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Importation of vehicles
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Last Verified:
2006-02-06
Act: Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 1993, c.16. and Plan Protection Act, 1990, c.22.
Regulation: Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, c.r.c, c. 1038
To Whom Does This Apply?
For all the importers of new or used vehicles.
Summary
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists Transport Canada with the administration of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations by administering and enforcing the conditions under which new and used vehicles may be imported at customs points of entry. The CBSA also assists the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) with the administration of the Plant Protection Act by enforcing the conditions under which used vehicles may be imported at customs points of importation.
Vehicles that are presented for importation into Canada must comply with all Canadian import laws. The vehicles must meet the requirements of CBSA, Transport Canada and CFIA before they can be imported.
Before importing their vehicle, importers are responsible for determining if the vehicles they are about to import qualifies for importation. Transport Canada's Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) Program, a national program of vehicle inspection and certification, ensures that qualifying vehicles permanently imported into Canada are modified, inspected and certified to meet Canadian safety standards. You may contact them at 1-888-848-8240 (toll free in Canada or the United States) or (416) 626-6812 (only for other countries).
Publication
Customs Memorandum D19-12-1, Importation of vehicles
Brochure R4140 Rev. 02 - Importing a Vehicle into Canada.
If additional information is required, please contact:
CBSA at 1-800-461-9999 (in Canada) or (506) 636-5064 (outside Canada); or Transport Canada at 1-800-333-0371 (in Canada) or (613) 998-8616 (outside Canada).
If you require personal assistance, you may visit the Customs Client Services Office closest to you. A complete listing of the Customs Client Services Offices is available from your local Canada Business service centre (see the document Customs Offices - Supplement or from CBSA's Web site.
DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.
Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.
National Contact(s):
Border Information Service - BIS
Canada Border Services Agency
Telephone: 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064
Toll-free (information): 1-800-461-9999
Web site: http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/menu-eng.html