I have a four year old Cam-Am 8000 I bought in Cabo. Paper work all in order. I wish to take it to my mountain home in Idaho. Is there much of an
import fee ? if any. And how does that work? Does the boarder hit me up on US side?durrelllrobert - 9-7-2015 at 08:34 AM
I have a four year old Cam-Am 8000 I bought in Cabo. Paper work all in order. I wish to take it to my mountain home in Idaho. Is there much of an
import fee ? if any. And how does that work? Does the boarder hit me up on US side?
Definitely can't bring it through the SENTRI lane. Shouldn't be problem in regular lanes unless you're riding it rather than trailering.durrelllrobert - 9-7-2015 at 10:44 AM
Here's another option if you don't have a trailer:
Just Googled the question and found this
durrelllrobert - 9-7-2015 at 11:30 AM
How do I register my foreign registered vehicle, car or motorcycle in the U.S. with the Department of Motor Vehicles?
Before you can register a foreign registered vehicle, car or motorcycle in the U.S., you must be able to prove that you or someone else filed an entry
with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will not register a vehicle that has been imported into the U.S. without proof an entry was filed with CBP and
proof the vehicle conforms to U.S. emissions and safety standards. If the vehicle does not conform to U.S. emissions or safety standards, you will not
be able to register it in the U.S. You will either have to bring it up to U.S. standards or export the car.
If you imported your vehicle by land, you should have declared the vehicle for import and handled the paperwork at the border. If you failed to do so,
contact a local port and ask them if they will handle it for you. Port numbers and addresses are available under the ports section of this site.
If you bought or were given an imported vehicle from someone in the U.S., and they did not clear it through CBP before selling or giving it to you,
there could be a problem. It is illegal to sell an imported vehicle that has not been formally entered, and it is subject to seizure.
When filing an entry with CBP for your vehicle, you must be able to demonstrate to CBP that you own the vehicle and it conforms to U.S. emissions and
safety standards. You have to submit proof of ownership such as a certificate of title, bill of sale, or manufacturer statement of origin to a CBP
Officer at the port.
You also have to submit the Department of Transportation (DOT) Form HS-7, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Form
3520-1. Keep a copy of these forms just in case the DMV wants a copy of them. Once you have officially filed your entry and paid duty
on the vehicle, which is 2.5% for cars and 1.9% to 2.9% for motorcycles, you will receive the CBP Form 7501 Entry Summary.
This form is your proof that you filed your entry with CBP, so be sure to keep a copy to present to the DMV when registering your vehicle. https://help.cbp.gov/.../registering-a-foreign-registered-vehicle,-car-or-m...
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So hopefully the guy you bought it from in Cabo legally exported it from the US if that's where he bought it. If it was not manufactured in the US
then a different set of CBP rules may apply:
If vehicles manufactured abroad conform to U.S. safety, bumper, and emission standards, it is because these vehicles are exported for sale in the
United States. Therefore, it is unlikely that a vehicle obtained abroad meets all relevant standards. Be skeptical of claims by a foreign dealer or
other seller that a vehicle meets these standards or can readily be brought into compliance. Vehicles entering the United States that do not conform
with U.S. safety standards must be brought into compliance, exported, or destroyed.
