Reimport From Canada to US
I am looking at purchasing a used RV and have found a 2006 Forest River Georgetown that I am interested in. The downside is that it is in Canada, and I am in the US. Has anyone had experience bu...
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JaxDad wrote:donn0128 wrote:
This is a motor home, and all Forest River products are US assembled.. so most of whar has been said so far is useless information. For the real truth, contact US customs and ask them.
Actually that may be completely FALSE.
If the m/h in question was manufactured for sale in Canada and certified by the factory to CSA Z-240 standards instead of the RVIA standards it might not be legal to register it (or insure it) in the US until it's re-certified as RVIA compliant.
The standards are similar, but not the same. That's why US certified units imported to Canada have to be re-certified as CSA Z-240 compliant after being imported.
You are right, I forgot about that. It is the same as life jackets.
We Canadians can not buy a life jacket in the US and use it in Canada.
It does not have a Canadian certified label and according to the Coast Guard, I checked with every department, it is illegal to use.
