Since when?� I have imported a BMW and a trailer this year (August
was the last�time) and US Customs has noting to do with�me
(Aldergrove crossing) I showed up at the border,�the Canada Border
Patrol Person in the booth�asked me if I had anything to declare and
I said yes, this trailer behind my car�and she told me to park and
see the people inside... the nice woman inside took my papers, filled out
the Form 1 in record time and sent me to the cashier, three minutes there
and out I went... badaboom badabing!

David Marshall 

http://www.hasenwerk.ca 
Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2 

Engine Conversion FAQ - http://www.hasenwerk.ca/faq 

On
Wed, October 1, 2008 10:14, Jake de Villiers wrote: 
> Not any
more David! You must now get export clearance from US Customs. 
>

> I imported my first van the easy way and my second the hard
way! =) 
> 
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:54 AM, David
Marshall 
> <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>wrote: 
>

>> US Market vehicles (with a FMVSS sticker ) to Canada: 
>> 
>> If we are 
>> talking strictly about
Vanagons it is a non-issue as all Vanagons are 
>> now 
>> 15+ years old and they do not fall under the Resistrar of
Imported 
>> Vehicles people. Simply show up at the border with
title and bill of 
>> sale and tell them you bought said van.
They will direct you inside 
>> and collect 5% GST, 6.1% import
duty, $100 excise tax if there is AC, 
>> fill 
>>
out a Form 1 for you and off you go - 15 minutes tops. Then it as 
>> simple as registering an out of province vehicle when you go to
the 
>> province for registration, for most it is a safety
inspection, VIN 
>> inspection and collecting the provincial
sales tax. 
>> 
>> David 
>> Marshall 
>> 
>> http://www.hasenwerk.ca 
>> Box 4153,
Quesnel BC, 
>> Canada V2J 3J 
>> 
>> On
Wed, October 1, 2008 09:33, Karl Houlihan 
>> wrote: 
>> > 
>> > Afternoon Volks, 
>> >

>> > I've 
>> been looking online trying to find
any information (besides 
>> > 
>> Government
sites) on the process of importing a Vanagon from the USA 
>>
> into Canada. I can find lots of information on importing from 
>> Canada 
>> > to the US, but not much for the
other way around... I've 
>> tried 
>> >
searching the list archives, however it always seems to 
>>
time out or 
>> > return an error message rather than useful

>> results. 
>> > 
>> > Has anyone
had any experience in this 
>> regard? Are there any common 
>> > pitfalls that I need to be aware 
>> of? 
>> > 
>> > Any and all tips are greatly
appreciated. 
>> > 
>> > Thanks, 
>> > Karl. 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jake 
> 1984 Vanagon GL 
> 1986 Westy
Weekender "Dixie" 
> Crescent Beach, BC 
>
www.crescentbeachguitar.com 
>
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 
>