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John Hilditch (John) (152.163.188.227)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 7:40 pm: | |
Has anyone bought a Bus from an individual in Canada? What are the procedures to get it across the border? I live in Florida and I plan on using his Canadian Plates to drive it here. The Florida DMV will not issue Temp plates on a vehicle that is not in-state. Are there duties at the border, this is a 1959,4104? Thanks John |
Stephen Fessenden (Sffess) (65.154.176.165)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 9:39 pm: | |
I was able to get Florida Plates for a bus bought in Indiana. Since it was out of state the required VIN verification form had to be done only by a police officer (Sheriff). Canada might be more difficult, since it is being imported. They will want to see a title or an unbroken string of ownership and a bill of sale if title is not issued in the state, country where purchased. I have not imported a bus, but I have bought a UNIMOG for parts that did not have the correct customs paperwork available for titling it. Call your local Tag Office, ask for a supervisor and ask for help. You probably will need to speak to the Florida DOT inspector in your area also to find out the form numbers of the customs paperwork that will be needed for a title to be issued (any one of about 6 forms). The tag office can give you the phone number for your Florida DOT inspector. |
Jayjay (198.81.26.108)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:12 am: | |
Customs may clear you, then in a couple of months you'll get a note from the EPA wanting the certification on your emissions test. No. it's not grandfathered in either. EPA told me that any vehicle that comes into the U.S., no matter the year of manufacture, must meet current standards for emissions! So the bus I wanted to buy in Mexico is still there. From Canada may be different, but... JJ |
Peter Broadribb (Madbrit) (65.73.177.34)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:49 am: | |
When I moved to the States over 10 years ago. I brought with me my '73 Nova race car on a trailer towed by my '79 GMC pick-up. As these vehicles had been built originally in the USA before being exported to the UK, all I needed was a letter from the manufacturer stating that they were both built for the US market. If your bus was built for the US market, I would imagine the proceedure would be similar.
The only person that can tell you what is required is the Head Officer of the Port of Entry that you are going to be coming through. Write to them if you have the time frame for a beaurocratic reply or phone and try to get a name of the Officer you speak to and any section references he quotes in case of difficulty when you actually come to do the deed. I did all my paperwork from England and wrote to the US customs and followed their instructions to the letter.
I did have one small problem which was that I wanted to have the container road hauled from Longbeach to Phoenix, and clear customs there. Phoenix customs insisted upon a certain form which turned out to be for Canadian vehicles being traded in by visiting "Snowbirds" and I was told, "Don't bring it here without that form" in no uncertain terms. So I drove to Longbeach and cleared customs in 9 minutes, then had it trucked to Phoenix. The whole rig was too overloaded to drive safely.
Perhaps you can get the Canadian seller to bring it into America and then sell it to you here. Tell him to tell customs he is on a vacation. Maybe the paperwork is simpler that way using this "form" that Phoenix customs wanted me to have. They told me to get it from Washington D.C. somewhere. Enough "Snowbirds" trade their RVs in in my part of the country and they don't have too much of a problem.
I had no problems with emissions, but I registered the vehicles in Mohave County in Arizona and we don't have emissions here.
Good luck.
Peter. |
RayC (142.165.222.183)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:00 am: | |
I don't think you can legally use the Canadian plate and have a US driver. Check the insurance also. |