how to import a car into canada

Importing a Mercedes Benz into Canada can be slightly more costly and difficult than many other brands of vehicles. Many Mercedes Benz vehicles will require some kind of modification, that in some cases can work out to be quite expensive. If you are thin...

A record number of Canadians are looking to their American neighbours for their next new or used car, a trend that will grow with the strength of the loonie, said the North American Automobile Trade Association. Last year, 112,826 American cars were impor...

There is a lot of stipulation about why Canadian Car prices are so much higher in Canada than in the U.S.A. If you ask an average person why they think the prices would be higher in Canada, you would probably get a response like “The exchange rate...

If you’ve found the car you want to purchase that is located in U.S.A. you’re in luck! The current situation of the Canadian vs. U.S. dollars means you may be saving big bucks on your vehicle purchase. Importing a car, truck, van, motorcycle a...

Of course, the very best way to take a look at the vehicle would be to drive on down to wherever the car is located and take a nice test drive, but unfortunately buying a car off eBay Motors Canada doesn’t always provide that luxury. But that doesn&...

Now is a good time to contact the seller again to work out some details of how you are going to pay for the vehicle. If you are picking the vehicle up, make sure the seller knows when so they can arrange to have the correct paperwork ready for you when yo...

Canadians can talk to the Registrar of Imported Vehicles and get a copy of the “List of Vehicles Admissible from the US”. This list published by Transport Canada. This list details most vehicles that can be brought into Canada with minimum fus...

If the car you are importing is newer than 15 years older you are required to pass the RIV program in order to import the car into Canada. You will be required to stop on the American side of the border and show them your original title documents to be co...

There are a number of necessary documents you will need and have to fill out over the course of importing your vehicle into Canada. This is relatively straight forward so I will try and create somewhat of a “Document checklist” for importing a...

Yes. If you are thinking of importing a car into Canada from the U.S.A. but do not care for paperwork, there are a couple of sources you should look into First, If you are not planning on going to pick up the vehicle from the USA yourself, you will need a...