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njdude26

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I landed in Canada in May 2004. I got my PR Card then. At landing I had declared that I had a Toyota Camry. Then in late 2005 I bought a new SUV costing 45k here in the USA. So now as my 3 years will run out I have decided to move to Canada in Oct.

Now what happens to the new car. I assume I can take the old Camry which I had declared before without incurring any taxes. What is the procedure. Originally I landed in Canada in Montreal. Now I will be driving into Toronto. How do I then get a new plate for the cars and is there something I need to do at the entry point to make sure I dont incur any taxes ??

but what about the new one ? How much do I pay ? Is it worth even taking the car or selling it ?
 
I landed in Canada in May 2004. I got my PR Card then. At landing I had declared that I had a Toyota Camry. Then in late 2005 I bought a new SUV costing 45k here in the USA. So now as my 3 years will run out I have decided to move to Canada in Oct.

Now what happens to the new car. I assume I can take the old Camry which I had declared before without incurring any taxes. What is the procedure. Originally I landed in Canada in Montreal. Now I will be driving into Toronto. How do I then get a new plate for the cars and is there something I need to do at the entry point to make sure I dont incur any taxes ??

but what about the new one ? How much do I pay ? Is it worth even taking the car or selling it ?

Since you had declared your old car while landing, it should be okay and therefore you (most probably) will not pay any taxes on it. (It could depend upon whether you had driven that car into Canada when you landed and then drove it out to the USA. Confirm this by calling CCRA.)

You will though, have to pay taxes if you decide to take (means import) your SUV to Canada. If you decide to live in Ontario, you will have to do the cdn/Ontario safety inspection, do some cdn changes to it (yes, they are required) on the top of paying the import duty.

Many people sell their car in the US before coming back to Canada. Your SUV being fairly new, is likely to pass the inspection. But you will have to pay some money for the changes, inspection on the top of the taxes. Therefore, it is your call if you want to get it to Canada.
 
taxes meaning how much ??
depending on how much i will pay i will decide whether to sell it or keep it...

bigboy00 said:
I landed in Canada in May 2004. I got my PR Card then. At landing I had declared that I had a Toyota Camry. Then in late 2005 I bought a new SUV costing 45k here in the USA. So now as my 3 years will run out I have decided to move to Canada in Oct.

Now what happens to the new car. I assume I can take the old Camry which I had declared before without incurring any taxes. What is the procedure. Originally I landed in Canada in Montreal. Now I will be driving into Toronto. How do I then get a new plate for the cars and is there something I need to do at the entry point to make sure I dont incur any taxes ??

but what about the new one ? How much do I pay ? Is it worth even taking the car or selling it ?

Since you had declared your old car while landing, it should be okay and therefore you (most probably) will not pay any taxes on it. (It could depend upon whether you had driven that car into Canada when you landed and then drove it out to the USA. Confirm this by calling CCRA.)

You will though, have to pay taxes if you decide to take (means import) your SUV to Canada. If you decide to live in Ontario, you will have to do the cdn/Ontario safety inspection, do some cdn changes to it (yes, they are required) on the top of paying the import duty.

Many people sell their car in the US before coming back to Canada. Your SUV being fairly new, is likely to pass the inspection. But you will have to pay some money for the changes, inspection on the top of the taxes. Therefore, it is your call if you want to get it to Canada.
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taxes meaning how much ??
depending on how much i will pay i will decide whether to sell it or keep it...

If it is made in N. America, then they will determine the value (in C$), deduct $10,000 and will charge GST and PST (since you are landing in ON)...which is about 15%.

If the SUV is not made in N. America, the tax will (most probably) be 15% of the current value.
 
Help !!

This is interesting. I called up the border, customs whatever phone no. the border agent i spoke to told me this
If I can prove to the border officers that the car I bought is 6+ months old then it is duty free. as a returning resident they will make me do a new list of goods to follow and at that time it seems i can include this new car as well. then no duty. however i may still end up paying the 8% tax on the car...
Anyone has had similiar experience
 
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