Importing from US

LMBmikeZ

I was under the impression that if you are buying a car and not registering it in that state, then you are exempt from there sales taxes. This is where the duties and taxes for importing come in. So where you land (register) the vehicle in Canada makes a difference because you will then be paying there sales taxes in that province. So when you bring it into Canada you will be hit with the same duty in all provinces it's just the sales taxes that are different. So in the end it's duty+sales tax of province.

I have here Alberta has the cheapest taxes so I would do it there if it were me.

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Gurps

I bought my Z brand new in the US.

1. You do not pay state tax in the US. You are exempt as long as you are exporting.

2. Only work I had to do was get the daytime lights installed, which cost around $200 at a local Nissan dealership.

I bought my car in the US, paid no taxes. When I brought it back, I had to pay:

1. GST 5%(which you would have to pay anyways)
2. PST 7 %(which you would have to pay anways in BC) You pay this when you insure your car. In BC, it would be 7%.
3. Import tax of 6.5%.

So, total cost:

US purchase price
+
taxes(18.5%
+$200 for driving lights
+ Import and RIV fees - $300 roughly

= total cost.

It was very easy to do. I bought my car when the CDN dollar was higher, so I actually saved $300 off the US price when exchange was factored in.

I saved over $8,000 by buying the car in the US, easily after it was all said and done. And I bought it in Washington State, which made it very easy.