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.
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