klassic
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I tried using the search but didn't get far...
Who has advice for bringing a new rig across the border?
I should be getting it within a week from Couch's RV.
They told me they will supply me with all the necessary papers.
Anything else I should know? Or just stop at customs and show the paper work, then off to Canadian Tire.
Thanks...
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eric10
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Couches delivers all over the world. They will tell you exactly whats going to take place and I'm sure they will give you all the proper paper work, you just enjoy your new rig. Good Luck
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wheelygoode
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We have done this a couple of times with no problems. All paperwork has to be at the border 3 days before you get there. this can be faxed or mailed, but must of course be at the same border crossing that you intend to use. It helps if the vehicle is CSA approved (some manufacturers do this). You pick up the paperwork at the American customs before proceeding to Canadian customs where you hand it over. Call the border to get either their fax # or mailing address. Fax is best because then you know they have received it.
At the border you will need to pay the federal part of the sales tax - VISA accepted, plus around $200 import fees.
You will receive in the mail a list of any upgrades necessary to the unit and then you take that list to Canadian Tire and they will do the inspection on behalf of the importation department and give you a sticker to put on the trailer to say it has been legally imported. Actually all they are doing is saying it is indeed what you claim you imported.
Then you license it. You need to do the Canadian Tire thing before you do the registration at the license bureau.
It is actually quite a simple process.
You can 'google' importing a vehicle into Canada and eventually find the info there. A 5th wheel doesn't have the restrictions a motor home has.
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Jack_Diane_Freedom
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Go to http://www.snowbirds.org/index.html which is the Canadian Snowbird Association and there is a clicker for 'importing a vehicle to Canada' along with a lot of other great information
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sirdrakejr
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Moved from 5th wheels to RVing Canada & Alaska.
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Goon F250
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Very simple process..... just show up at the border with the proper paper work.... "recall letter" is important ... "CSA" not needed.... pay the RIV fee and GST..... get your approval set to you ... go to Canadian tire for check out... Provinical license bureau.... pay PST and away you go....... border crossing very easy.... check out www.riv.ca for all the info....... save lots of $$$$
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mamestra
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We just brought a 5th wheel back from Arizona, you do not need to have the paperwork sent to the border, unless you have a motor in the vehicle in fact you do not have to even stop at US customs. You will have to stop at Canadian Customs and declare the purchase where you will need your bill of sale, and title. At this time you will have to pay GST and pay for an inspection ($200+ plus an additional $100 in you have air conditioning, for a travel trailer you do not need a recall letter, we thought we would but you don't. The trailer needs to have CSA approval or a similar sticker approving it in the US, you don't need that to cross the border but will need it for the inspection.
You have 45 days to have you trailer inspected the RIV (Registrar of Imported Vehicles) will send you an email with a form that needs to be filled out by the inspecting facility, again take all forms including the form that you received at the border from customs. The inspection takes about 20 minutes and looks at the CSA/equivalent sticker, tires and verifies the VIN once that is done you can then register your trailer in Canada.
One word of warning in BC once I did all of the above I went to register my trailer and they had to personally verify the vin so even though I just had Ottawa verify it, I had to hook up my trailer and take to them to have them read the vin again. If you have any questions contact RIV I found them to be very helpful.
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klassic
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Thanks everyone!
Bring on the new rig!!
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GeeksRUs
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We did it last summer. A 5er from RV Price Busters in Ohio.
Prior to closing the deal, we contacted RIV to make sure that the unit was importable.
Also prior to leaving for the pick-up, we put insurance on it (wholesaler had provided a copy of the title/bill of sale with the VIN).
The wholesaler had all the correct paperwork included a 30-day temporary plate. This included a letter from the manufacturer that stated that there were no recalls on the unit.
At the border, Canadian Customs completed the import forms & we paid the GST & RIV fee (roughly $200).
We had expected that RIV would send us notification for a Canadian inspection. To date, this has not happened... maybe because the unit was ordered with the CSA option.
EH!
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