New Car from US to Canada
Feb 5th 2002, 5:37 am
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Does anybody know that if I buy a new car in US, can I import/drive to Canada?
Any import tax would be paid? I heard you can not import Honda or Toyota from US
to Canada?
I would appreciate your experience and response.
az
Any import tax would be paid? I heard you can not import Honda or Toyota from US
to Canada?
I would appreciate your experience and response.
az
Feb 5th 2002, 7:46 am
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Why buy new car in the Us and go through the importation hassle if same cars are
cheaper in Canada?
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Feb 9th 2002, 7:53 am
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"G2" wrote:
> Does anybody know, if I buy a new car in the US, whether I can import/drive it
> to Canada?
In many cases, yes.
For the details, go to: http://www.riv.ca
> Would any import tax be paid?
Yes -- unless the importer (i.e., the car's owner) is moving to Canada to live there
for the first time, in which case everything he/she owns can be imported free of duty
and taxes under the "settlers' effects" customs exemption.
Even if a car is imported as settlers' effects, you must still pay the RIV processing
fee (C$197 in Quebec, C$182 elsewhere).
> I heard you can not import a Honda or Toyota from the US to Canada.
Not really correct. What =is= correct is that certain specific makes / models / years
of cars built for the US market may not meet certain Canadian vehicle safety
specifications. In some cases, this problem makes the car simply ineligible for
importa- tion, period. In other cases, the car might need to be modified to meet
Canadian requirements -- a process which might be cheap, or ridiculously expensive,
or somewhere in between, depending on the specific car.
A comprehensive list of which cars can or cannot be imported for permanent use in
Canada may be found at Transport Canada's web site, at:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importusa/impusae.htm
Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/ *DISCLAIMER: I am not a
lawyer, professional immigration consultant, or consular officer. My comments are for
discussion purposes only and are not intended to be relied upon as legal or
professional advice.
> Does anybody know, if I buy a new car in the US, whether I can import/drive it
> to Canada?
In many cases, yes.
For the details, go to: http://www.riv.ca
> Would any import tax be paid?
Yes -- unless the importer (i.e., the car's owner) is moving to Canada to live there
for the first time, in which case everything he/she owns can be imported free of duty
and taxes under the "settlers' effects" customs exemption.
Even if a car is imported as settlers' effects, you must still pay the RIV processing
fee (C$197 in Quebec, C$182 elsewhere).
> I heard you can not import a Honda or Toyota from the US to Canada.
Not really correct. What =is= correct is that certain specific makes / models / years
of cars built for the US market may not meet certain Canadian vehicle safety
specifications. In some cases, this problem makes the car simply ineligible for
importa- tion, period. In other cases, the car might need to be modified to meet
Canadian requirements -- a process which might be cheap, or ridiculously expensive,
or somewhere in between, depending on the specific car.
A comprehensive list of which cars can or cannot be imported for permanent use in
Canada may be found at Transport Canada's web site, at:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importusa/impusae.htm
Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/ *DISCLAIMER: I am not a
lawyer, professional immigration consultant, or consular officer. My comments are for
discussion purposes only and are not intended to be relied upon as legal or
professional advice.
Feb 16th 2002, 8:25 am
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Re: New Car from US to Canada
Cars are not imported free of duty. I moved from the US to Canada. There is a $210.00
import fee on your Car "Rich Wales" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "G2" wrote:
>
> > Does anybody know, if I buy a new car in the US, whether I can import/drive
> > it to Canada?
>
> In many cases, yes.
>
> For the details, go to: http://www.riv.ca
>
> > Would any import tax be paid?
>
> Yes -- unless the importer (i.e., the car's owner) is moving to Canada to live
> there for the first time, in which case everything he/she owns can be imported free
> of duty and taxes under the "settlers' effects" customs exemption.
>
> Even if a car is imported as settlers' effects, you must still pay the RIV
> processing fee (C$197 in Quebec, C$182 elsewhere).
>
> > I heard you can not import a Honda or Toyota from the US to Canada.
