Yokohama AD09

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blue al

977 posts

162 months

Wednesday 29th May
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Smaller size has been available in the states for ages, I’m assuming that there is some European noise or type approval issue happening ?

I have wondered about importing directly from Japan, as there seems to be a healthy amount of used cars heading towards the uk, must be some space for a few tyres in a container?

ukkid35

6,250 posts

176 months

Thursday 30th May
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blue al said:
Smaller size has been available in the states for ages, I’m assuming that there is some European noise or type approval issue happening ?

I have wondered about importing directly from Japan, as there seems to be a healthy amount of used cars heading towards the uk, must be some space for a few tyres in a container?
What a great idea, apart from the customs/paperwork/admin overhead

CedricN

824 posts

148 months

Monday 3rd June
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[quote=blue al]Smaller size has been available in the states for ages, I’m assuming that there is some European noise or type approval issue happening ?

I have wondered about importing directly from Japan, as there seems to be a healthy amount of used cars heading towards the uk, must be some space for a few tyres in a container?[/quote

Theres often many more small diameter sizes available in the us compared to Europe, it has been the case for a long time. Probably small sale volumes compared to the approval hassle.