Buying a camper in Canada
I found a camper I want in BC. I live in Washington State. Canada doesn't license or title campers. They are considered to be an accessory (makes sense to me). When I spoke with CDN and US Customs the...
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ADC0731 wrote:
Does Washington state class campers as RV's?
I've run into something like this in reverse - bought a camper in Arizona and took it back to Canada. The hardest part was convincing Canadian Customs that I didn't have to go through the RV line with all the associated hoops of importing an RV. In Ontario a camper is just cargo and can be included in your purchase exemption for tax payment. All I needed was a bill of sale.
You pose a good question.
In Wa. State a TC is a separate vehicle and must be lic. if (I think...) it's longer than the length of the bed.
The thing is most police don't seem to know this so you can get away without licensing it if the trucks lic is still visible.
I ran with a 10' TC for several years and never licensed it but you could easily see the plate on my truck.
