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Shipping a Car back to the USA...shipper?
Por exemplo.... My car Isuzu MUX would not pass muster in the USA
And if going CA- even stricter regulations
And if going CA- even stricter regulations
Lots of them.............but usually not voluntarily. You would be amazed at how many are unloaded and then reloaded as not qualifying for entry. Shippers usually, but not always, catch "flaws" in the paperwork.
And it does not have to be built to US specs to be shipped to the US...........but it must be modified to those specs before being allowed full entry.
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
Lost in the black hole if the car was already here. No refunds there.
Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
much better to sell the car here for retail....and buy one in the US wholesale..........
That's exactly why when I moved back to the US from Puerto Rico, I sold the car that I brought down with me. I could have bought the exact same car in the US and had a lot of money left over. There were high import fee there, too.
A friend of mine from NY did just that for 3K US...His wife had imported a Highlander Hybrid to the Dominican Republic within a year of receiving her temporary residency, receiving a 77% discount on the import tax, this is possible if you use this exemption in the residency program within 18 months after receiving Dominican residency...8 years later, the vehicle developed some problems with the Brake Actuator Assembly, for which there was a Voluntary Customer Support Bulletin from Toyota which covered all parts and labor, but which the DR Toyota dealers refused to repair under the program, because according to them, the bulletin had not arrived at their dealerships yet, and wanted 555,000 pesos, yes, 10k US to repair. So, because the Highlander was becoming dated, now over 11 years old, and with the problems it was experiencing, and the family wanting a more modern SUV with all of the safety bells and whistles, they simultaneously bought another SUV in NY and the husband applied for and received his residency card and then imported the newer vehicle, which was less than 5yrs old, also receiving over 70% discount on the import. The same company that handled the import of the Highlander to DR, also handled the export back to NY of the same vehicle. The things that made the export back to the US smooth and not costly were, the same American owner who exported the American-made vehicle to DR, was also importing the vehicle back to the US, without any changes or modifications to the fuel system, emissions system, and catalytic converter. The older Highlander now back in NY, was repaired successfully under the Toyota Customer Support Program, and the family still uses it whenever they're in NY.
I've always been told the exemption for residency is a one-time deal. It's cool they could do it twice.
One residency for her - another for him
If possible , spread the residencies around....
we did ours together...
By splitting it - you get 2 containers, 2 cars
I wish we had done it
Shipping a US car back is the easiest route.... a non-US car might (will) encounter problems - reconfiguration
If possible , spread the residencies around....
we did ours together...
By splitting it - you get 2 containers, 2 cars
I wish we had done it
Shipping a US car back is the easiest route.... a non-US car might (will) encounter problems - reconfiguration