buying in the u.s.- bringing back to canada

[pelty18]

Can anyone one tell me the costs ( taxes,duty etc.) of buying a used boat in the u.s. and bringing it back into canada to register . When all the costs are added up (cdn to us dollar )and taxes is it worth it?

[luvgoing fast]

umm i have brought 2 boats (stvs) and i will get back to yuo on that.

[race#115]

it's no big deal ,you need the titles for the trailer and the boat and get a seperate bill of sale for the trailer and the boat as well.this will make it easier at customs .you will have to pay tax on the sale price at customs and there is no duty if it is 15 years or older .when i brought mine over they never even looked at it and the bill of sale was 2000 and it cost me 300can to licence it and for taxes. easy to do no problems .

[ProComp]

Worth it? While usually you can't find them up here so you have no choice. Definately the cost of ownership is more up hear than in the US but what can you do.

30-45 minutes at the border if your paperwork done correctly

ProComp

[David]

No duty on my 2001 SS2000 when I brought it over this year.
You need separate invoices for trailer and boat.
GST and PST on both.

Is it worth buying in the states? Who knows. I have no regrets.

[Fred Bozek]

Are you looking at bringing new units into Canada
Baysville Marina has new Hydrostream units on order, they carry units for Eastern Canada.
Feel free to check out that avenue.

[bgiles]

As communicated by the others, have seperate bill of sales for the boat and trailer and make sure the serial number on the trailer is "readable", in addition have the ownership of both the boat and trailer. You simply declare it at the border and pay the taxes. As I understand it, as long as the boat is manufactured in the United States, it falls under the Free Trade agreement so no duty is warranted. You will receive some paper work to have the trailer certified and your all set, just keep in mind, there is a cost of $182.00 for the RIV portion. RIV stands for registration for imported vehicles, the trailer is considered a vehicle here in Canada. The ministry sends you a form within 2 weeks or so of registration to take the trailer to an authorized dealer such as Canadian Tire etc to have a "safety" performed, basically, they check the tire size and the running lights, you then take that paper work to the licensing office to transfer the ownership of the trailer. The transfer and licensing of the boat is free, you just have to fill out a couple of forms and prove that you have paid the appropriate taxes which you have at the time of border crossing.

Is it worth it, for me it definetly was, purchased a Checkmate that was in ideal condition for a very fair price. As the others have alluded to, specific boats are just not available here, with the current exchange rate you can't go wrong !!. Would do it again in a heart beat and I drove basically 24 hours round trip to get mine.


Bruce