| konartis |
hey there,
ive been thinking about buying a vehicle off ebay from an american seller. Will i be hit with anymore costs at the border??. What i mean is, do i just pay for the car and shipping??Or Will i have to pay gst or duty also at the border?? Thank you |
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| TrevorK |
Just to give you a response to your two questions.
You'll definetely have to pay GST.
You'll pay duty if the car wasn't manufactured in North America. So a Toyota made in the US is Duty Free, which if you had a Brazillian built Jetta it would be charged duty.
You'll pay a slight RIV fee, AC tax as well if you have. |
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| konartis |
| thanx man. hhmmm it sounds kinda complicated. |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by konartis
thanx man. hhmmm it sounds kinda complicated.
Everyone I read who has done it always states that it's fairly easy once you read the many FAQ's on how to do it.
It just requires a bit of paperwork, but on some cars the savings is $5000+ |
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| 95EagleAWD |
Read, read read.
It's not that hard.
I've done it twice.
After the second one, I'd highly recommend flying down to get it and drive 'er home. |
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| boarderfatty |
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Originally posted by TrevorK
You'll pay duty if the car wasn't manufactured in North America. So a Toyota made in the US is Duty Free, which if you had a Brazillian built Jetta it would be charged duty.
Im pretty sure that Customs doesnt care where it was built, when I was asking the customs guy about bringing back a z3 which was manufactured in USA they said they would still charge Duty since it was not an American based Company. |
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| 95EagleAWD |
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Originally posted by boarderfatty
Im pretty sure that Customs doesnt care where it was built, when I was asking the customs guy about bringing back a z3 which was manufactured in USA they said they would still charge Duty since it was not an American based Company.
I'd tell 'em to fuck off Jordan.
Z3 is built in the USA, and that's that. They can't legally make you pay duty on it. |
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| konartis |
| im looking at bringing over an acura rsx or gsr. maybe a prelude. Im pretty sure these cars are admissable to bring over. Do you think i can save alot of money bringing any of these cars over?? |
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| 95EagleAWD |
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Originally posted by konartis
im looking at bringing over an acura rsx or gsr. maybe a prelude. Im pretty sure these cars are admissable to bring over. Do you think i can save alot of money bringing any of these cars over??
Look at prices and check.
Check www.riv.ca to make sure the cars are admissable. |
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