Date:         Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:47:08 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: mporting a vehicle to Canada - need advice
Comments: To: Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <C16D0012.E14%npoole@telus.net>
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Hi Nathan,

My dad has imported a bunch of vehicles into Canada in the last  
several years.

It is perfectly acceptable to file this paperwork by fax. Simply have  

the original owner fax the documents to the designated border  
crossing. As long as the paperwork gets there 72 hours in advance of  
the vehicle everything will be fine. Be sure to phone and determine  
if it was clearly received, if even a tiny portion is garbled in  
transmission they will throw it away and will not tell you about it.  
(Happened with the 85 westy bought in spring 2005) A fax and a follow- 

up phone call can make the process a lot easier.

FEDEX or UPS can also deliver the paperwork, you don't have to go  
there in person.

The last vehicle we picked up was an 83.5 westy in Buffalo; it came  
back across the border on a single-day trip.


Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
www.busesofthecorn.com







On 31-Oct-06, at 4:28 PM, Nathaniel Poole wrote:

> Then you head for the border. You must export the vehicle across  
> specific
> border crossings where the US allows this, you cannot export at all  

> border
> crossings! The designated vehicle export customs offices are listed  

> on the
> US government customs website. In Southwest BC it’s at the Pacific Hwy
> (truck) crossing. On the US side you MUST go to US customs and get  
> a US
> Export Permit. After filling this out, you MUST wait in the US for  
> 72 hours
> before exporting the vehicle. After the 72 hours is up, you return  
> to the
> same US customs office where you applied for the permit, and if the  

> vehicle
> is cleared for export, they stamp your US Export Permit and you are  

> allowed
> to legally export the vehicle to Canada.