I've got my eye on a Canadian car on BAT. In normal (non-pandemic) times I'm aware generally of what it takes to import to the US.
The car is a 1979 so the various epa statements and such aren't an issue due to the 25 year rules.
But, looking over Canada's rules due to Covid, I can't find anything hard and firm about entry, or exemptions for someone who was double vaccinated back in March.
Asked seller what they may be willing to do to get the car over the border, but, sounds like they said they could bring it to the border but not across.
(Pembina crossing as it is a Manitoba car.)
Google is my enemy. Everything I try to Google to research anyone reputable as a broker to bring it across the hour or so from the seller to the crossing just gives me junk articles about what you need to to, often in the late model context, for a car import. Not even good resources to find brokers to do something with it.
I figure once I had my hands on the car I could load it on a trailer behind the yukon and haul it home in 3 easy days or so of driving.
Import duties don't look to be too high either between exemptions and only having a 2.5% tax rate after the first 800. Absent some last minute bids going crazy I don't see it selling very high either. Not much interest from many on there, even the comments are dull/dead.
In a pre-covid world I'd tow it home going over the border and all. These days they doesn't SOUND like an option, both from admission standpoint and then quarantine mandates that me tion exemptions but don't seem to spell out clearly what they are.
Just a rant/vent since I may need to pass on the car due to the complexities, and, an open question to see if anyone may have info on what may be possible....
The car is a 1979 so the various epa statements and such aren't an issue due to the 25 year rules.
But, looking over Canada's rules due to Covid, I can't find anything hard and firm about entry, or exemptions for someone who was double vaccinated back in March.
Asked seller what they may be willing to do to get the car over the border, but, sounds like they said they could bring it to the border but not across.
(Pembina crossing as it is a Manitoba car.)
Google is my enemy. Everything I try to Google to research anyone reputable as a broker to bring it across the hour or so from the seller to the crossing just gives me junk articles about what you need to to, often in the late model context, for a car import. Not even good resources to find brokers to do something with it.
I figure once I had my hands on the car I could load it on a trailer behind the yukon and haul it home in 3 easy days or so of driving.
Import duties don't look to be too high either between exemptions and only having a 2.5% tax rate after the first 800. Absent some last minute bids going crazy I don't see it selling very high either. Not much interest from many on there, even the comments are dull/dead.
In a pre-covid world I'd tow it home going over the border and all. These days they doesn't SOUND like an option, both from admission standpoint and then quarantine mandates that me tion exemptions but don't seem to spell out clearly what they are.
Just a rant/vent since I may need to pass on the car due to the complexities, and, an open question to see if anyone may have info on what may be possible....
