Help!! What do I need to know and do if I want to buy a car in USA and bring it back to CANADA?

Question

How do I go about buying a car in USA and bring it back to CANADA? who do I contact and what fees do I need to pay?

Answer 1

Rules from Transport Canada:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/menu.htm
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/impusae.htm

Registrar of Imported Vehicles (contracted to Canada):
http://www.riv.ca/english/html/how_to_import.html

Canadian Border Services Agency:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5048-eng.html

Article on importing from canadiandriver.com:
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/mj/import.htm
And a blog site on importing into Canada:
http://www.importcartocanada.info/

Just be aware that not all US vehicles can be imported into Canada. Be sure that the vehicle is on the acceptable list. Even then, you have to get a certifercate stating that there are no outstanding recalls, and some manufacturers (like Honda) do not issue this certifercate so that their US cars do not flood/compete with the Canadian market. Some cars may still need some modification, such as adding daytime running lights (even if aftermarket).

Then there's the duty to pay, excise tax, provincial taxes, RIV fees...

Answer 2

If its a new car, you will be good on the daytime running lamps issue. But the structure is sometimes different. I work for a Bentley Dealer close to the Canadian border and found out the bumpers are different for American cars and Canadian cars. Also you will have to declare it with the proper taxing authorities. Not sure the exact offices you need to contact.

Answer 3

on the time of the one hundred% Devaluation in 1994 a chum of mine offered a clean trojan horse and the vehicle ought to no longer be taken (pushed) between emissions standards and inadequate wipers, the main extreme be counted became that the vehicle had no area consequence steel bars. He towed it to Michigan and he died in the past this year and the vehicle became nonetheless in his barn.