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Quick Overview of Vehicle Import Requirements
- Vehicles 21 Years Old Or Older
- U.S. version vehicles and engines
- What is a U.S. version vehicle?
- What you should know about exporting a U.S. version vehicle
- EPA requirements for importing a U.S. version vehicle
C. (1) For a U.S. version vehicle that has been modified or altered
C. (2) For all other U.S. version vehicles
- Canadian version vehicles and engines
- For a Canadian vehicle that is identical to a U.S. version
- For vehicle that is being imported by an Canadian who has obtained immigrant, worker, or student status
- For vehicle that is inherited by a U.S. resident from a Canadian resident
- Other non-U.S. version vehicles and engines
- What is a non-U.S. version vehicle?
- Exclusions
B. (1) For old vehicles manufactured before the EPA regulations
B. (2) For an engine not installed in a vehicle or chassis
B. (3) For 2005 or earlier model year off road/recreational vehicles not safe or practical to drive on streets and highways
B. (4) For a racing vehicle
B. (5) For a vehicle powered by unregulated fuel
- Exemptions
C. (1) For situations of extreme hardship
C. (2) For vehicles that are identical to U.S. versions
- Importations by an independent commercial importer (ICI)
- Temporary importations = vehicles or engines that are not intended to remain in the U.S.
- For repair or alteration
- For display
- For testing purposes
- For vehicle imported by diplomats or foreign military members
- For vehicles imported by non-residents
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