>
> Not really correct. What =is= correct is that certain specific makes / models /
> years of cars built for the US market may not meet certain Canadian vehicle safety
> specifications. In some cases, this problem makes the car simply ineligible for
> importa- tion, period. In other cases, the car might need to be modified to meet
> Canadian requirements -- a process which might be cheap, or ridiculously expensive,
> or somewhere in between, depending on the specific car.
>
> A comprehensive list of which cars can or cannot be imported for permanent use in
> Canada may be found at Transport Canada's web site, at:
> http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importusa/impusae.htm
>
> Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/ *DISCLAIMER: I am not a
> lawyer, professional immigration consultant, or consular officer. My comments are
> for discussion purposes only and are not intended to be relied upon as legal or
> professional advice.
import fee on your Car "Rich Wales" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "G2" wrote:
>
> > Does anybody know, if I buy a new car in the US, whether I can import/drive
> > it to Canada?
>
> In many cases, yes.
>
> For the details, go to: http://www.riv.ca
>
> > Would any import tax be paid?
>
> Yes -- unless the importer (i.e., the car's owner) is moving to Canada to live
> there for the first time, in which case everything he/she owns can be imported free
> of duty and taxes under the "settlers' effects" customs exemption.
>
> Even if a car is imported as settlers' effects, you must still pay the RIV
> processing fee (C$197 in Quebec, C$182 elsewhere).
>
> > I heard you can not import a Honda or Toyota from the US to Canada.
>
> Not really correct. What =is= correct is that certain specific makes / models /
> years of cars built for the US market may not meet certain Canadian vehicle safety
> specifications. In some cases, this problem makes the car simply ineligible for
> importa- tion, period. In other cases, the car might need to be modified to meet
> Canadian requirements -- a process which might be cheap, or ridiculously expensive,
> or somewhere in between, depending on the specific car.
>
> A comprehensive list of which cars can or cannot be imported for permanent use in
> Canada may be found at Transport Canada's web site, at:
> http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importusa/impusae.htm
>
> Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/ *DISCLAIMER: I am not a
> lawyer, professional immigration consultant, or consular officer. My comments are
> for discussion purposes only and are not intended to be relied upon as legal or
> professional advice.
Feb 16th 2002, 7:05 pm
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Re: New Car from US to Canada
Gerald O'Connor wrote:
> Cars are not imported free of duty. I moved from the US to Canada. There is a
> $210.00 import fee on your car.
Technically, the fee paid to the RIV (the regulatory agency in charge of handling
motor vehicle importation) is not a customs duty or a tax.
Yes, it is true that the RIV fee (which is a bit lower now that it used to be --
it's currently C$182, unless you import the car via Quebec, in which case it's
C$197) does have to be paid, even by a first-time immigrant claiming the car as
settlers' effects.
Similarly, whatever costs are required in order to register the car in one's new
province or territory of residence -- e.g., safety inspection and registration fees
-- are not considered duties/taxes and are not waived under the settlers' effects
exemption.
But it is still true, AFAIK, that a first-time settler in Canada can legally avoid
paying any taxes or customs duties on a vehicle (based on the value of the vehicle)
by claiming it as settlers' effects.
Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/ *DISCLAIMER: I am not a
lawyer, professional immigration consultant, or consular officer. My comments are for
discussion purposes only and are not intended to be relied upon as legal or
professional advice.
> Cars are not imported free of duty. I moved from the US to Canada. There is a
> $210.00 import fee on your car.
Technically, the fee paid to the RIV (the regulatory agency in charge of handling
motor vehicle importation) is not a customs duty or a tax.
Yes, it is true that the RIV fee (which is a bit lower now that it used to be --
it's currently C$182, unless you import the car via Quebec, in which case it's
C$197) does have to be paid, even by a first-time immigrant claiming the car as
settlers' effects.
Similarly, whatever costs are required in order to register the car in one's new
province or territory of residence -- e.g., safety inspection and registration fees
-- are not considered duties/taxes and are not waived under the settlers' effects
exemption.
But it is still true, AFAIK, that a first-time settler in Canada can legally avoid
paying any taxes or customs duties on a vehicle (based on the value of the vehicle)
by claiming it as settlers' effects.
Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/ *DISCLAIMER: I am not a
lawyer, professional immigration consultant, or consular officer. My comments are for
discussion purposes only and are not intended to be relied upon as legal or
professional advice.
