importing a tc into british columbia
i'm thinking of buying a used tc in washington state or maybe oregon and bringing it into bc.i'm getting conflicting info.if anyone has done this can you tell me:is there import duty if it's used or d...
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I brought up a camper three years ago and it was pretty easy. Just make sure you have all the paperwork in order. It's not considered to be a motorized vehicle so it's treated as something you picked up on a trip down south.
I bought mine in Washington State where they require a tag on the camper. I left the tag with the seller and he took it in to cancel and I guess to get a prorated rebate.
Items to bring back with you through the border.............
If you find a camper through Craigslist or advertised somewhere, bring a copy with you to show that it was for sale and the price you paid was in the neighbourhood of what they were asking.
In my case, the previous owner borrowed from the bank and he gave me a letter from the bank showing that he had paid off the loan. CBSA showed interest in the letter when going through the paperwork, I guess to see that there wasn't a lien against it.
A sales receipt with the seller quoting the model and serial number along with a general description of the camper, stating the amount paid, and that no monies were owed on it. Get his phone number if the border people have any questions that you can't answer.
I even brought along the emails we had conversed with for further proof of the amount we negotiated.
That's about it. What I did may have been overkill but I really didn't want any problems and everything went pretty smoothly. You will have to pay GST going through the border.
I bought mine in Washington State where they require a tag on the camper. I left the tag with the seller and he took it in to cancel and I guess to get a prorated rebate.
Items to bring back with you through the border.............
If you find a camper through Craigslist or advertised somewhere, bring a copy with you to show that it was for sale and the price you paid was in the neighbourhood of what they were asking.
In my case, the previous owner borrowed from the bank and he gave me a letter from the bank showing that he had paid off the loan. CBSA showed interest in the letter when going through the paperwork, I guess to see that there wasn't a lien against it.
A sales receipt with the seller quoting the model and serial number along with a general description of the camper, stating the amount paid, and that no monies were owed on it. Get his phone number if the border people have any questions that you can't answer.
I even brought along the emails we had conversed with for further proof of the amount we negotiated.
That's about it. What I did may have been overkill but I really didn't want any problems and everything went pretty smoothly. You will have to pay GST going through the border.
