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Peff
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 8:18 am: | |
Hello all,
I am writhing with busnut fever and found a bus in Canada that looks attractive. Were I to purchase this, are there any nasty bureaucratic hassles involved in bringing it back to USA (from whence it came, since it's an older GMC...)? I didn't find anything special on the Iowa DMV website (where I'd register it) regarding this. Any experiences with this type of situation?
BTW, this forum has been an amazing insight and resource to figure out so many issues involved in making a decision to own one of these wonderful machines.
thanks
Peff |
steve padgett
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 8:34 am: | |
Check with US Customs.
Our camp bought a passenger bus in Canada and brought it back. I recall some hassles, but nothing too bad. Don't forget, you'll have to pay duty and taxes on it.
Also, if there is a Value Added Tax it is refundable to Americans. You have to take the receipt tot eh duty free store on the Canadian side of the border. They will process the paperwork and give you the refund |
mel 4104
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 10:42 am: | |
Peff if the bus was made in the US you should have no trouble crossing the borderand you never had to pay tax as it was made in the US how ever a lot has changed since9/11 also if it is over 25 years old it is now an over the hill and gets different treatment. |
David Dulmage (Daved)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 10:49 am: | |
The bus should be importable as American manufactured goods being returned with no duty. However, General Motors also manufactured buses in Canada. Being as old as it is it's likely exempt from duty regardless. If the sale in Canada is a private sale, there usually should not be any GST (value added tax) collected by the seller.
DaveD |
Doug Dickinson (Dougd470)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 12:48 pm: | |
One word of caution - it has to meet US Federal Vehicle Standards to be imported - regardless of where it was manufactured since we do build some vehicles in the US that are exported. I recall seeing something about that for cars on a federal web site http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/ that had some info on cars and if you look closely, trucks and buses. It's a start. |
Stan
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2005 - 3:00 pm: | |
It makes a difference if it is a seated coach or converted to something else and where the conversion was done. |
Roger 4104
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 25, 2005 - 5:06 am: | |
If the bus has air brakes, and your state offers an air brake indorsement for drivers license, you need it for Canada. |