Very good point. You need the RIV forms to get your inspections done and to plate the car. If you send the recall clearance letters to the RIV ahead of time, they will process them and keep them on file (30 days or so) leaving only the border paperwork. You can call them after you cross the border and pay the fee over the phone and have them e-mail you the form (ask the officer at the border to please fax the import and payment form to the RIV if you did the payment at the border).parker24 said:
Hmmm, you may want to double check what your Service Ontario will require the day you go plate the car. Ontario used to require the safety inspection to be done before you register the car unless the car is manufactured the same year you are registering it. You could choose to get it done at Canadian Tire at the same time that you get your import inspection doneparker24 said:
Yes, that's one of the things they will look for. If you go to the RIV website and check your specific car they'll give you a list of adjustments that may need to be made. Take a book when you get your import inspection done - it takes a long time as they have a loooooong checklist.parker24 said:
To clarify, I think parker24 means call the US side of the bridge so you know what they need to export it. Some just want a faxed copy of the title, others want the actual title 3 days before. Some want it 3 natural days and others 3 business days. Also check their working hours for vehicle export as they don't necessarily match the bridge operating hours. Look for the links to the border crossing info and phone numbers in step 4 of my how to export a car above.parker24 said:VERY thankful for OhCanadiana, she explained it to me, I just wanted to add that detail. Be sure to call the bridge beforehand, so you know what they need (our bridge needed the title 3 days before we imported it)
If the car is in the US, you can import it whenever you want after landing and having it on his B4A as goods to follow it (years later even). It gets tricky if the car is already in Canada because the car is also a visitor and needs to change status. Changing that status gets tricky given the restrictions on Candian residents driving foreign plated cars for anything other that activities directly related to importing it so you're having to balance a lot of regulations to do it legally.tavora said:
What I mean is after you import it you can get the safety and etest. You don't have to do these before you import it.OhCanadiana said:Hmmm, you may want to double check what your Service Ontario will require the day you go plate the car. Ontario used to require the safety inspection to be done before you register the car unless the car is manufactured the same year you are registering it. You could choose to get it done at Canadian Tire at the same time that you get your import inspection done
Oh, gotchaparker24 said:
. I think you can get a temporary registration and then do the safety test within a certain number of days and that was what you were referring to though I've gotten different info on that from different locations, and it's easy enough to do the same day as the import inspection at Canadian Tire if you schedule the appointment for both up front so I just didn't pursue it.
Thanks, OhCanadiana!! That clarifies things. His car is already here in Canada, but if legally he can drive it for activities related to the importing of the vehicle, that will be okay. In the meantime, we can share my car for everything else.OhCanadiana said:
Your state. It'll be something like Department of Transportation and they usually require money to get it.crna80 said:
Thanks Parker24. no surprise that money is involved! Will be landing Friday, importing our vehicle. Here's hoping!parker24 said:
If you bought a car within the past 6 months before landing, then yes, you will have to pay duty on it. You can bring it over, they might tell you that you will have to import it or they might tell you you can have 60 days to import it.tinytortoise said:
