importing japan to canada to usa

[osiriskidd]

so one of my good friends moved to canada a couple of months ago. we've been in contact and we both trust each other and we plan to start a small backyard-type of importing.

however we need some quick advice to see if we're gonna be able to do what we initially planned.

pretty much i've heard that you are able to bring cars to the US from canada, legally without the crappy kit cars/track only/ and it'll be a lot easier to register them that way.

say we ship a s15 specR to him, i fly up for a weekend, then i drive it back home. what would i be looking at.

helpful advice would be nice, plaese dont flame/bash/pwnt me too hard:tongue1:

[Blitanicle99]

I have a buddy I used to go to HS with that now does that for a living. He imports anything you want... Skylines, Rx7s, anything. He drives around a real RHD FD and I wanna hump it.
But if he can make money, I am sure you can too.

[UpSideDownDesi]

i blv that your friend has to come down in the car and sell it to you in states.

[osiriskidd]

either way its fine.

but yea, im not looking to get rich. just me a some friends thought it'd be cool to just pocket some extra money and drive in some sick cars.

hmm i might look into it more and become a semi-vendor. im allowed up to 6 cars a year without a dealership license right?

[Z32redondo]

Still limitations on which cars. Thats why I couldnt import an MKIII Supra RHD with a 1jz twin turbo from canada to US.

[LordMDP]

Still limitations on which cars. Thats why I couldnt import an MKIII Supra RHD with a 1jz twin turbo from canada to US.
expand please

are you talking about trouble getting it titled/registered here?

[Z32redondo]

There are different safety regualtions that japan has for there cars that we have here and they dont. Some RHD cars have been tested and some havent. There is a list of cars that meet those safety requirements and if its not on the list it isnt getting titled and registered here without paying a pretty penny.

The deal with the supra was that it had been imported from japan into canada and i was going to buy it from a guy off ebay. Well since it hasnt met the safety requirements that the US needs I was going to have to pay alot of money in order to get that testing done. To think of it in a different sense. Know how you see those video clips of manufacture's of cars have a test car with dummies running into a brick wall and stuff? Well you would be paying for that to take place so that it meets requirements. Thats why cars like skylines are so damn expensive.

It also cost money to get the car to pass emissons so that it can be titled and registered. Its alot more than just selling a car and thats it. here are a few threads that have been made in the past talking about this subject.

[osiriskidd]

There are different safety regualtions that japan has for there cars that we have here and they dont. Some RHD cars have been tested and some havent. There is a list of cars that meet those safety requirements and if its not on the list it isnt getting titled and registered here without paying a pretty penny.

The deal with the supra was that it had been imported from japan into canada and i was going to buy it from a guy off ebay. Well since it hasnt met the safety requirements that the US needs I was going to have to pay alot of money in order to get that testing done. To think of it in a different sense. Know how you see those video clips of manufacture's of cars have a test car with dummies running into a brick wall and stuff? Well you would be paying for that to take place so that it meets requirements. Thats why cars like skylines are so damn expensive.

It also cost money to get the car to pass emissons so that it can be titled and registered. Its alot more than just selling a car and thats it. here are a few threads that have been made in the past talking about this subject.

intersting. i've always heard that it was simply drive it over US and you can get title/registration. imma go read up on it a bit.

[Elbow]

It's REALLLYYY not simple if you want to do it right and legally and not have something come up with one of the cars years down the road. I have been on the phone with the government too many hours trying to work things out.

[osiriskidd]

It's REALLLYYY not simple if you want to do it right and legally and not have something come up with one of the cars years down the road. I have been on the phone with the government too many hours trying to work things out.

i suppose what people have been telling me was quite different from what i've been getting from ia.

[rupertaker]

so one of my good friends moved to canada a couple of months ago. we've been in contact and we both trust each other and we plan to start a small backyard-type of importing.

however we need some quick advice to see if we're gonna be able to do what we initially planned.

pretty much i've heard that you are able to bring cars to the US from canada, legally without the crappy kit cars/track only/ and it'll be a lot easier to register them that way.

say we ship a s15 specR to him, i fly up for a weekend, then i drive it back home. what would i be looking at.

helpful advice would be nice, plaese dont flame/bash/pwnt me too hard:tongue1:


you have a LOT of research left to do.

[osiriskidd]

you have a LOT of research left to do.

already on it sir

[-S Double C-]

you have a LOT of research left to do.

IMPORTING Master has spoken! LOL! Hey rupertaker get ahold of me some s13 hatch kouki tail lights and no cash can be involved in that trade :)

[Lusos]

intersting. i've always heard that it was simply drive it over US and you can get title/registration. imma go read up on it a bit.

I've had freends import vehicles before. They did it in a bit of a grey area. What you do is get a [Canadian] friend to drive it over the border for you, then from there, get it registered as a kit car. Make sure your friend is a Canadian though, if not, the NHSTA will bust your balls, big time.


I also know of another guy who imported an Isuzu jt191 directley into the states and in order to get it past customs, he had to remove the drivetrain and ship the engine, along with ECU, wiring harness, and transmission seperate. With thinks like R34's, you have to basically mutilate the chassis in order to "prove" that it's not going to be used for anything other than offroad useage.