Thanks all! Not ready to pull the trigger on anything yet. Still too many various options on the list in terms of life choices right now to commit to this plan. I'm just trying to take all the details into account. I'm a spreadsheet kind of guy.
Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com>wrote: > Stevan, > > I'm not sure you need a customs broker. I've brought my last 2 boats back > from the US without a broker and it's not a difficult process. (I also > have brought a couple of cars back from the US, too) > > One was on her own bottom and one on a trailer. Clearing by water is a > piece of cake. Just phone in as normal and tell them you're at the dock. > They'll take a credit card over the phone for your HST. Then you report to > customs office the next day and fill in the paperwork. > > On a trailer, it's also straightforward - As long as there's a VIN on the > trailer. If there's no VIN on the trailer, they might not let you bring it > into the country - which would suck. (and which almost happened to me with > my J/24) > > I haven't used a third party trucker to bring a boat in, but I suspect > that's not such a big deal either. > > Anyway, it's not a big deal. > > Happy shopping! > > Cheers, > > Colin > > > > On Mar 30, 2014 8:04 PM, "Stevan Plavsa" <stevanpla...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Nice! Thanks. >> Sorry about the spelling fail. I blame spell check! >> >> Steve >> Suhana, C&C 32 >> Toronto >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Robert Abbott >> <robertabb...@eastlink.ca>wrote: >> >>> Steve, >>> >>> Our boat came from Racine, Wisconsin.....paid applicable taxes when it >>> crossed the boarder into Canada....since it was originally built in Canada, >>> no duties an/or other fees. >>> >>> Rob Abbott >>> AZURA >>> C&C 32 - 84 >>> Halifax, N.S.. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2014/03/30 2:55 PM, Stevan Plavsa wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Assuming that the boat was originally built in Canada, would there be >>> duties? I know there would be sales tax. I read somewhere, and of course >>> now I can't find the source, that importing a Canadian built vessel is duty >>> free. Is this true? What types of fees can one expect when importing a >>> Canadian built boat back into Canada from the U.S? >>> >>> Just out of curiosity! >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Steve, >>> Suhana, C&C 32 >>> Toronto >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo >>> Albumhttp://www.cncphotoalbum.comcnc-l...@cnc-list.com >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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