It's still being done (as of last month), but only if you are the registered
owner (in Canada) and you are still a Canadian resident.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Paul Guzyk
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 2:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Importing from Canada to US

I heard VW of Canada is no longer issuing compliance letters.
Has anyone gotten one in the last few months?

>Bill,
>
>It's not as bad as you think.  If this is a true Canadian market vehicle
>(i.e., it was sold brand new in Canada by VW of Canada), then import is a
>relatively simple and inexpensive process.
>
>The first thing you should do is to have your friend contact VW of Canada
>and tell them that they plan on moving to the USA and need a compliance
>letter for their vehicle.  It is extremely important that you have them
>contact VW, and that they tell VW that they plan on moving (not selling the
>vehicle) to the USA.  Most manufacturers will provide a letter of
conformity
>to people who are relocating.