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Smart Shopper Importing Car into Canada from US
4513 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 8:40 PM
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Replying to: danaf (Jul 15, 2006 3:35 pm) 1) If you plan to drive the car until the wheels fall off and the vehicle will be salvaged, then bring it on over. 2) If you plan to sell it in the US while it has some significant value, you should sell it in Canada as the vehicle will be considered to be TMU - "True Mileage Unknown" and will bring far less money than it is worth. I work for a large corporation which often relocates people on either side of the US/Canada border. Generally, people sell the car before heading across the border. |
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| Thanks a lot jlawrence01! No my Echo is pretty new so I was hoping to sell it after my one year assignment instead of shipping it back. I am glad I find out about the TMU now. Do they just ignore the mileage reading? | |
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Does anyone know if Nissan will sell new vehicles to Canadians? I am interested in a Nissan 350Z and I'm looking to purchase one in Buffalo - can anyone recommend a dealer? According to google, these are the 4 in Buffalo http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=nissan&near=buffalo,+ny&ie=UTF8&om=1 - Barney Mike Nissan, 3676 Sheridan Dr, Amherst, NY - Auto Place: Nissan Auto Place, 8137 Main St, Williamsville, NY - Cappellino's Niagara Nissan, 6069 S Transit Rd, Lockport, NY - Westherr Nissan, 3580 Southwestrn Blvd, Orchard Park, NY, Thanks! |
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My brother-in-law wants to buy my Florida-driven, US-spec 2003 Infiniti FX35 AWD with 38K miles or 60,800 kms, which I bought brand-new. I can drive the car up into Canada without any issues and leave it with him. He is willing to pay the taxes/fees required at registration. The FX35 will require retrofitting of the daytime running lights. What should we expect to expedite the transaction, in terms of paperwork and taxes/fees? |
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Replying to: mlhoopr (Feb 06, 2006 1:45 am) RBC insurance is telling me that they don't cover this type of activity. |
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Hi, My friend is currently working in US and has a BMW that I want to buy . We are both Canadians. If he drives it up, will I still need to pay the GST? Since I have never registered a car myself, I am not sure what they need and how do they know the car is from US? When I read the CBSA sight and they refer to an assessment tax. What is that? or do i pay GST on the sale price of the vehicle. Plus are BMW manufactured in US or in Germany? wondering if i will need to pay the 6% foreign make tax?
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Replying to: nissa (Jul 20, 2006 9:18 pm) I think GST is computed based on market value of the vehicle, as opposed to the sale price. That is, the seller may state that the vehicle was sold for $1 but actually has a market value of $25K just to circumvent GST. I don't think we can fool Revenue Canada. There are BMWs manufactured in US like the X5 and Z4, but most of the others are made outside of North America. So, it depends what BMW model you are buying.
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Replying to: crikey (Jul 21, 2006 8:53 am) |
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Hello, Could anyone who has recently purchased a brand new car and imported it to Canada, please answer this question? The US Customs requires the original title of the car sent to them 72 hours prior to you crossing the border with the car. But for a brand new car, did the dealer give you this document? Or was sending them the bill of sale suffiecient enough? Thank you, CarLover.
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