Date:         Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:13:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
Subject:      Importation of a van 'already here'
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I have a chance to buy a T4 TDI on the east coast that was brought in as
a tourist vehicle, then sold to a friend at the end of travels and the
original owners flew back home to Germany. It's over 25 years old, but
I'm not sure that since the vehicle is already in the US if it can be
now formally imported and titled. Multiple calls to US Customs go
unanswered, no callbacks and the deadline for me to buy it is nearing an
end. Has anyone else here dealt with one in this way? The option to take
it back out of the US isn't possible, and I don't want to do the sketchy
register in a non-title state scheme.
Experiences, ideas?

Thanks,
Karl