Process of importing your car to Canada

The economy of Canada is heavily based on imports. Due to the great discounts and deals in the United States of America and other countries, Canadians have increased the purchase and import of cars to Canada from different countries. You buy your car from other countries and import it to Canada easily and without any hassle.

There are different steps to import your car to Canada:

1. Check that the car you are buying is qualified for importation. The website of the RIV (Registrar of Imported Vehicles) provides some definite checklists for determining whether your car is eligible to import from abroad.
2. When you are buying a car from the USA for import into Canada, you need to make sure that your car is registered with the US government for export by procuring an AES (Automated Export System) Internal Transaction Number (ITN) from the USA Customs.
3. As you are importing a car from a different country, you should make sure that the car has passed all the safety demands of the Canadian government. If it does not pass the safety test, you have to take the car back to the US for moderation before it can be reimported into Canada.
4. You should be prepared with all the required documents, like the bill of sale, the registration certificate of the car, Form 1, which is required to submit to RIV, the mail for the inspection, and many other documents.
5. You should always be ready for the inspection; your car should pass the inspection according to the rules of Canadian safety measures.
6. It is very important to pay all the taxes and duties related to the importation process, and never forget the registration charges and, most importantly, the insurance money. There should be no difference in the price of the car plus the shipping charges.

Conclusion

People tend to buy cars where they find them cheap, yet there are many other reasons to buy cars from abroad. Canadians tend to buy cars from abroad that are not available in Canada. It is not an easy process to import a car from abroad; you have to keep in mind many things. Your imported car has to pass many tests, and you need to be very particular about all the documentation and the payment process.