Temporary Import of Class A to Canada
There was a recent topic in which importation to Canada was discussed and one poster (JaxDad) talked about his experience taking a US registered vehicle he owned to his home in Canada. I have looked t...
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gonesouth wrote:JaxDad wrote:
It’s been stated several times, if you don’t want to read, so be it.
If you IMPORT a vehicle, yes, it needs to be registered here.
If however, as a Canadian citizen and resident, I have a second residence in the US, Florida in my case, and a Florida registered vehicle and a Florida drivers license I am certainly allowed to TEMPORARILY bring that vehicle back to my principle residence in Ontario and back into the US later.
So, JaxDad, back to my original question: You've mentioned FACTS...What forms did you file to accomplish this? .......What was the process?......What restrictions were there? .....allowable length of time.....more than one occupant?..........costs and fees?........more filings when it goes back??????
No forms required, the process is to explain, if they even ask, 50% of the time they don’t, the CBSA agent at the border that it’s YOUR vehicle that you will be taking back to the US on your next trip.
The CBSA agent if they ask about the US plates, might ask a date of return, if you know tell them otherwise just say ‘on my next trip south’. They usually say it needs to be less than 6 months from now.
They may say ‘you’re not supposed to just drive around, straight home & back’, you say something like ‘yes I know’.
The number of occupants is moot, bring the MIL and the dog, it’s fun.
Cost, zero, filings when heading back south, zero. BTW, why would you need to file something or have a ‘confrontation’ when taking a US vehicle back into the US? That is silly double talk meant to confuse or distract from the reality.
