Buying a used RV in USA as a Canadian

moisheh wrote:
"Complying with Provincial law is up to the owner, not the Federal government.

That's why for example the nice folks at the border only collect the GST portion of the HST and you pay the PST at the time of licensing the vehicle. "


That is what you posted and your reasoning is wrong. It has nothing to do with complying with Provincial laws. I used cars as an example as they do not have to comply with any Provincial laws. Yet the Feds still do not collect the PST on a car.

Moisheh

I'm really sorry this is so difficult for you to understand.

Cars or 5 ton trucks do not have propane, electrical or sleeping quarters, therefore there aren't the 'life safety' issues or requirements, or applicable laws. Therefore it's not anywhere the same thing as with an RV.

However, in Manitoba for example, the Office of the Fire Marshall posted this on their website, as I've posted for you several times before.

"If you plan to import a vehicle from the United States, you need to know if it qualifies for importation under Transport Canada’s Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) program. The program ensures that qualified vehicles imported from the United States are brought into compliance with basic Canadian Safety Standards and properly inspected. These units still require compliance to the CSA Z240 construction codes, which is a Standards inspection conducted by Inspectors at the Office of the Fire Commissioner."


In Ontario the following appears the website of the Fire Marshall. ".....CAN/CSA-Z240 RV Series-08, which is the CSA standard applicable to RV’s, requires the installation of a CO alarm that is approved for use in RV’s and complies with CAN/CSA 6.19.".


I doubt anyone would expect you to have a CO detector in your car, but in an RV it's the law, a PROVINCIAL law..