Malcolm,

If it is a Canadian market van, the import is relatively simple.  I would
recommend that you contact VW before you sell it to get a letter of
conformity.  Tell them you are moving to the U.S. and need the letter to
bring the vehicle with you.  If VW won't give you the letter, it would cost
about $500-700 through an RI for the certification.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Malcolm Stebbins
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 4:29 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: FS nice Dehler Profi on Samba - IMPORTS

My 1991 Canadian syncro westy is for sale.  I get these questions all the
time from folks in the
USA: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=340164

So can you tell us what IS involved in importing a CANDAIAN van into the US?
I'll be glad to
steer all of the inquiries to you for your business.  Malcolm (Halifax, NS)

--- Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> wrote:
> Any non-Canadian market, imported vehicle that is less than 25 years old
MUST go
> through an RI if it is going to be operated in the U.S. on a permanent
> basis.
> Non-Canadian market means: any vehicle that was originally sold in a
country
> other than Canada.  Vehicles that were imported by their owners into
Canada
> are required to be imported into the USA as non-Canadian vehicles.
>
>
> Simply put, there are three things that MUST happen for a vehicle to be
> legal:
>  1 - A formal U.S. Customs entry (HS-7 form, etc.)
>  2 - DOT (NHTSA) certification and labeling from an RI.
>  3 - EPA certification from an ICI (often under contract with the RI).

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