Tariffs on Old Cars Now a Reality

[L78M22Rag]

Originally Posted by L78M22Rag

I was planning on bringing a vintage vehicle from the US into Canada, and was caught off guard by these tariffs as well. Looking into it, I discovered that the big three auto makers entered into the Auto Pact back in 1964 which was signed early in 1965 where they worked together on both sides of the border supplying parts for the manufacturing of these cars to avoid the tariffs at the time. I was going to use this as my argument at the border. Here’s an article on the Auto Pact…

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/mad...-pact-of-1965/

Curious what your thoughts are on this?

Thought I’d provide a quick update. I pulled up at the border a week ago, exporting a vintage vehicle from the US into Canada. The US export paperwork was processed as usual, but I cannot deny that I was sweating bullets about what might happen on the Canadian side. The Canadian agent was friendly processing my paperwork and, when he was finished, he calmly stated that they were charging me a 25% tariff. I stated my case that this Chevrolet was built under the 1965 Auto Pact using a mix of Canadian and US parts. Apparently that didn’t seem to matter. All that matters is where the vehicle was assembled, and in this case my car was assembled in the US. Given that it was 1am, and I was the only one passing through so we had plenty of time to discuss and try to sort this out, I asked to see where vintage vehicles were specifically listed in the tariffs. Well, after ten minutes of multiple agents intensely scrolling through the tariffs, the agents gave up and let me proceed without a tariff. Whew!!

[69M22Z]

Originally Posted by L78M22Rag

Thought I’d provide a quick update. I pulled up at the border a week ago, exporting a vintage vehicle from the US into Canada. The US export paperwork was processed as usual, but I cannot deny that I was sweating bullets about what might happen on the Canadian side. The Canadian agent was friendly processing my paperwork and, when he was finished, he calmly stated that they were charging me a 25% tariff. I stated my case that this Chevrolet was built under the 1965 Auto Pact using a mix of Canadian and US parts. Apparently that didn’t seem to matter. All that matters is where the vehicle was assembled, and in this case my car was assembled in the US. Given that it was 1am, and I was the only one passing through so we had plenty of time to discuss and try to sort this out, I asked to see where vintage vehicles were specifically listed in the tariffs. Well, after ten minutes of multiple agents intensely scrolling through the tariffs, the agents gave up and let me proceed without a tariff. Whew!!

Good. That's a big relief.

[BJCHEV396]

Originally Posted by L78M22Rag

Thought I’d provide a quick update. I pulled up at the border a week ago, exporting a vintage vehicle from the US into Canada. The US export paperwork was processed as usual, but I cannot deny that I was sweating bullets about what might happen on the Canadian side. The Canadian agent was friendly processing my paperwork and, when he was finished, he calmly stated that they were charging me a 25% tariff. I stated my case that this Chevrolet was built under the 1965 Auto Pact using a mix of Canadian and US parts. Apparently that didn’t seem to matter. All that matters is where the vehicle was assembled, and in this case my car was assembled in the US. Given that it was 1am, and I was the only one passing through so we had plenty of time to discuss and try to sort this out, I asked to see where vintage vehicles were specifically listed in the tariffs. Well, after ten minutes of multiple agents intensely scrolling through the tariffs, the agents gave up and let me proceed without a tariff. Whew!!

Glad things worked out for you!

[LT1vette]

Originally Posted by L78M22Rag

Thought I’d provide a quick update. I pulled up at the border a week ago, exporting a vintage vehicle from the US into Canada. The US export paperwork was processed as usual, but I cannot deny that I was sweating bullets about what might happen on the Canadian side. The Canadian agent was friendly processing my paperwork and, when he was finished, he calmly stated that they were charging me a 25% tariff. I stated my case that this Chevrolet was built under the 1965 Auto Pact using a mix of Canadian and US parts. Apparently that didn’t seem to matter. All that matters is where the vehicle was assembled, and in this case my car was assembled in the US. Given that it was 1am, and I was the only one passing through so we had plenty of time to discuss and try to sort this out, I asked to see where vintage vehicles were specifically listed in the tariffs. Well, after ten minutes of multiple agents intensely scrolling through the tariffs, the agents gave up and let me proceed without a tariff. Whew!!

I would be holding off on the "happy dance" for 3-4 weeks. They MAY re-assess your tax paid and send you invoice for such. (How many guys in Canada have had their income tax re-assessed?@!@!)
Going across late at night it may not come under the Higher Ups scrutiny till the next few days.

As my Mom used to say "don't count your chickens before they hatch"