restriction on selling a newly imported car?

[configuration 2]

Hi,

I was granted conditional permanent residence status last week. Now I'm working on importing my car to the US. Three questions:

1. I have owned my car in Canada for the last 6 years. I read that I can import it duty-free to the US, and would only need to pay the fee to register it in the state I now live in. Is that correct?

2. I originally bought the car in the US 6 years ago, and imported it to Canada. Since the vehicle was manufactured to meet US guidelines, is there any need for me to to obtain a recall clearance letter in order to bring it back to the US?

3. Once imported to the US, is it true that there is a 1-year restriction on my being able to sell it here? I know that was the case when I originally took the car to Canada. I am toying with the idea of selling the car soon, so if there is in fact a 1-year restriction on selling then I may decide to get rid of it in Canada itself.

Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

[Krikit 1,164]

Hi,

I was granted conditional permanent residence status last week. Now I'm working on importing my car to the US. Three questions:

1. I have owned my car in Canada for the last 6 years. I read that I can import it duty-free to the US, and would only need to pay the fee to register it in the state I now live in. Is that correct?

Yes, that is correct.

2. I originally bought the car in the US 6 years ago, and imported it to Canada. Since the vehicle was manufactured to meet US guidelines, is there any need for me to to obtain a recall clearance letter in order to bring it back to the US?

Note: If the vehicle has stickers on the engine (EPA) and inside the drivers-side door (DOT) stating that the car was manufactured to U.S. standards, you will not need a manufacturers letter. Some vehicles are listed by make, model, and year on the DOT and EPA web sites as conforming. If your vehicle is one of those, that would also negate the need for a manufacturer's letter.

3. Once imported to the US, is it true that there is a 1-year restriction on my being able to sell it here? I know that was the case when I originally took the car to Canada. I am toying with the idea of selling the car soon, so if there is in fact a 1-year restriction on selling then I may decide to get rid of it in Canada itself.

I can't find anything regarding the one year restriction on selling. You may want to start at this link and/or ask that question on the CBP site or give them a call.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/218/kw/restriction%20on%20selling%20vehicle

[Rob & Monika 87]

I remember reading about the 1 year restriction before, had to search for it again. It's not that you cannot sell it, if you import a vehicle duty free, and you sell it within a year, you have to pay duty on the import.

But your real question is that it's already a US vehicle, whether you can import it duty free. It sounds like you just need proof with you that you bought it in the US.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/clearing/automobiles.xml

[configuration 2]

Thanks for both replies above. I will contact CBP to ask about my case since it seems to a be a bit unusual. I guess not too many people have imported a car to Canada from the US and then want to re-import it into the US.