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Actually as you said the federal inspection is ''free''. The provincial one is not. Paid 110$

I thought I read that the inspection is free...

You need form 2 in order to have the federal inspection done. It's a form that the RIV will release (will be send by mail) after they have received the Form-1 from the import process. Form-1 is supposed to be sent by CBSA but they told be it's better to take no chance and send it to them by email.

I found this golden nugget on an article from The Globe And Mail: The GST and duty will be based on the Canadian Red Book value of your car, says Viraf Baliwalla of the Automall Network, a Toronto-based car broker. If you've been a U.S. resident for a year or more – and you've owned the car for...

I do know that; that's why I will not import the car at this time. Once I have the title, I will.

Thanks for the info. It's a risk I'll have to take since I don't have the title yet... And I have a contact who could have my car inspected without the import papers...

Not sure checking your immigration status has anything to do with what I was suggesting... Which is that it doesn't seem like the car exporting process is linked to the importing process; they sound like 2 separate entities.

My understanding is that the import agents on the Canadian side don't require any documents from the export and couldn't care less about the US export part. If you intend to return to the US and use your car, I would think it would be an issue; might be wrong...

Is it really mandatory to export the car? Can't I just drive my car to the Canadian border and import it? Someone told me the following: ''The only reason to properly export from the US is in case you intend to re-import it to the US. Otherwise it really doesn't matter. We did it but honestly...

Thanks for the quick response vreddy. I just called the insurance and they will cover me in Canada until the end of my policy here, which is a relief. Once I get title released, I can import. Thanks. One question remaining, is it essential to export it then?, especially since it would have to...

Hi, instead of starting a new thread, I'm going to piggy back this one since my situation is similar. Talked to my car loan company and they won't allow me to cross border with my car. I could pay off the balance but I wouldn't get the title in time. Unless I refinance with another bank but not...