importing a vehicle into canada
Sunday, March 25th, 2007
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...
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
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...
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
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...
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Sunday, March 25th, 2007
This is Part 3 to the video about importing cars into Canada from DrivingTelevision on Global. In this segment they interview people who have imported cars from the USA into Canada successfully and are happy with the purchase. They mention that sources suc...
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Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Yes.
When you cross the border, expect to pay 5% GST, $100 air conditioning excise tax, $206 RIV fee. As of March 19th 2007 you must also pay a high emissions excise tax, which has replaced the overweight vehicle excise tax that previously existed.
Here i...
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Saturday, March 24th, 2007
That’s not a question! What’s this doing in the FAQ?
I guess it’s still worth bringing up
If the vehicle you are planning on purchasing from the United States and Importing into Canada, unless it’s a bus, that is 15 years old or ...
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Saturday, March 24th, 2007
I don’t know.
Excuse my frankness, but I’ve never done it and I don’t think I ever will, so I really just dont know.
As far as I know it is far more difficult than importing a vehicle into Canada from the USA. The vehicle almost definite...
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Saturday, March 24th, 2007
NOTE: This document is based on Dirk Sieber’s experiences in importing a 1993 Toyota MR2 Turbo into the province of BC in Feb/Mar of 1996. I make no guarantees that any or all of these provisions will apply to you, or that the process wi...
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Saturday, March 17th, 2007
I have imported several vehicles into Canada over a number of years, and a common question I have had people ask me is “Why bother importing a vehicle into Canada from the USA”. Of course, I have my own reasons, for me it’s somewhat of a...
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Friday, March 9th, 2007
Here is a list of a few major Car Manufacturers and their position on transferring car warranties upon importing the vehicle to Canada. (Thanks to this forum post). When importing a vehicle into Canada it is recommended that you contact the car manufactur...
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