Date:         Thu, 2 Oct 2008 07:54:25 -0400
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Importing from USA to Canada
Comments: To: Karl Houlihan <karl.houlihan@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <408bee790810010933j40c21293pfb05801f2d941c49@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Karl,

Importing into Canada from the US is not difficult, but there is a
3-business-day requirement to pre-register the title and bill of sale
with the Customs office BEFORE you import the vehicle.

I imported my vanagon into Canada back in April. With the seller's
co-operation I faxed my paperwork to the CBP office a few days before
the crossing and there were no problems. The paperwork required took me
an hour, including both US export and Canadian tax & duty payment.
No-one at either border point even looked at the van, although that is
not always the case. After that I was on my way.

Jake's post explains it pretty well.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
www.busesofthecorn.com
www.pottsfamily.ca

Karl Houlihan wrote:
> Afternoon Volks,
>
> I've been looking online trying to find any information (besides
> Government sites) on the process of importing a Vanagon from the USA
> into Canada. I can find lots of information on importing from Canada
> to the US, but not much for the other way around... I've tried
> searching the list archives, however it always seems to time out or
> return an error message rather than useful results.
>
> Has anyone had any experience in this regard?  Are there any common
> pitfalls that I need to be aware of?
>
> Any and all tips are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Karl.
>