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Importing a Motor Vehicle To Canada (the be all end all)

Does anyone think it would be worthwhile (cost effective) to purchase a used Ninja 250 in the US and bring it to Canada? The prices for used 250s in the US seem to be a great deal cheaper than in Canada.
 
You should be advised that the used 250's in the US are the F model sort of like the EX250 in looks where as in Canada they are the H model ZZR
 
Thanks for the heads up.

Funny thing is that I think I prefer the styling of the EX250-F over the H...I have always been a little strange and this is another example :)
 
Did you have to pay duty of 6.1% or was it a non-japanese bike,becuse I was told you have to pay on non-us manufacturd bikes.
 
LOL~~~

NinjaNikki said:
Over 15 years no problem (no matter the country of orgin)... doesn't require RIV fair game! All that is required is payment of D and T (Duty and taxes)

Desi: Either or can bring the bike over but either or must be willing to do the paperwork pay the taxes etc and have all the relevant info... therefore it is more likely the buyer is the one that is seen at the border. There are brokers that will do all this for you off the top of my head LIVINSTON.
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A wrinkle to the original question - to see if anyone knows if I have any options remaining...

While living in Japan 10 yrs ago, I crated my perfect '96 Suzuki Bandit 400 - put it on a ocean-freighter - and shipped it home to Toronto. After paying the req'd customs fees (in addition to all of the brokerage fees) - it was released to me and has since been sitting in storage. After some minor work last year - the bike is in perfect working order and ready to ride. However, in that I have changed the required order of operations for importing a bike *as excellently summarized by Nikki* getting the bike registered - or even finding out information on how I could accomplish this - has been a MASSIVE, UNENDING headache! Is it even still possible - or do I now own an expensive piece of metal-art?

1) I understand this bike was not available for import to Canada in 1999 (the year it entered the country). Will I be eligible to register it using the 15-year grandfather clause in 2011 (when the bike is 15 years old?) or can I do it now? My current understanding is that this clause is based on the status of the vehicle with Transport Canada at date of import (ie - if it wasn't on the list then, it will never be register-able in Canada). Considering that there are other Bandit 400's on the road in Ontario - this seems very strange indeed.


2) All of my paperwork is in Japanese. Do I need to have it translated and notarized or would a Statuatory Declaration suffice?

Anybody got any ideas on how I should proceed? Thanks much in advance~!

strandedBandit
 
I have been living in the US for about 5 years and am going to be transfering back to Toronto next month and am looking to bring my Triumph back with me. I have owned it since 2003 down here in virginia. Just wondering if there are anyone knows if there are any changes from normal that i would expriance with brining it back?

Thanks
 
pyro_ said:
I have been living in the US for about 5 years and am going to be transfering back to Toronto next month and am looking to bring my Triumph back with me. I have owned it since 2003 down here in virginia. Just wondering if there are anyone knows if there are any changes from normal that i would expriance with brining it back?

Thanks
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Your biggest problem should be getting used to the lousy riding up here. I don't have anything specific to add but your bike should come in as personal property due to your USA stay. Sometimes it's in the wording. There is a big difference between importing a used bike and returning with settlers property.

If the bike is on the RIV accepted list you shouldn't have problems but I would suggest getting the recall clearance letter from a US dealer first. Hopefully you won't have to pay any taxes.
 
Well i gave RIV and Customs a call today and it appears that since i have been down here for over a year and have owned the bike for over 6 months it counts towards my 10,000$ allowance so i will only have to pay the 200$ RIV fee and no taxes
 
bah, I would have somehow tried to keep it plated and insured in the States. Insurance is a lot more expensive up here.
 
I looked into it but unfortunatly i will not have a US drivers license once mine expires so the insurance company will not cover me down here. So it will get plated in ontario
 
I hope you guys don't mind me adding a question to this thread, but I was hoping you guys could recommend a cheap shipping company that i can use to have a bike brought from Colorado to my doorstep and have them do all the paperwork as well?

My uncle just offered me his old super hawk as a gift (he's finally hangin' up his gear at the tender age of 70), but I can't go down to ride it back.

Two additional questions:
1) Can it be transfered as a gift so that I don't pay tax.
2) It was originally a canadian bike i believe (bought while he lived in vancouver, then he took it with him when he moved to colorado), once again, i'm assuming i'll have to pay GST/Duty even though its canadian in origin?

thanks.
 
Transfers are usually only tax free when between parent and child or husband and wife.

Since the bike wasn't made in the USA duty will probably apply. The key thing here is to provide a realistic value on the bike for customs. A bill of sale from your uncle (Whether you gave him any cash or not) and some ads for similar bikes would be a start. A professional appraisal would be good if not too costly. If you don't the nasties at the border may apply a very high value. Just remember when you try to shaft them they shaft back even harder so don't tell them you got it for twelve dollars.

There are cross border shippers but they may cost more than the bike is worth. On the open market the bike may not be worth much so the sentimental value is your decision.

Depending on the age the bike may be exempt the RIV requirement. Read up on that in the first posts.
 
too bad on the tax free bit.


There are cross border shippers but they may cost more than the bike is worth. On the open market the bike may not be worth much so the sentimental value is your decision.
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it's a Honda superhawk with like 7000 kms on it. not sure what thats worth but i can't imagine more than 5g's.
 
What year is it? They ran the name for quite a while and the bikes really changed over the years.
 
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