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Vehicle importation into Canada
Here is a nice link:
http://www.riv.ca/english/html/how_to_import.html
Marc
'83 Scirocco
'88 Scirocco Slegato
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de Ben Beacock
> Envoye : 1 juillet, 2003 11:25
> A : Scirocco. org Mailing List
> Objet : RE: Vehicle importation into Canada
>
>
> A few things Jay and I have found importing vehicles:
>
> - towing them back makes life easier, and makes the car look like its
> worth less (make it not run too)
> - A/C costs ~$100 to import for environmental fees. We got
> away with it
> on the 16V because the heater control panel wasn't there. He even got
> in the car and looked
> - when they ask for the Canadian compliance sticker, say its there.
> They've never actually checked
> - certain US customs crossings will let you fax them the title
> beforehand, so you can do it in one trip
> - never ever ever ever tell them you bought the car on ebay. They'll
> make you give up your login and password, and actually check what you
> bid on it (is that legal?). I stalled and gave a wrong
> password but then
> had to give the real one. After an hour of interrogation I caved.
> - have proof of how you paid for the car. Bank slips or money order
> receipts. You could theoretically take less money out than
> you paid for
> it, then deposit it again and throw out the deposit slip. Then get the
> guy to write the receipt for what you withdrew from your account.
> - when they write up the new ownership for the car, make sure they use
> 'RAB' for a rabbit, not 'RBT' because then they think it's a 'rebuilt'
> car when you go to renew your plates.
>
> Ben
> 81 Scirocco 2L16V EFI (Ontario born)
> 81 Caddy 2L16V (from Maryland)
> 87 Scirocco 16V (jay's/mine from Michigan)
> 79 Scirocco (jay's also from Michigan)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Cathy Boyko
> Sent: July 1, 2003 1:12 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Vehicle importation into Canada
>
> Just for the few Canucks who are looking for a nice southern car, and
> don't
> know the deal at the border. I don't have plates yet, so may be a bit
> early in
> posting this, but I think I'm just a safety and a plate away.
> I'm hoping
> the
> "rebult salvage" won't be an issue, but I have hookups if it
> is. That's
> something you may want to check before you go into it. And I
> think they
> will
> likely check the equipment matches what was available here.
>
> Here's what I did and it worked so far, so you can add this to your
> archives.
> Locate your car, and talk to every concievable authority
> involved if you
> can
> manage it, for your own piece of mind. I was really lucky and
> the PO was
> very
> relaxed about the timelines, and this helps enormously. I also had the
> "softening of the husband" issue to deal with.
>
> Then go check out the car, and buy it. This will be your
> first trip, and
> you
> need to take the title back with you, in the case of Ohio, it
> needed to
> be
> notarized, an extra step I hadn't anticipated, but then I
> didn't really
> need a
> bill of sale. Finding a notary on a Sunday could be an issue, I'd have
> the
> seller get that arranged before you head down. The US customs
> guys will
> need
> the title 72 hours before you actually export the car,
> they'll copy and
> stamp
> it, and give it back to you. Only specific border crossings
> can do this
> BTW.
> Where you leave the car would be another issue, I had a
> friend store it
> in his
> hangar...
>
> Then you plan out trip number two, complete with any repair
> stuff and a
> second
> driver. Keep the bills for any parts you buy, and get them in Canada,
> since
> Canadian Customs will add it to the value of the car otherwise. They
> also
> tried to nick me for labour, so keep your nails really dirty to prove
> you did
> it yourself, and tell them the car really didn't improve.
> SO off you go to get your new baby, having insured the new car before
> you go,
> my insurance screwed up the VIN on the slip, (used the 16V
> VIN) so it'd
> likely
> be good to double check that too. And do whatever you need to
> to get the
> car
> roadworthy, and you will likely want a temp tag. In Ohio, it's like
> $5.25US,
> and good for 30 days. This was actually the toughest thing, since the
> computer
> is set up for US citizens, so I had to wait for the clerks to call
> through.
> One of the guys at the border did ask to see my plate
> documents, so it's
> a
> good thing I had them.
>
> I didn't realize the US customs car guys only work during
> hours that are
> impossible for working folks, Mon-Fri 8-4, so when I got to
> the border,
> I
> thought I was screwed. Nope, they let me go through, and then to CDN
> customs,
> they'll likely pull you over anyway if your plates and
> citizenship don't
> mesh.
> I had the used car package from my 80 with me to verify the
> worthlessness of
> the car (old watercoolers are officially worth $0 here, BTW), and the
> notarized title as proof of "what I paid for it" ($333 on
> paper). Since
> I was
> over for more than 48 hours, I could use my $200 tax exemption, and
> ended up
> paying $32.50 or something in taxes and duties. Not exactly expensive.
> And you
> have to make sure you point out that the car is over 15 years
> old, once
> they
> have a box on the form to check off, it's gravy. I had to go
> back to US
> customs today to have the car cleared for export, even though
> technically I
> had already imported it. They made me pull the car up, but never even
> looked
> at it, one stamp, and it's Canadian now.
>
> Odd things? Well, it was like VW day at Canadian Customs, an
> air cooler
> pulled
> in right after me, and a MkIII Golf beside me. And on the
> second trip, I
> had
> to get gas, and another 79 was at the pumps, this one a Trans Am. Ah,
> memories.
> But the wierdest thing was they never once even looked at the car, no
> verification of VIN, no strip search, nothing. I was kinda
> worried since
> we
> had a shitload of tools and part in it. Wierd eh?
>
> So sorry to be long, but I thought it may be useful to
> someone sometime.
> It
> was really easy enough if you do your homework. So hopefully the
> remaining
> paperwork goes as well. But that's normal Ontario used car
> crap anyway.
>
> Well, that's it from me. cathy
>
>
>
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