Bringing over from Canada

luke_mx3 · Post by **luke_mx3** » June 6th, 2005, 2:38 pm

I'm looking at getting an mx-3 from canada and running over to pick it up. Does anyone know about whether there are any teriffs or fees or anything? Or do you know where I can find it?
Thanks

Typhoonk · Post by **Typhoonk** » June 6th, 2005, 4:41 pm

get in touch with this organization

http://www.cscb.ca/index_e.cfm

I had to get permission, and pay customs and taxes before I got my engine over the border

Taras · Post by **Taras** » June 6th, 2005, 9:07 pm

I know for our side we go to http://www.riv.com there must be similar for US somewhere.

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » June 6th, 2005, 11:58 pm

http://www.tc.gc.ca
you also have to contact us customs and border

de_sjiem · Post by **de_sjiem** » July 10th, 2005, 11:36 pm

just make sure it has air bags or for some odd reason has auto seatbelts.. I just moved to michigan from ontario and I wasn't able to take my mx-3 (93 GS) with me because it didn't meet the safety standards for passive restraints (aka auto seatbelts or air bags).. basically i wouldnt have been able to register it because of the lack of passive restraints. Good luck though

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 11th, 2005, 4:00 pm

thats pretty funny that u need the crappy seatbelts in order to register it in the states, and the airbags?? as far as i know in canada anyways finding one with airbags is a rarity, not the same in the states?

Legato626 · Post by **Legato626** » July 11th, 2005, 4:31 pm

Know they dont give a crap if you ahve airbags or not just mostly a inserunce drop mostly. But hey luke_mx3 if your going to canada and your coming through north dakota should give me a ring.

de_sjiem · Post by **de_sjiem** » July 11th, 2005, 7:32 pm

uhh.. yeah they do.. i contacted Mazda USA and they told me i wouldnt be able to register my car over here because of lack of passive restraints. I still have the letter they sent me.. something about safety standards codes for the year of production of the car

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 11th, 2005, 8:54 pm

u guys register ur vehicles with the car companies??
why would u need to contact mazda

we register our vehicles with our government haha

thats so wack though, are u saying i'm gonna get a ticket for having canadian seatbelts?

neutral · Post by **neutral** » July 11th, 2005, 9:56 pm

Ya wouldn't get a "seatbelt ticket" for having your car in the states while reg'd in Canada but if ya tried to register it in a US state, the vehicle inspection would be failed so you couldn't get tags or a US/state title issued. U.S. regs required a passive restraint system which means a restraint system that doesn't require driver intervention to "activate", i.e. automatic motorized seatbelts or airbags. Cars sold in the US during those early-mid '90's years had to have one or the other. Haven't seen motorized seatbelts on any U.S. sold car since maybe '94. Automakers went to airbags instead.

IMHO, it's good to have checked with Mazda for their advice but would prefer to take the last word on this from the state Motor Vehicle Admin office of whatever state I was intending on registering the car... my .02 and advice worth no more than the price

de_sjiem · Post by **de_sjiem** » July 11th, 2005, 10:21 pm

the states told me to contact Mazda USA to tell me if my car met the US safety standards.. it was specific for the VIN of the vehicle, and unfortunately it didnt' meet the requirements so i had to sell it.

I"d hate to see someone buy a car in Canada and not be able to register it in the states... just speaking from experience.

neutral · Post by **neutral** » July 11th, 2005, 10:38 pm

Thanks for the clarification de_sjiem. Sounds like you covered all the bases then. Sux that you couldn't bring your MX-3 with ya.

btw, Happy soon-ta-be B'day too! (week early I know)

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » July 11th, 2005, 11:23 pm

ahah that makes no sense u cant just have airbags, an airbag will kill u if u dont have ur seatbelt on

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » July 12th, 2005, 12:06 am

neutral wrote:Ya wouldn't get a "seatbelt ticket" for having your car in the states while reg'd in Canada but if ya tried to register it in a US state, the vehicle inspection would be failed so you couldn't get tags or a US/state title issued. U.S. regs required a passive restraint system which means a restraint system that doesn't require driver intervention to "activate", i.e. automatic motorized seatbelts or airbags. Cars sold in the US during those early-mid '90's years had to have one or the other. Haven't seen motorized seatbelts on any U.S. sold car since maybe '94. Automakers went to airbags instead.
IMHO, it's good to have checked with Mazda for their advice but would prefer to take the last word on this from the state Motor Vehicle Admin office of whatever state I was intending on registering the car... my .02 and advice worth no more than the price

There must be a statute of limitations wrt seatbelt specs after a vehicle hits a certain age.

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » July 12th, 2005, 12:11 am

Typhoonk wrote:get in touch with this organization
http://www.cscb.ca/index_e.cfm
I had to get permission, and pay customs and taxes before I got my engine over the border

Ken, I'd like to talk to you in greater detail on engine importing.