the first two paragraphs...directly from the dated doc
LIST OF NONCONFORMING VEHICLES CAPABLE OF
BEING MODIFIED BY A REGISTERED IMPORTER
as of June 1, 2000
Under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(b)(9) (formerly section 108(i) of the Act), "any motor
vehicle that is at least 25 years old" is not subject to importation
restrictions. All vehicles less than 25 years old must be determined eligible
for importation by one of the following methods before the vehicle may be
imported under contract with a Registered Importer as described in the Vehicle
Importation Guidelines.
Under 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(A) (formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i)(I) of the
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (the Act)), a motor vehicle that
was not originally manufactured to conform to all applicable Federal motor
vehicle safety standards shall be refused admission into the United States
unless NHTSA has decided that the motor vehicle is substantially similar to a
motor vehicle originally manufactured for importation into and sale in the
United States, certified under 49 U.S.C. § 30115 (formerly section 114 of the
Act), and of the same model year as the model of the motor vehicle to be
compared, and is capable of being readily altered to conform to all applicable
Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Where there is no substantially similar
U.S.- certified motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(B) (formerly section
108(c)(3)(A)(i)(II) of the Act) permits a nonconforming motor vehicle to be
admitted into the United States if its safety features comply with, or are
capable of being altered to comply with, all applicable Federal motor vehicle
safety standards based on destructive test data or such other evidence as the
Secretary of Transportation decides to be adequate. Under 49 U.S.C. §
30141(a)(1) (formerly section 108(c)(3)(C)(i) of the Act), import eligibility
decisions may be made "on the initiative of the Secretary of Transportation or
on petition of a manufacturer or importer registered under [49 U.S.C. §
30141(c)]."
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
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Subject: Fwd: Re: Importing car from Canada to USA
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This is a copy of what I sent to Doug. This was what I was told by a fed and
someone who was importing a car from Australia.
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Depending on what year you would like to import. Basically cars 25 years and
older are exempt from having to meet U.S. requirements. Not sure on taxes or
duties, registration should be no problem with proper documentation. Hope
this helps.
Michael
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