new to this so I hope I have the right place to ask a question here. if you buy a car in Canada is their any thing you have to do to get it into the us.
If the car was built in the US, then it is returning US goods and you have no tariffs or anything to worry about. Did that with a '69 GTO some years ago, was real simple. They didn't even really look at the car, I showed them a title and that was it. If the car was not built in the US, then you'll probably have to pay duties on it, and you're going to need some legit documentation to show what you paid for it, ect.
http://www.cbp.gov/trade/basic-import-export/importing-car http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/documents/420b10027.pdf http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/ http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/VIG Canada10102012.pdf Lots of relevant links and forms, Customs, EPA, NHTSA etc
I once bought a car from a Canadian at a car show in the U.S. Had a bill of sale and properly signed Canadian documents but was unable to register the car because I didn't have any documentation from U.S. Customs. I had to take the car to a U.S. Customs office to have the car inspected. Fortunately there was an International airport not far from where I lived and they had on site Customs. Good news was I didn't have to pay any duty. If you buy the car in Canada you shouldn't have any problems as you can have U.S. Custom inspect the car and provide you with the necessary Customs documents when you cross back into the U.S.
C'mon Larry where is your sense of humor ? What is the definition of a Boarder ? As opposed to the Border which is the geographic line between countries. A small thing, a word that conveys meaning but when the wrong word totally is used then where is the clarity ? Mental case, that's a bit harsh, have you been sniffing too many paint fumes or breathing too much welding smoke?
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