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Old September 27th 03, 02:56 PM
Bob Paulin
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Don > wrote in article
>...
> What is the procedure for buying an 45 yr. old car (has registration
> but it's disassembled and in boxes) from the States. The American owner
> is prepared to deliver it all to the border or across if necessary. If
> he declares to Canada Customs that he's bringing it across for a
> pre-arranged sale, is he penalized in any way? Do we have to conduct our
> biz right at Canada Customs at the border or can he bring it across and
> we can load it all into my trailer, do the paperwork/money dealings and
> I take the paperwork to Customs to get the duties/taxes sorted out?
> Also, isn't there a reduced duty or tax break for cars in pieces or as
> parts?
>
> I'll be talking with Canada Customs on Monday morning but I'll bet
> someone here in the NG has all the answers that will take me hours
> trying to get from Canada Customs' automated voice messaging BS.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Don
>
>


Don:

Here is my singular experience in selling a vehicle across the border.

I sold a non-running, 92 Astro van to my cousin in New Brunswick.

On the U.S. side, I had to get the title to U.S. Customs at least 72 hours
prior to my cousin towing the van across the border. I stopped at the U.S.
Customs with the original title on one of my frequent Canadian trips. On a
45-year-old car, the title may be moot.

They copied it and returned it to me, saying that they only needed to
verify the authenticity of the title. They would/could have held the title
until the vehicle crossed, but I gave it to my cousin when he picked the
vehicle up.

When he crossed, he stopped on the U.S. side for them to verify the title
versus the V.I.N. (5 minutes)

When he crossed, he stopped at Canadian Customs to pay the various taxes
that were necessary. They even charged him an additional $100 luxury tax
because the van had A/C. he spent something like 20 minutes on the Candian
side, but says that 10 of those minutes were waiting for the agent to get
off the telephone.

I believe the whole keyt o the transaction was that I had called the U.S.
Customs to see what was necessary, and my cousin had called Canadian
Customs to see whatr they required.

Overall, he said there was really no hassle, in spite of warnings from some
of his friends that it would be a bureaucratic nightmare.

Call both U.S. and Canadian Customs to determine exactly what they will
require, prepare to meet those requirements, and if everything is in order
when you go to cross, it should be just a couple of simple procedures.

Neither of us spent an inordinate amount of time with either U.S. or
Canadian Customs on the telephone, and the time taken was well worth it -
with a simple, problem-free border crossing.

Bob Paulin
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