modelamodela
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I bought a Canadian built car and want to bring it to the US. Anybody have experience with this process? Is this a big hassle? Any recommendations of transporters that do this ?
Transporting Canadian car to US
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I brought one from Winnipeg to Nashville a couple of years ago. I was very nervous about it. To complicate matters I drove my company truck pulling a company trailer. I even spoke to a border patrol agent a mile before the border. I expressed my concerns. Even he told me there would be no problem. Upon arriving at border with new purchase in tow I gave them my paperwork,answered a few questions and within 10 minutes was headed home. It was nearly a non event. Good luck with yours.
C26Pinelake
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Make sure you have the title and a genuine bill of sale with the sellers contact telephone number. Make sure you have a valid United State's passport as well as your passengers. Make sure that you and your passengers have no criminal record. If it is a larger port of entry pick a non busy time to enter. If the border is not busy you will likely be no more than 20 minutes. Wayne
trulyvintage
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If the car was built & originally titled in Canada - you may not be able to register & drive it in your state without meeting current NTSB requirements.
Best to check with your local DMV office first before you import it.
You might have bought a parade vehicle or an expensive parts car.
Assuming it can be registered in your state without issue:
It is always a good idea to make as a condition of sale when buying
a car outside the continental US - the Seller guarantees the car can be imported into the states.
The US Border is not the place to discover the car cannot be imported.
If you are hauling it yourself or having a hauler do it that does not
go into Canada - have the Seller deliver it to the US side of the border.
Winter is just about here - you might find it difficult to have a hauler
go up north until Spring next year.
If you are having an import broker handle transport from Canada,
that will be taken care of.
Good Luck !
Jim
vern hodgson
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Ditto, easy breezy, crossed in about fifteen minutes. The real hit was the cost to license and register and sales tax. Bummer.
HoarseWhisperer
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I have found it easier to import a vehicle to the US, than import to Canada.
Canada really, really wants their taxes and can hold you up for hours while searching the internet for market value, calling the seller, going through your vehicles, pockets, bank records or anything that indicates you are not being truthful about the actual purchase price.
Canada really, really wants their taxes and can hold you up for hours while searching the internet for market value, calling the seller, going through your vehicles, pockets, bank records or anything that indicates you are not being truthful about the actual purchase price.
HoarseWhisperer
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I sent the paperwork to the US export station 72 hours in advance. They took 10 minutes to look at the VIN on the engine and I was ok. Canadian customs held me up for 2 1/2 hours trying to verify the purchase price.