Importing a Car into Canada

Basic Info:

• Vehicles drive on the right side of the road : i.e. - Left Hand Steering.
• Distances and car speedos are in Kilometers and Kilometers Per Hour (unlike the U.S.).

We have discovered a link that will provide you with all the up-to-date information about importing a vehicle into Canada. Rather than copy the text onto this page we thought it would be better to direct you to it, as that way you can be sure of receiving any updates. This can be found at:

http://www.ccra.gc.ca/E/pub/mm/d19121ed/README.html

There is also some more information here : (includes Mexico).

http://www.ita.doc.gov/industry/basic/na.html

If you are contemplating bringing a car into Canada, the link below will be useful :

http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/menu.htm

If you have any questions about ordering cars for use in Canada please let us know. You should be aware that vehicles in North America - and Canada in particular, are less expensive than in almost all other countries. They are much less expensive than the equivalent new cars in Europe. It is not therefore generally worth shipping a new car to Canada.

We can help with any vehicle that may interest you. Contact us for details.

One aspect of exporting a vehicle from Canada which is worth knowing about is that one can reclaim any import duty originally paid on the vehicle. It does not apply to North American (NAFTA) built cars, as the duties within NAFTA are negligible. For further details please visit :

http://www.rc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/tab4ew/README.html

If we export a Canadian spec vehicle we shall do our best to reclaim and re-imburse to you any duties paid on its original importation. Not all manufacturers assist with the required documents.

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