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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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Im planning on importing a 2010 Nissan Sentra, the problem was that the specific trim I was looking for was not available in the state of NY. The closest one that I found was in Wisconsin. Now I've gotten in touch with the dealer, and we've come upon a price and he's agreed to give me a temporary tag and everything. What I'm planning to do is, purchase the car from him.. with my Ontario Drivers License. Now the problem is actually picking the car up, I understand that I would require insurance and all that jazz and that makes everything more complicated. The dealer's offered to transport the car to NY, to a particular address I want. Would that be a better option? Only questions I have are: 1) If dealers willing to ship the car to my preferred address in NY.. what strings could be attached besides COST? 2) On arrival at the Border.. I would need a MSO from the dealership and its a pretty simple process at US Customs right? Also me being a dual national, will that matter? 3) CBSA: My understanding is that you have to pay the $200 fee, and bring all the forms (online) with you, along with the MSO. Anything else? 4) Once that's done, you go to your province.. get it inspected at a Canadian Tire, apply for insurance and pay MTO stuff and get plates... Thats it? IT SOUNDS TEDIOUS, can anyone clarify?
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Hello all I am in process of importing a 2010 Lexus RX350 from New York state into Quebec. Has anybody done so recently? I know the car is built in Canada but does it have daylight Running Light in US? Any help in regard to the process would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in Advance LT
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Replying to: salty110 (Oct 15, 2009 5:35 pm) |
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Replying to: coolest35 (Oct 15, 2009 4:57 pm) Cross at US Customs, get your MSO stamped (that you submitted 72 hours previous). Tell CDN Customs you are importing the car, they will send you inside. You pay your air tax, GST on the CDN value of the vehicle and RIV Form 2 payment. You still have to submit your recall clearance letter to RIV before they will send you your form 2. Y ou can either fax the recall letter in or scan it and email it to recall  riv.ca. Get your safety and etest done, take your car to Canadian Tire to get the form 2 inpection done once you get the form from RIV (you can track your case online now at riv.ca) and make sure you have your DRL's activated as that is what they will check at Canadian Tire. Take all your paperwork into the license bureau, pay your PST and your done. |
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Replying to: 1291843 (Aug 29, 2006 4:31 pm) Thanks! |
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have been reading and hearing all the different postings on how to buy a car from the united states. im from canada and am in the market for a new car. so much conflicting information out there. HELP. any ways im was considering getting a 2010 subaru. so whats the process of buying this vehical from the united states. does anyone have a up to date guideline on a current U-TUBE video . thanks
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Replying to: mikewipf (Nov 03, 2009 12:55 am) |
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Hi Folks, I'm planning on bringing a Volvo from California into Canada. I have spoken to the current owner (lives in CA) who bought the car 2 months ago from a dealer in Colorado, but the first owners had the title in Wyoming. I've had her fax the title (Wyoming) to me (front and back), it shows the 1st owner has all liens released and shows that the car was sold to the dealer in Colorado. She also faxed me her bill of sale between the Colorado dealer to herself. However, she has not gotten the car titled in California (even though she has had the car 2 months and is driving it). My question to the forum is, do I need to have a title that has her name on it to bring the car into Canada? Second part of the question, is do I risk a lien being against the car if I don't have her title the car in her name? When I do a carfax, they still think it is a 1st owner car. Roland
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Replying to: rolls1 (Nov 09, 2009 3:14 pm) First of all, remember US customs has to declare the car ready for export. This means that they are going to verify that the car is NOT stolen and that there is nothing funny about it and that its legally being exported. Also, they are going to permanently mark the car as exported so they know its leave the country and no one in the US can make a claim for it. Thefore, if its not officially titled to that person, then there will be questions. You will risk a lien. Unless you know the history of the car with her name on the title, then you really don't have official proof if there is or not a lien on the car. She could owe thousands on the car or it could be held as collateral - you really don't know since there is no updated information. Call me paranoid and perhaps there are others on this forum that would shoot me down, but I would not take any chances with this. Get her to get the title on her name. You are buying the car from her and US and Canadian customs has to see that. Also you need to do the extra check (somehow) to make sure there is no lien on the car.... Someone with legal certifications or legal training could correct me on this...but I say take no chances... my 2 cents...good luck |
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