imported_97silverHB

hi everyone

i am planning to buy the car from USA....actually it's my friend's car

what should i do if i gonna ship the car from USA??

or

what should i do if i gonna drive the car to Canada??

any information? and usable website??


thx

bbor-imported

I bought a car from USA... drove it back..

follow this !

http://www.riv.ca/english/html/how_to_import.html

imported_97silverHB

thanks for the infor...

btw, what car did u buy from USA? and how much did u spend on the car(not including the price of he car)??

anymore infor and advice????

bbor-imported

I bought my crx off of ebay, picked it up in Flint Michigan.It was an Indiana car most of its life though, thats why its in great shape !
Paid some taxes at the border..Funny thing is that I was driving it with Michigan Plates ... no registration, no insurance ! I was so dumb for risking it though...LOL It worked out well..

I paid $3200 USD + The RIV fee, I paid taxes based on $1000 (made up Bill of sale) ... thats all.

imported_97silverHB

read the infor on the above wedsite......but not very understanding the content....

--Recall clearance letter
--The vehicle must bear a manufacturer's valid statement of compliance label at the time of importation, otherwise a manufacturer's latter of compliance will be required.

what's that two means? how can i get the "Recall clearance letter"? from the Canadian dealer or USA dealer?

lot of problems............LOL

so, still need u guys help

bbor-imported

You need to get a letterhead letter from a dealer in th U.S. of the car manufacturer stating that there are no more recalls left to do on that particular car.. You must show this letter to Canadian tire when you do the inspection to federalize the car in Canada.

Very easy.

imported_97silverHB

oh.....

btw, any legal way/method that i can drive the car from USA to Canada by myself?????

or just can be shipped and towed to my home??


how can i drive the car to CT if i don't have the insurance??

imported_CRXXX

you gotta call your insurance company and put insurance on for the day or risk getting caught and getting a $5000 fine for driving without insurance....

WTBe_EK9

what "recalls" means in this case?

imported_t_dot_SiR

recalls means something wasn't done right and its the manufacturer's responsiblity to fix something....... so your car gets call back to fix something under warranty........ (might have word myself bad, but that's the general idea)...

imported_97silverHB

can i buy the car with motor swap? or the car have to be stock?

and who can import the car? only canadian citizen? i am a Visa Student........LOL

any advice when i import the car from USA??

thanks

imported_starboy869

Your best bet is to call customs and talk to real person.

imported_97silverHB

if end up i gonna take my friend's car, of course, i will call the customs and check it......

but in this moment, just wanna get some opinions from u guys here...

[1sL0CiviC]

Yo, if ur a student visa, u can bring ANY car here u want, even an r34 skyline...

look into it, but u have to take the car back when u leave canada, u cannot sell it here either

unless its US or CAD spec.

imported_97silverHB

yup....i've read that information already.....that's why i asked the above question.....

the car which i wanna take from my friend is 2000 Civic, it's has a JDM type R in it.....now he gonna give it to me for FREE(don't ask me why).....LOL

i will stay in Canada for next 4-5 year at least.....may be i will re-sell the car....

so just wanna know that if the car can be registered by me and re-sell it in the future??

anymore input???

imported_Masta

I'm in the same situation, I want to drive a car home, but I have no idea what plates I need to do this. I know about all the other stuff, but how the hell do you get plates?? I'll be driving from Texas so I'm not risking just using any plates.
Any ideas?

Thanks

D.

WTBe_EK9

want to know the same thing

Kunundrum

Importin a car from the US 101.

section 1 (cars over 15 years old)

cars over 15 years old are not restricted entery into canada, they do not need to be inspected to meet cnd safety standards... day time running all that BS... want a JDM car... check out www.Importconcern.ca

Cars not over 15 years Old.

1. Car needs to be on the "Approved List" available here http://www.riv.ca/english/US_vehicle_admissibility.pdf

2. check Modification requirements
- Recalls -- obtained at any dealer showing no outstanding recalls on the car
- All compliance labels must be present, if any missing a letter from the Dealership is required stating everything is in compliance
- Need a 17 digit VIN
- A metric Spedo
- Daytime running light (all cars not yet 15 year old)
- Infant Restraint ( all cars not yet 15 years old)
- 8km/h Bumpers
- French airbag labels (available at any dealerships)

then the car mus pass all the provincial inspection and/or emmissions tests.

3. U.S. Customs neet the require paper work & notification of export AT LEAST 72 hours before the car leaves the US.

http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/export/export_docs/motor_vehicle.xml

after the 72 hours the car needs to be presented to the US Border for inspection, and have all documentation in hand for export.

4. at the canadian border
Show Bill of sale, title and Registration papers
- fill in this form http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cp/rc4140/rc4140-e.html
and pay 182$ fee
- they will check to make sure the car is on the Accepted list
- then you pay taxes on the car

5. after 10 days you will receive a Federal inspection form telling you what need to be done to the car. you have 45 days to do these modification and get the car inspected. by canadian tire for compliance.

if the car passes it then can be title in canada, and you will receive conpliance stickers in the mail in 10 day with instructions on how to install them.

if the car FAILS and does not meet the deadline the car needs to be re-exported to the US at your cost and you loose the money you spent on taxes and fees.

Pretty Simple right ?

Driving the car back is not a good Idea... when we do it we tow it back on a Dolly... but if you can arrange for a Transit marker and insurance you would be legal... sorta.

imported_97silverHB

still wanna know how i can drive the car back home by myself?????

no one know about that????

imported_rbjeepthing

dealer plate or your own old plates you have 24 hours to change them to the vehicle they are on as long as you have the ownership for the plates and the stickers valid your good to go.