Re: Importing a car from Canada

[trobbs@execpc.com]

Bill,

Feburary 1996 I imported my 1988 90Q from Canada to the US 
through Detroit.  I was moving back to the US after living in 
Canada for 10 years.  I was required to furnish a certificate 
of compliance from Audi stating that the vehicle met all US 
requirements for the year in which it was sold, change the 
speedo from KM to Miles (which I did myself) and pay duty 
(approx 3% of book value - their little yellow book)

November 1997 I imported a 1993 S4 from Canada  to the US 
through Detroit.  I was required to furnish a certificate of 
compliance from Audi stating that the vehicle met all US requirements 
for the year in which it was sold, change the speedo from KM to Miles 
(which I had a dealer in Canada do - though I supplier the new 
Speedo from Carlsens) and pay duty (approx 3% of book value 
- their little yellow book)  By the way I found out the hard way that 
I had to pay sales tax on the car when I registered it in Wisconsin.  
5.5% of 22K adds up in a hurry when you are standing at the counter 
with $40 bucks in your hand to pay for plates.

Best of Luck and let me know if you need more info.

Tom

>Sorry for the WOB, but has anybody on the list recently imported a
>car from Canada?  
>
>I'm getting conflicting stories from the various state and 
>government agencies I've asked the questions of.

>I'm mostly concerned with any import duties or fees and any 
>"required" work to be done by Audi.  (One of the sources says 
>that I must have Audi replace the speedometer with a new one 
>and I can't do it myself.  This sounds ridiculous.)

>Car in question is an 83 UrQ.  Any BTDT appreciated.

>Bill Elliott
>Lake Mills, WI

Thomas A. Robbs
Milwaukee, WI
1988 90Q, 1993 S4