"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:06:34 -0700, Dave wrote:

Buying in Maine,sailing to New Brunswick

Can you import all make sailboats from US to CA? is there a list?

What taxes,duties,etc.

US check in location

Canada check in location

any help appreciated

Put out a call to Don White in the header.

He just bought a boat from me and brought it into Canada. From what
he said, it wasn't that hard at all.

Nope... they kept telling me they were only interested in the trailer....
the least valuable of the combo package of boat/outboard/trailer.
Might be a bit more awkward sailing back... but driving across the border at
Calais, Maine just meant paperwork (have all documentation handy and a fat
chequebook). I was supprised that they made me pay the 14% HST on the boat
& outboard but only the 6% GST on the trailer. The PST portion of an
additional 8%, was collected when I registered the trailer.
I'm assuming your sailboat was manufactured in either the US or Canada.
Call a Canadian Customs office in New Brunswick where you will land with the
boat.
BTW the trailer is a major pain in the neck. Looking at it now, it might
have been easier to buy a new trailer up here, tow it down over the border
and negotiate for a boat/outboard package only. In my case they made me
pay $209.00 as a fee for processing the trailer...the same as you'd pay if
importing a car.
Plus all the running around making sure that the trailer met Canadian
standards etc.