New Acquisition

[Lynn]

Looking to purchase the dual four 283 that is in Niagra... on the Canada side.

A very kind and generous member here has agreed to pick up the motor and deliver it to a truck terminal in Tonawanda for terminal to terminal shipping. But, I need to fill out all the necessary paperwork, which I am willing to do.

It should be duty free. Even if not, it would only be about $130 (2.5%) which I can live with.

Trying to find info on the logistics of this is not easy.

When I do research on antique auto parts, MOST of the forms I get refer to vehicles and want a VIN.

Any of my brethren close to the border have any insight? I know some of you guys drive back and forth pretty regularly. I am not trying to cheat the government out of any legitimate duty. Just trying to make sense of it.

Does it make a difference that it is a private sale, and not a commercial enterprise? Just buying from an individual.

Does the cost of the antique parts make a difference? In other words, is there a thresh hold under which the paperwork is a bit simpler?

I used to ship stuff to Canada fairly regularly. I remember filling out paperwork at the truck terminal, and it was just one page.

I found where I “need” a CBP form. The form and the “instructions” are 25 pages. Do I really need that for a 68 year old engine?

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/fi...orm%207501.pdf

The EPA doc is only two pages. But again, they want a VIN.

https://19january2017snapshot.epa.go...nts/3520-1.pdf

I don’t want someone held up at the border for hours on end waiting on some moron to go through a bunch of paperwork.

Is there a simple way?