Hi
Noy said:
wzad said:
Eduardo Picazo said:
I would add that one of the requirements in order for free tax on the car import, is that you must prove that you own the car for more than one year... please double chek the requirements..just in case
regards
Eduardo
Not sure where you read this, but I have never heard of this requirement before.
Can anybody please help? I really need to know about this since we're moving next month. And also, Is there any website that you can refer for this matter?. PMM please help, thanks a lot.
There is no 1 year/6 month rule, please read: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d2-2-1/d2-2-1-e.pdf Section 14, which states:
14. However, in some cases, settlers wish to acquire goods
in other than their homeland (e.g., while they are en route to
Canada), and problems arise at the time of importation
when not all of the ownership, possession, and use
requirements have been met. As vehicles are frequently
involved, the following criteria have been developed to
assist settlers in such cases:
(a) The vehicle must have been owned and possessed
by the settler, in accordance with the conditions
described above, prior to his or her arrival in Canada;
(b) In addition to having owned and taken possession
of the vehicle abroad, the settler must have been legally
entitled to operate it in the free environment abroad
(e.g., have a valid driver’s licence) and have actually
driven it on the open roads abroad for some distance,
prior to the date on which the settler arrives in Canada.
(note that a test drive using dealer licence plates or a
drive only on the manufacturer’s or dealer’s premises
does not qualify);
(c) The vehicle must have been licensed and insured
(temporarily or otherwise), in the name of the settler,
for use in the free environment abroad during the
period it was used;
(d) Documentary evidence is produced at the time of
accounting to substantiate that the above requirements
have been met;
(e) All of the remaining requirements of tariff
item No. 9807.00.00 are complied with; and
(f) The vehicle is eligible for importation into Canada
in accordance with Transport Canada’s laws and
requirements.
