Importing a bus to Canada

[lloyd&pamela]

The following are a few suggestions for anyone importing a bus to Canada.

1. Use a local RV dealer to to the financing and importing. We used Fraserway, one of the largest dealers in Canada.

2. All the financing was arranged before hand and we were able to wire funds the moments we made a decision to buy.

3. We used Fraserway dealer tags to drive the bus back.

4. Their customs agent handled all the border issues.

5. Because we were using a customs agent and it was a dealer purchase, the importing at the border was all a formality.

6. They never even checked our passports and never looked at the bus.

7. 15 year old busses are exempt from the inspection process.

8. I have several files you might find of interest and will be happy to share those with you. Make sure that you check the List of Vehicles Admissible from the United States here http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/impusae.htm before you sign the dotted line. There are many new coaches that are not importable because the companies did not go through the additional process required.

I will be happy to share any information I have.

[Judi Brown]

We imported ours into Canada with no problem at all. Just give US customs
72 hrs. notice before bring to border in Blaine. Took 10 minites at US customs
and 2hrs at Canadian custom convincing them that we had paid the price that
was on the receipt and Prevosts are made in Canada. Then paid them the GST.
Judi B

[Judi Brown]

Lloyd
One thing I forgot to mention, is ours is all electric. No propane or it would need a CSA sticker to go on ferry. Where are you headed, we live in Langley
BC and are headed across Canada June 1st. Ours is a 91 H3 by Liberty.
Judi B

[lloyd&pamela]

We are going to the POG rally in TN in April and will leave in June and head toward the CC rally in Amana, Iowa and then the FMCA rally in St. Paul. Then to Edmonton to see Pamela's family and then to Jasper and BC. Then down the coast over the fall and winter in the SW.

[lloyd&pamela]

We have propane, what is a CSA sticker?

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Canadian Standards Assn. It is the Canadian equivalent of UL.

[Judi Brown]

Maybe it is different out there, But here if registered in B.C. and they check you at ferry and know CSA sticker you can't get on ferry. It is no big deal to get the propane checked and they put the sticker on it. ON other motor homes we had my husband would get it checked every couple years. $85
Judi B

[lloyd&pamela]

I will ask about that this week. We are getting the MVI inspection this week.

[Ray Davis]

You have propane on your coach? So few of these coaches do, that it's a bit of a surprise!

Ray

[dalej]

Ray, it seems that a lot of the early Country Coach bus's had dual cook tops 2 gas and 2 electric then a three way fridge 12vdc/gas/120vac. We have always like the setup but you don't see it anymore.