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sdg3205
11-13-2013, 12:59 PM
Can anyone shed some light on this for me?

Duty is only required for "foreign" made vehicles at 2.5%. Is there not an age limit like here in Canada where personal vehicles older than 25 yrs are exempt from duty?

Also, if a vehicle originates in the US, is imported to Canada, then BACK to the US, there is a caveat:

A vehicle taken from the United States for non-commercial, private use may be returned duty free by proving to CBP that it was previously owned and registered in the United States. This proof may be a state-issued registration card for the automobile or a bill of sale for the car from a U.S. dealer. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/importing_car.xml

Does this mean:

1. it HAD to be owned by the same american individual, meaning he sold to a Canadian (car exports to Canada) and then bought it back (car re-imported to the states)?

OR

2. it does NOT have to be the same american owner and seller?
dmcjohn
11-13-2013, 04:27 PM
Hi Dave,

I imported a DeLorean into the US last year from Ireland which was previously registered in the US under a different person's name, with no issue. So, your second point is correct - it does not have to be the same American owner.

Hope this helps,
John
sdg3205
11-13-2013, 06:18 PM
Hey John

Thanks so much. That's what I figured. It's the shipping company that's the problem. They are insisting the US owner has to be the same in both instances which to me sounds like they want to pocket the duty.
dmcjohn
11-14-2013, 09:06 AM
No problem Dave, let me know if you need further proof and I can try dig up some documentation from my experience.
Rich W
11-14-2013, 02:40 PM
Hey John

Thanks so much. That's what I figured. It's the shipping company that's the problem. They are insisting the US owner has to be the same in both instances which to me sounds like they want to pocket the duty.

Hi Dave,

Unless things have changed drastically in the past 11 years (and they may have), it sounds like the shipping company may be trying to pull something.

I purchased my Canadian Spec DeLorean (Grand National 3.8L Turbo V6 engine swap project) back in August 2002 and I had no issues.
Again, my info may be too far out of date, so I will not bother to post the old details here, but feel free to PM me, if you are interested.

My Canadian Spec DeLorean was previously owned by Geoffroy Birtz, in Canada, who had purchased it in the 90's from a car dealer in Canada.

Later,
Rich W.