when they feel like it with a straight forward process, I don't think I've ever been charged the full amount at the border though which is nice.

For you in the US it looks like this could be an option if you do use Fedex (not an endorsement, just an option and there is probably something a bit closer) - https://local.fedex.com/en-ca/on/windsor/yqga/pickup-options

You're only doing something wrong/illegal if you don't answer the border guard's questions honestly so as long as there isn't another reason you can't cross the border (no passport, criminal record, no Covid vaccine) this should be really straight forward. You will need to use ArriveCan to enter into Canada so have that ready to go before getting to the bridge/tunnel/ferry.

Maybe grab a Poutine while you're here lol.