Buying a car in the US and land in couple of weeks to Canada can i do that?

[josephdadreamer]

Hi All,

Question about buying a vehicle now here in the US and do landing couple of weeks. Can i do that? If you got some inputs/experience kindly share. Thanks.

jo

[Dralon]

I might be wrong but i think you need to own the car 6 months prior to landing

[josephdadreamer]

Thanks Dralon for the reply i guess i will be paying tax here in the US and pay tax also in canada once i register it in canada.

I might be wrong but i think you need to own the car 6 months prior to landing

[Westwood818]

Thanks Dralon for the reply i guess i will be paying tax here in the US and pay tax also in canada once i register it in canada.

Please read carefully sections 14 and 15 of the memo pertaining to Settlers' Effects.  There is NO 6 month requirement for vehicles.  But, you need to meet the ownership, possession and use requirements.

www . cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d2/d2-2-1-eng.pdf

[josephdadreamer]

Westwood818,

Thanks for the wonderful link. based on section 14 and 15 of that memo on my own interpretation one can bring the recently purchased vehicle to Canada if certain requirements are meet. -- here are the excerpts of it

 " Ownership, Possession, and Use
14. For the purposes of tariff item No. 9807.00.00:
(a) “ownership” means that the settler has acquired, by purchase or other means, the legal right to have goods as personal property and to exercise control over their use and disposition. Goods which are leased do not qualify;
(b) “possession” means that the settler has, in person, physically accepted the goods; and
(c) “use” means that the settler has actually put the goods into an action or service for a purpose for which they were designed or intended.
15. In some cases, settlers wish to acquire goods in other than their homeland (e.g., while they are en route to Canada), and problems arise at the time of importation when not all of the ownership, possession, and use requirements have been met. As vehicles are frequently involved, the following criteria have been developed to assist settlers in such cases:
(a) the vehicle must have been owned and possessed by the settler, in accordance with the conditions described above, prior to his or her arrival in Canada;
(b) in addition to having owned and taken possession of the vehicle abroad, the settler must have been legally entitled to operate it in the free environment abroad (e.g., have a valid driver's licence) and have actually driven it on the open roads abroad for some distance, prior to the date on which the settler arrives in Canada. (note that a test drive using dealer licence plates or a drive only on the manufacturer's or dealer's premises does not qualify);
(c) the vehicle must have been licensed and insured (temporarily or otherwise), in the name of the settler, for use in the free environment abroad during the period it was used;
(d) documentary evidence is produced at the time of accounting to substantiate that the above requirements have been met;
(e) all of the remaining requirements of tariff item No. 9807.00.00 are complied with; and
(f) The vehicle is eligible for importation into Canada in accordance with Transport Canada's laws and requirements

Please read carefully sections 14 and 15 of the memo pertaining to Settlers' Effects.  There is NO 6 month requirement for vehicles.  But, you need to meet the ownership, possession and use requirements.

www . cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d2/d2-2-1-eng.pdf

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[toby]

Thanks for the extract, Joseph...

Fr requirement f, how does one determine whether the vehicle conforms to Transport Canada's laws?

(f) The vehicle is eligible for importation into Canada in accordance with Transport Canada's laws and requirement[/i]

[Westwood818]

Thanks for the extract, Joseph...

Fr requirement f, how does one determine whether the vehicle conforms to Transport Canada's laws?

