Date:         Mon, 1 Nov 2004 12:00:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
Subject:      Re: German Ebay
Comments: To: Darren Lastfogel <dlastfogel@PLYFORMS.COM>
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I've done this, and still do...

Here's the shorthand version:

STEP #1:  Purchase the vehicle.  Not as easy as it sounds due to the
different methods used in Germany for vehicle transfer.

STEP #2:  Sign a contract with an RI (Registered Importer) to bring the
vehicle in.

STEP #3:  Have the vehicle delivered to Wallenius Wilhelmsen in Bremerhaven
for shipping to the USA.  Costs vary by vehicle, figure on ~$1,200.

STEP #4:  Wait...  The RI is the only party that can legally pick up the
vehicle from the port.  The RI will then need to certify the vehicle for the
EPA and the DOT.  This process will cost between $5,500 & $7,000 and take
about 2-3 months.

STEP #5:  Register the vehicle in your state (the RI may be able to do this
for you).


If the vehicle is 25 years old or more, you can leave out steps #2, #4.
Step #5 can still be painful depending on what state you live in.

This is the only "LEGAL" method of importing a vehicle into the USA that was
not built for sale in the USA.  There are other methods, but you assume the
risk of having a discussion with the FBI about 3 years later for illegal
importation, fraud, and tax evasion.

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Darren Lastfogel
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 7:03 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: German Ebay


This was new to me but on the bottem of Ebay's main page there is a link to
Germanys Ebay. There are some very cool T3 and T4's for sale there, Does
anyone know how and if it is possible to ship one to the US and the cost
associated with doing somthing like this.