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Relocating to US from Canada with model 3
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bradtem
Robocar consultant
Well you will need to make sure it meets Canadian emissions standards of course.
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Teslas are widely driven in Canada, exact same model. You will have to pay HST probably, and various other taxes. There are web sites about importing cars into Canada from the USA. I don't think there will be anything special about a Tesla though it may be over the weight limit and need a fee for that.
Import Cars from the U.S. into Canada
US car prices – both new and used – are usually well below Canadian prices, so saving hundreds off the sticker price makes buying across the border an attractive proposition. If you are importing a car from US to Canada, this is a breakdown of steps you need to take to make that
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Soul Surfer
Cancervivor, tech geek & musician
I think you may have it backward? The OP is moving from Canada to the USA.Well you will need to make sure it meets Canadian emissions standards of course.
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Teslas are widely driven in Canada, exact same model. You will have to pay HST probably, and various other taxes. There are web sites about importing cars into Canada from the USA. I don't think there will be anything special about a Tesla though it may be over the weight limit and need a fee for that.
Import Cars from the U.S. into Canada
US car prices – both new and used – are usually well below Canadian prices, so saving hundreds off the sticker price makes buying across the border an attractive proposition. If you are importing a car from US to Canada, this is a breakdown of steps you need to take to make that
bradtem
Robocar consultant
Whoops! My error.
Anyway, the answer is ditto. It will depend what state you move to and you will have to pay sales taxes in the state you register. The car was surely made in the USA so there should not be major issues, and it obviously meets all state emissions rules, even California.
If you bought the car just to export, you can get a refund of some of the tax you paid in your home province, but if you have had it for a while you may be out of luck.
You would want to double check on the warranty. Some car makers won't honour the warranty on a car you import yourself, but I suspect Tesla will be OK with it.
There are also web sites that are easy to find about importing cars from Canada to the USA. The biggest worry is usually making sure the car meets emissions requirements, particularly for California. They usually do but you need to verify it. Teslas will not have that issue.
