Tariffs on Old Cars Now a Reality

[Northernforce]

98K U.S=140,000Canadian then 25% Tariffs and taxes for vehicles 25 years and older brought into Canada-ouch!!!
Keep On Cruising!!!
Dave
https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/arti...r-into-canada/

[1967 4K]

This sucks!!! 👎👎👎

[Lynn]

Doesn't make sense. I know I am preaching to the choir here, but the whole point of the tariffs is to encourage domestic manufacturing. Should not apply to antique cars.

Wondering if the "officials" got it wrong. That often happens on this side of the border. Some numbscull employee takes in on himself or herself to "interpret" the law and you get a result like this.

I just had a relatively expensive engine (yes manufactured over 25 years ago) brought over FROM Canada in the last couple weeks. No tariff.

Hope the poor guy gets this sorted out.

Sucks for everyone.

I also know that even 20 years ago, there were some pretty big charges for antique auto parts going from US to Canada, but not vice versa. I would talk with Canadian buyers who would want me to write "Antique Auto Parts, Value less than $20" on packaging, even if the part was worth $1,000 or more. I just couldn't do it. While I vehemently disagree with the law, I personally can't sacrifice my integrity to get around it.
Sorry for rambling. No easy answer.

[396 SS/RS]

So Canada valued the car at nearly 187k?

[Lynn]

That thing gotta Hemi?

[LT1vette]

Back in the 80's. You could NOT bring a car into Canada unless it 25 years or older. I had a chance to buy a 1970 Corvette ZR1, couldn't get it back in the country.
Take a guess on how much that car is worth today?!?!

[Lynn]

Unless prices have changed since 12/30/2024, I would guess this:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...onvertible-30/

[LT1vette]

I don't think it was mentioned in the article from Winnipeg...
To get the car into Canada....
1..Fill out import paperwork ( get it notarized best idea)
2..Inform US customs you are exporting vehicle (minimum 2 days to 7 days)
3..Stop at US customs to pick up your form (stamped hopefully or you are not taking vehicle.
4.. Cross to Canada, declare vehicle. ( go into customs and they will give you the 3rd degree, that's when you NEED the notarized receipt) They will check to see IF, IF the car is eligible. Yup... hopefully you checked first, if not car is going back.
5..In Ontario pay the 10% HST tax, then the new 25% tariff.
6.. Of course there was the "incidental" exchange rate from CAN $$ to US $$ of 40%

So how are you doing NOW?? That should stop the old car hobby in it's track.

Think I'll up the selling price on my car....LOL

[67since67]

In 1982 I sold a roadworthy project El Camino and a bed full of parts to two gentlemen from Hamilton ONT. They were very happy that it had a mis-matched color fender from another car that they said would be leverage to limit the duty (Tariff) value at the border which seemed substantial back then.

So maybe the only thing new here is the increased percentage of value to import into CAN??

A couple years ago I was pursuing a Beaumont SD. TFX was going to handle the paperwork at the border but the numbers quoted for coming this way weren't anything substantial.

[BJCHEV396]

I recently sold my Camino and was bidding on a couple of cars on B.A.T. that were in the States.I was the top bidder on one of them that didn't meet reserve.The seller reached out to me to make a deal but I declined just in case tariffs would impact the deal! I was fortunate to sell "high" cause my Camino sold on a U.S.site for $40K. which was $57K.Canadian.I'm gonna be 75 in July and this crap might just be the end of my long journey in the classic car hobby.I think we've all been concerned about the future of our beloved hobby and things like tariffs are just gonna hasten it's demise.