Hi Joe,
You may have missed it, for the customs information you need,
Here you go:
Foreign-made vehicles imported into the U.S., whether new or used, either
for personal use or for sale, are generally dutiable at the following rates:
Autos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5%
Trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
Motorcycles. . . . . . . . . . 3% or 3.4%
Duty rates are based on price paid or payable. Most Canadian-made vehicles
are duty-free.
As a returning U.S. resident, you may apply your $400 Customs exemption and
those of accompanying family members toward the value of the vehicle if it:
Accompanies you on your return;
Is imported for personal use;
Was acquired during the journey from which you are returning.
For Customs purposes, a returning U.S. resident is one who is returning from
travel, work, or study abroad. After the exemption has been applied, a flat
duty rate of 10% is applied toward the next $ 1,000 of the vehicle's value.
The remaining amount is dutiable at the regular duty rate.
Under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(b)(9) (formerly section 108(i) of the Act), "any
motor vehicle that is at least 25 years old" is not subject to importation
restrictions. All vehicles less than 25 years old must be determined
eligible for importation by one of the following methods before the vehicle
may be imported under contract with a Registered Importer as described in
the Vehicle Importation Guidelines
Importing a vehicle from another country
If you are bringing your vehicle from another country it must meet the
Massachusetts and federal requirements. Please refer to the following sites
for the federal requirements:
U.S. Federal customs requirements
Information on U.S. Customs requirements is available at
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/imp-exp2/informal/car.htm
U.S. Federal motor vehicle safety standards:
Information on U.S. Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) is
available at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/
U.S. Federal emission guidelines:
Information on U.S. Federal regulations concerning vehicle emissions contact
the Environmental Protection Agency, Manufacturers Operations Division,
EN-340, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-9660.
Jeff Webster
Buy Classic Cars from America!
Http://www.BuyClassicCars.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeLuca, Joseph [mailto:Joseph.DeLuca@wl.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 9:07 AM
> To: 'carfindr'
> Subject: RE: Importing a Morgan from Canada...
>
>
> Hello Jeff,
>
> Thanks for the tip. I crawled all over this
> site and couldn't find a single syllable about
> importing a car into the US. It seemed to be
> about long distance purchases in general, but
> I appreciate your note.
>
> Joe D
>
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