(f) The vehicle is eligible for importation into Canada in accordance with Transport Canada's laws and requirement[/i]

www . riv.ca/VehicleAdmissibility.aspx

[josephdadreamer]

Folks,

I would like to share my experience with buying a car before landing as PR in canada  here it goes:

We bought a vehicle from a different state we opted to do this so that we don't have to pay taxes on my home state, i did some home work before buying it ( like if the vehicle is admissible to canada,  check if it is made in the US , Canada , Mexico or Japan , if the vehicle has DRL on it , VIN , history report , how many owners , maintenance report,  if the vehicle made is 2007 and it should have the immobilizer in it already if not you have to modify it , if it's made before 2007 it's ok if it doesnt have that feature) i also went to the regional dealer to obtain a vehicle summary reports of maintenance and importantly the Vehicle's recall clearance if you do this online it will cost you $250So to make my long story short i found a SUV with 3rd row seat with one owner,  traded in my older camry for it and after i got the vehicle title , deed of sale and the documentations, i faxed my documents to US-border (the border you will be crossing) and after 1 day i recieved a call from them that i was good to go. So upon landing the CBSA officer gave me a form 1 and my wife filled the form up and walahhh it's tax free !! but the term states that we cannot sell the vehicle with in 1 year if we sell them within 1 year we have to inform CBSA and pay tax, after couple days after landing as pr and after applying for our SIN,health card i emailed my clearance letter to RIV and paid the $200 so that they will give you the inspection form, and i went to AMA /CAA and paid $10 for an inspection form1 and take the vehicle to Canadian tire and they inspected the vehicle if it needs some modification. After passing the inspection i need to pay $200 for the Out of province inspection after waiting for several hours at Canadian tire i was robbed i meant i was told that i have to do my wheel alignment, my rear brake light is off and some module needs to be replaced  billed me total $500 in order them to release the form10, after couple of hours more they released  it and i went straight back to AMA for the license plate. And that's it if you got some questions feel free to pm me or reply. Thanks

[Faulaad]

Thanks Joseph for sharing it here, it was very helpful indeed.

I am also planning to drive from NY to Canada and have been doing own research about it, but your post answered may be 80% of the questions I had in my mind.

Can you also please tell how did you handle your car insurance, since it was not mentioned in your post?Did the US insurance work for some days then you switched over to a Canadian provider, OR, you purchased Canadian insurance BEFORE you crossed into Canada, OR, purchased it AT the crossing itself?

Also, I have a US license, but it is less than 2 years old and so all I can get in exchange for this is G2 and not G license in Canada. If I pass the road test and do get the G license soon, How much should I expect to pay for the insurance? Any ballpark figure?

Thanks.

Folks,

I would like to share my experience with buying a car before landing as PR in canada  here it goes:

We bought a vehicle from a different state we opted to do this so that we don't have to pay taxes on my home state, i did some home work before buying it ( like if the vehicle is admissible to canada,  check if it is made in the US , Canada , Mexico or Japan , if the vehicle has DRL on it , VIN , history report , how many owners , maintenance report,  if the vehicle made is 2007 and it should have the immobilizer in it already if not you have to modify it , if it's made before 2007 it's ok if it doesnt have that feature) i also went to the regional dealer to obtain a vehicle summary reports of maintenance and importantly the Vehicle's recall clearance if you do this online it will cost you $250So to make my long story short i found a SUV with 3rd row seat with one owner,  traded in my older camry for it and after i got the vehicle title , deed of sale and the documentations, i faxed my documents to US-border (the border you will be crossing) and after 1 day i recieved a call from them that i was good to go. So upon landing the CBSA officer gave me a form 1 and my wife filled the form up and walahhh it's tax free !! but the term states that we cannot sell the vehicle with in 1 year if we sell them within 1 year we have to inform CBSA and pay tax, after couple days after landing as pr and after applying for our SIN,health card i emailed my clearance letter to RIV and paid the $200 so that they will give you the inspection form, and i went to AMA /CAA and paid $10 for an inspection form1 and take the vehicle to Canadian tire and they inspected the vehicle if it needs some modification. After passing the inspection i need to pay $200 for the Out of province inspection after waiting for several hours at Canadian tire i was robbed i meant i was told that i have to do my wheel alignment, my rear brake light is off and some module needs to be replaced  billed me total $500 in order them to release the form10, after couple of hours more they released  it and i went straight back to AMA for the license plate. And that's it if you got some questions feel free to pm me or reply. Thanks