Why are you directing your replies to me Greg?     I have two Vanagons and
one 2007 Subaru Legacy Limited Wagon, all bought in Washington State and
imported to Canada by me.

1) I assure you that vehicle exports are now under the auspices of Homeland
Security.
                http://www.dhs.gov/files/bordersecurity.shtm

2) I imported my '84 in 2000 and paid PST and GST plus the standard $100.00
eco fee for air conditioning.

3) You might want to actually look at your father's Customs bill before
advising Joy any further.

Jake

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 12:29 PM, <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Hi Jake,
>
> My Dad paid duty on his 1985 westy when he imported it in 2005. His was a
> mere TWO WEEKS short of the twenty year old requirement, and the duty on
> his at the time was around $600 IIRC. If you have AC you will also have to
> pay a $100 tax on that. Don't bother lying about it because they know from
> the VIN if there's factory AC installed. They don't care if it works or
> not, if it's there, then it's taxable.
>
> But Joy may be exempt from all that anyway as this is not an import
> purchase, or Mathilda may be more than 20 years old, I don't recall.
>
> Also, it's not Homeland Security that's involved, it's US Customs and
> Border Protection.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> WWW.BUSESOFTHECORN.CA   <--- NEW .CA DOMAIN!!!
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon
> 1973 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
>
>
>
>
> > You don't have to pay any duty to bring a Vanagon in to Canada.  I paid
> > PST
> > and GST on my purchase from abroad but Matilda is a 'settler's effect' so
> > she should be exempt.
> >
> > I think Homeland Security will want to do the export process nonetheless.
> >
>
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

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