[hondak20]

i have a friend that owns a 2003 acura rsx. he bought it in vancouver bc but he was relocated to work in seattle. so he had his car registered into the US. now that he bought a new car, he wanted to sell his car to me. the question is, do either of us have to pay tax on it? i noe u need to pay taxes for it if its car bought in the US, but his car was bought in canada.

[ruthless]

Its my understanding that you have to pay tax on it regardless if your buying the car from the U.S. or in Canada; I think you might mean do you have to pay a duty on it at the border??? Unfortunately in regards to the duty I do not know, maybe ask your insurance agent if they have more info on the process.

[hondak20]

Its my understanding that you have to pay tax on it regardless if your buying the car from the U.S. or in Canada; I think you might mean do you have to pay a duty on it at the border??? Unfortunately in regards to the duty I do not know, maybe ask your insurance agent if they have more info on the process.

ill talk to my insurance agent. thanks

[Nssan]

If it was exported out of Canada and imported into US , then it is considered a US vehicle. When you want the car back into Canada, you will have to follow the same instructions as here: Registrar of Imported Vehicles (http://www.riv.ca)

Now, there will be GST on the vehicle plus other fees. BUT in regards to duty, that depends on the heading of the VIN number, if it is a number then the car falls into the NAFTA agreement for duty free. Which will save you 6.1%.