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Here's what US customs says about the paperwork. If you call the AZ DMV someone there may be able to tell you the drill too.
Where is it registered? AZ title or Canadian? If it's got an AZ title you're probably home free. If the odometer and speedo are in KMs I suppose that could be an issue.
Rumor on the net is that Dodge won't honor the warranty on a Canadian vehicle sold in the US. That may affect the selling price.
Can someone post a step by step on this? I don't know why this is confusing me so much (maybe it's the migraine I've had for the past few days lol), but I need to figure this out.
I live in NY and would like to buy a used, out of warranty car from a private seller in Canada (Ontario). It is, as far as I can tell, the same as the US version save some options (a Subaru Baja-they only came with the all weather package in Canada, it was not offered in the US). The speedo reads KM/H with MPH below in smaller print, the only difference being the temp readout is C instead of F and the odometer reads in KM instead of Miles. I don't care about warranty coverage obviously, just how to get it here from there legally.
I know I need a letter from SOA with the VIN stating it meets US standards (which it should). It was built in Indiana, it isn't a JDM spec or anything like that. After I have that, what else do I need to do? I can find hundreds of posts about doing the opposite-bringing a US car to Canada, but it seems bringing a Canadian car to the US is rather muddy.
I have a question on an imported car, I can't find the information anywhere.
I imported a car from Ontario to Michigan last year, no troubles, just need the letter from manufacturer stating the EPA compliance, h7 form and 7501 form. I had some questions from the customs officers but no trouble in the end.
Now, I have a problem with the car so I'm selling it real cheap to a mechanic. Only problem, the custom officer stated "vehicle cannot be sold in the us until odometer reads in MPH" on the form. It is not written on the title though, title is clean. But for me, changing the cluster at the dealer would cost me the price of the car I'm selling...
Is it something that's required and checked? I've never heard of that before..
Thanks
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Thanks VERY much for this post. We naively fell into a nightmare at the border with BC after buying an older Dodge truck in Langley. Its an amazing bizarre story that I'll spare you... The short story is that we finally got across without the DOT sticker and without a letter of compliance from Dodge. But - stupidly - I did not grasp that we needed any of that to register our truck in Oregon. Haven't tried to do that yet. But that's the goal. We did get shifted to an RI... was going to charge $1500 and the car would have to stay in "hold" status for 30 days with him... According the current form I see from DMV in Oregon all I really need is a letter from customer service Dodge. Despite my naivete about importing the truck, I'm pretty good at DIY once I know what the gig is. Its a 2006 3500 truck, a nice find in fact. Didn't pay any duty, the agent just said you need to find a broker and "loop" the car through borders again. Don't want to do that unless absolutely necessary. And certainly don't want to store the truck for a month... You seem to know what you're doing...
Any savvy advice for us...? Thanks very much in advance for your help on this.
He hasn't been around for awhile, though. We'll see if he gets a heads up on it.
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Hello! @marcoiv
hopefully this isn't coming too late and can be some help. It sounds like you were conditionally admitted to the US and did not actually import the vehicle. Because the truck did not bear the US DOT label it must be imported as "non conforming" but because it's a Canadian market vehicle you can import it with a letter of compliance, the DOT form HS7 is required for entry, box 2B should be marked indicating that the vehicle meets US standards except for labeling and a manufacturers letter of conformity is attached certifying that the vehicle meets US DOT standards. Then, you also need an EPA form 3520-21 (heavy duty highway engine) you'll need to be importing under exemption 1 (Vehicle is covered by valid EPA certificate of Conformity and bears EPA label) if the vehicle does not have the EPA label you're in a world of hurt, as you'd need to use a ICI (independent commercial importer) that needs to test the engine to confirm that the vehicle meets EPA standards. If you have the HS7 and 3520-21 in order the Customs and Border Patrol will review the forms, inspect the vehicle, and if you are approved, issue you a form 7501. The form 7501 is the import document that proves CBP granted entrance of the vehicle. You would then take the 7501 to the department of licensing and use that along with your proof of ownership to apply for a Oregon title and registration. Hopefully this helps and everything works out. I just did a Nissan Titan XD for myself last week, had all of the above ready for CBP and it was no issue, except for them being jerks for no reason. Cheers!
edit* if you have all of the above you shouldn't need to use the registered importer, also I understand there is one out of Spokane (they have a yard in Kent WA where the 30 day hold take some place) that does RI service for 750, so 1500 sounds like a rip. Also, you just need to go to a CBP port of entry to do the import. There may be one in Oregon you can go to, but I bet they don't see many import of vehicles there. May be a good idea to drive back up to Blaine and do it there as they will be more familiar with the process. You could always call a local CBP office and ask if they can do vehicle imports as well.
You do realize that you're responding to a post that is almost 3 years old, right?
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