US Sailboat to Canada
 

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

Thanks


Dave

US Sailboat to Canada
 

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.

US Sailboat to Canada
 

"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.

US Sailboat to Canada
 

"Don White" wrote in message
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"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.


Forgot to mention..this trailer is a like new 2005 model with compliance
sticker/model & serial numbers attached & easily read.... who knows if the
trailer is some old junker.

US Sailboat to Canada
 

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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"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.


Forgot to mention..this trailer is a like new 2005 model with compliance
sticker/model & serial numbers attached & easily read.... who knows if the
trailer is some old junker.

Thanks for your assuring post. Plan to do this myself. Being in Alberta
though I can say punt to the PST. Plan on buying a new early into next
year.

Did you get trailer plates before you left? How did you handle the trailer
license?

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"Canuck57" wrote in message
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Thanks for your assuring post. Plan to do this myself. Being in Alberta
though I can say punt to the PST. Plan on buying a new early into next
year.

Did you get trailer plates before you left? How did you handle the
trailer license?

I just towed the boat/trailer back without plates. I still had the
plates at home from my Sandpiper 565 sailboat trailer that I had sold from
the month before, so I attached them as soon as I got back to Halifax.
The fun came getting the trailer legal in Canada... needed two
inspections...
...the first at Canadian Tire to make sure the trailer complied with our
standards (federal) and then a provincial safety check.
The only odd thing was that Tom's home state handles light duty trailers
differently so I didn't have the usual vehicle permit type of documentation
to present to the Nova Scotia Registry of Motor Vehicles. All worked out in
the end...good think I'm retired with lots of time to run around. :-)

US Sailboat to Canada
 

On Oct 24, 5:06?am, 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

Thanks

Dave

Under the terms of the NAFTA agreement, there is no duty collected on
a cross border sale of any boat *manufactured in the US or Canada*.
So if you buy a boat that was originally built in either country
you're OK as far as duty goes. If you buy a boat built in Asia or
Europe you will pay an import duty crossing from US to Canada, or vice
versa.

Once in Canada, you will be liable for the same GST or Provincial
taxes you would have had to pay if you bought the boat a person or
business in Canada.