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Originally Posted by m3the01
Sorry the previous post is not accurate.
Tax is only gst plus ur provincial tax, 5-? Percent. No duty,
Cluster swap is not required, drl can be programmed through Idrive or permanently coded by US dealer for about $50 or do it urself with coding kit.
Recall letter can be a simple status report from authorized reseller in US.
Savings can be significant, approximately $12-25k depending on model and options.
Good luck,
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Duty is absolutely part of the equation. Runs 6.1% on non-NA built vehicles.
So the calculation would be US$ purchase price converted to CDN$. Using $50K as the sale price and $1.03 on the conversion it breaks down like this.
$50K USD x 1.03 = $51 500 CDN
DUTY 6.1% = $3141.50
A/C Tax =$100
Green Levy =$1000
(Depends on model)
Subtotal =$55 741.50
PST 9.5% =$5295.44
GST 5.0% =$2787.08
Total CDN $ =
$63 824.02
This isn't to say there aren't good deals on importing vehicles from the US, but be aware of how the calculations actually work. By far the best advantage comes from bringing NA made vehicles up with where our dollars are at.
The two sites that you need to deal with are Customs and Transport Canada.
http://www.riv.ca/CostConsiderations.aspx
http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/...f5048-eng.html