Selling Ontario licensed trailer in Texas
Two years ago, we decided to leave our trailer, licensed and made in Ontario, on our owned lot in Mission Texas. We are now considering trading it in on a new unit. The dealers are saying that it wi...
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I've never done it (only did imports from US to Canada) but I don't think it's that difficult. This link http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/importing_car.xml should provide answers for you (although I haven't read it).
A few points to keep in mind:
- I believe you need to bring it to the border to import it into the US. Ask them if you can do this at the MX/US border or if this has to be done at the CND/US border.
- You might need to have a US residence in order to do this. Furthermore, different states have different rules on who they allow to register vehicles in the state. Some only require an address, some require a DL (which I believe requires US status now).
Before you do too much, find out exactly how much the dealer is willing to give you. Because it's a Canadian unit, they might only offer significantly less than market value and it might be worth bringing it back to Canada to sell it there rather than trading it in.
Good luck.
A few points to keep in mind:
- I believe you need to bring it to the border to import it into the US. Ask them if you can do this at the MX/US border or if this has to be done at the CND/US border.
- You might need to have a US residence in order to do this. Furthermore, different states have different rules on who they allow to register vehicles in the state. Some only require an address, some require a DL (which I believe requires US status now).
Before you do too much, find out exactly how much the dealer is willing to give you. Because it's a Canadian unit, they might only offer significantly less than market value and it might be worth bringing it back to Canada to sell it there rather than trading it in.
Good luck.
