Jens, Unfortunately, it can be a PITA (can I say that?). The temporary import permit explicitly states that the vehicle must be exported or destroyed by the end of the permit (usually 1 year). It may be possible to process the vehicle as an import with NHTSA approval. Most likely, they would allow this change of status, however, it would require the filing of another entry with US Customs, and the posting of a DOT import bond. The owners would have to contract with a Registered Importer to perform the required modifications and certification. Doing it any other way would open the new owners to some serious liability issues should anything "bad" happen (like a major injury accident). Hope that helps. Cheers, Jeff
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jens Jakob Andersen Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 1:24 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Very special expedition Syncro for sale in the US Hi Jeff Sounds interesting. Do you know what it takes for them to be able to do this legally? Or can the new owner do the paperwork that needs to be done?
There must be some import-specialists here on the list. Happy driVWing Jens Jakob |
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