Hi, As a Canadian, I have brought two RVs into Canada from the US. The first one, I traded an old 1986 Class C against a nice 1997 Class A. The first thing is that you have to check that the model you are buying is accepted by the Canadian Govt. The C govt maintains a website that tells you which models are acceptable. If it ain't, don't buy it. But most major manufacturers are accepted.
Secondly, you have to deal with US repeat US customs as you move OUT of the US. You have to send the originals of the bill of sale, the registration, and a third doc that I can't remember right now, to US customs 72 hours before you get there. US Customs take this very seriously. Repeat SERIOUSLY. I don't understand why. Perhaps in case the vehicle is stolen or used in a robbery. Go figure.
Thirdly, there is the Canadian tax to pay. You know the drill, 14%. But there is no problem about this, simply pay the Federal tax at the border with a credit card, and when you register within a Province, pay the Provincial tax.
Once you are inside Canada, you have to have the vehicle checked by the Govt for compliance with Canadian laws---and this is done by contract with Canadian Tire. This a trivial matter so long as you have previously checked that the RV is accepted by the Canadian Govt. Good old Canadian Tire checks that the seatbelts are three point, and that there are Km markings on the speedo, and that there are daylight running headlights. That's it.
The second time I was more savvy. I sold the Class A to a private buyer through a friendly Second Hand Car dealer, and then sped down (within 30 days) to the Us to buy an RV that I already knew. I did the same stuff importing at the US side, but at the Canadian side it was imported by the dealer, and he sold it to me LESS THE Tax on the TRADE-IN, which saved me the tax on the trade-in.
It was a hassle, but in the end it saved me just less than $5000C.
All this is available on the Internet.
I will take questions at
[email protected] but I take no responsibility, although it is all TOTALLY legal.
rankjo