Canada
Import Rules
To import a car to Canada it must be 15 years old when it arrives. It can be right hand drive or left hand drive. By law, the car must have been manufactured 15 years (to the month) or more before the car arrives in Canada. However, in practise there is no proof of date of manufacture. So what happens?
The documentation we send to you will include the deregistration/export certificate which has the date of first registration. This is naturally after the car was made.
The result is that you will need to import a car that is 15 years old (or older) to the date of first registration in Japan.
Note that we are fully conversant with sending cars to Canada. Don’t worry if the information on the government website looks daunting, as the process is actually quite easy. You can read about importing on the government website here.
Cost Calculator
This calculator can be used to get ballpark figures. It isn’t a quote! You also need to consider the usual costs of having a car on the road. There is also an additional CA$100 tax for air conditioners in cars. Also consider transportation of the vehicle to your address and port costs.
In addition to the duties and taxes paid to customs at time of importation, provincial or territorial taxes may also apply when you license your vehicle. For more information, contact a sales tax office in the province or territory where you will be registering the vehicle.
Most provinces and territories also have their own safety inspection programs (out-of-province inspection). For more details, check with the motor vehicle department of your province or territory.
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- The exchange rate is always changing! You can input a different value in this box.
- Shipping depends on the size of vehicle! A Landcruiser may be CA$2,500 and an mr2 CA$1,500.
Fixed price estimate
Get a fixed price estimate on the car of your choice based on our sales price data from recent weeks.
