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Subject:Re: Importation of a van 'already here'
From:Karl
Date:Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:47:30 -0700

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    <p>I already know what the Oregon DMV needs, as I've done it three
      times the past few years. It's Customs I need to be sure of, as
      their website is not very clear and an importer who my friend
      contacted stated that it wasn't possible. here is what is stated
      on their site:
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-425?language=en_US">https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-425?language=en_US</a></p>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/16/2022 4:41 PM, Adam Grove wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Hi Karl,
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        <div>Being over 25 years of age makes all the difference.�  It
          should not be a problem to get it titled.�  I would call the
          DMV in the state you want to titled in and see what they� say.�
          Every state is different� on what they need paper-wise.�  Here
          in AK a bill of sale and visual inspection of the VIN has all
          that has been needed in the past for me.� </div>
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        <div>Adam</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 3:13
          PM Karl &lt;<a href="mailto:tdiguru@westyventures.com"
            moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tdiguru@westyventures.com</a>&gt;
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        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px
          0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I
          have a chance to buy a T4 TDI on the east coast that was
          brought in as<br>
          a tourist vehicle, then sold to a friend at the end of travels
          and the<br>
          original owners flew back home to Germany. It's over 25 years
          old, but<br>
          I'm not sure that since the vehicle is already in the US if it
          can be<br>
          now formally imported and titled. Multiple calls to US Customs
          go<br>
          unanswered, no callbacks and the deadline for me to buy it is
          nearing an<br>
          end. Has anyone else here dealt with one in this way? The
          option to take<br>
          it back out of the US isn't possible, and I don't want to do
          the sketchy<br>
          register in a non-title state scheme.<br>
          Experiences, ideas?<br>
          <br>
          Thanks,<br>
          Karl<br>
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