Recovery vehicles can be imported to Canada either for licensing or for parts.
1. Impel whether your automobile is on the File of Admissible Vehicles from the USA, which is available from Transport Canada. Verify that your vehicle is yet admissible by calling Transport Canada.
You can import a rescue vehicle, which can be purchased for a fraction of the reward of a original vehivle, for licensing in Canada as continued as the damage wasn't caused by flooding and it's on the document of approved vehicles. The authority requires salvation vehicles to be repaired to Canadian standards after import into the nation and to be inspected after the repairs. You can import a save vehicle for parts regardless of what caused the damage.
Instructions
2. Alert the U.S. Customs duty at the wrinkle crossing that you'll be exporting a vehicle at least 72 hours before you go-ahead. A Customs officer Testament Coat of arms the vehicle's reclamation designation when you tolerance the USA.
3. Operate to the Canadian side of the path, and commit your stamped term and registration to a Customs officer. Customs will give you either Vehicle Import Form 1 (for licensing) or Form 3 (for parts) to fill out. Pay the import fee (Canadian Customs only accepts credit cards).
4. Wait until you receive a Vehicle Inspection Form in the mail, usually a week or two after import. This form tells you what you'll need to do to bring your salvage vehicle into compliance with Canadian law. Make the required modifications, and save your receipts for verification.
5. Take the car, receipts and Form 1 to an authorized inspection center or a Canadian Tire store (Canadian Tire is the only retail chain authorized to perform inspections). A list of inspection centers is available from the Registrar of Imported Vehicles. For a salvage vehicle, you have one year after import to get it inspected. The inspector will stamp your form; take this form to your provincial licensing office to get the vehicle licensed.
