Date:         Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:54:06 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.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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US Market vehicles (with a FMVSS sticker ) to Canada:

If we are
talking strictly about Vanagons it is a non-issue as all Vanagons are now
15+ years old and they do not fall under the Resistrar of Imported
Vehicles people.  Simply show up at the border with title and bill of
sale and tell them you bought said van.  They will direct you inside
and collect 5% GST, 6.1% import duty, $100 excise tax if there is AC, fill
out a Form 1 for you and off you go - 15 minutes tops.  Then it as
simple as registering an out of province vehicle when you go to the
province for registration, for most it is a safety inspection, VIN
inspection and collecting the provincial sales tax.

David
Marshall
 
http://www.hasenwerk.ca
Box 4153, Quesnel BC,
Canada V2J 3J

On Wed, October 1, 2008 09:33, 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.