petee_c

Sorry,

I did a quick search, and have brought a car back from the states back in 2009. Is the duty on a Porsche still 6.1%?

RIV is still there.... Has anyone done it in the past year or 2?

Is Porsche NA cooperative in helping buyers import vehicles into Canada?

Windowshopping a 2009-2011ish Boxster...

cstyles

Yes, still 6.1%. With the 19.1% duty + HST rate coupled with the current FX, you are going to be hard pressed to find a better deal stateside. You can find 987.2 Boxsters for $40k here in Canada. You would have to score a US car in the mid to high $20's USD in order to make it worthwhile - I haven't looked at the US market but is that even possible?

$28,000 USD x ~1.33 FX x 1.06 = $39,500 CAD before paying HST. I would expect you could get that deal shopping here in Canada. And that is assuming that $28k USD 987.2's even exist!

petee_c

added quotes.... I was confused

Yeah, i might just be looking.... Have not spoke to the boss about it.... There is more selection in the states though.... although, for me, it will likely be black on black....

thx for the reply....

I heard there was a problem a few years back getting the required RIV paperwork.... any truth to that?

ekam

In Canada: Highly dependent if you're looking for PDK or manual. Way harder to find a manual car... there are only dark colours available right now.

I think I lucked out with mine because there are no light colour S manual available and it hasn't been for 2 months...

petee_c

what did you end of buying? when? pics?

I've had my 2001 Boxster S (6 spd manual) for about 9 yrs now...

ekam

2009 S, 2 months ago.

Stevelev

petee_c

Nice car Ekam, -- where's your front plate!?

ekam

^Alberta car so no front plate mount...

Christien

I've brought several cars in from the US over the last several years, both personal and for work. Generally speaking, price will work out the same whether you buy in Canada or the US. Shop in the US for selection, not for savings. But it definitely shouldn't be MORE expensive to buy from the states, even with the dollar where it is right now. You'll pay HST on a car no matter where you buy it from, so remove that from the equation. As for the recall compliance letter (which is what PCNA/Porsche Canada were unhelpful with) RIV is now plugged right into the recall database so you don't need a recall clearance letter anymore. At least, I haven't in about 4-5 years. I'm not saying 100% you won't, but I certainly wouldn't worry about it right now. Worst case scenario is you need to find one after the fact, which I've always been able to obtain from the seller, whether that was a Porsche dealership or not.

Long story short, don't hesitate to shop in the states. Paperwork is a few hours of work, especially the first time, but nothing worse than a tax return. Or hire someone to do it for you (lots of companies for this - I used to do it). Required modifications are trivial and can usually be done in your driveway for no cost, or at worst at a shop for one hour's labour.

ralfonso

I just picked up a 2014 Cayman S (May 2018) , private sale, 17,500 mls. PDK, Sports crono, sports exhaust, Sports design steering wheel, 20 inch rims, excellent condition. in-service date of 2015 so I still have 1 yr warranty. Importing was a breeze, you just have to have all the paperwork done.No real bargains in the US but selection was 10x better. Seller must have a clear Title if private sale or else you will have to wait untill a clear Title is issued. I did not have to do any modifications, it already had DRL. I just had to change units of measure on PCM and thats it. RIV is all on line so I did not have to go to their office.
Robert

ralfonso

Sorry, could not upload Pic of Cayman

Mumbles

I thought the charges for a vehicle made outside of the USA was 6.1 % import tax and 13% H.S.T. G.S.T. plus AC tax rounds off to approx 20% total. This is what I paid in 2011, so what's changed ?

petee_c

I don't think anythings changed in terms of duty... I was just asking the collective for confirmation....

RIV process might be easier than back in 2009, as RIV may have the recall info online, and the buyer doesn't have to submit paperwork that it is completed. I believe there was a time when Porsche NA/Canada were unhelpful with providing that paperwork without an administration fee....

P

Christien

Nothing's changed, really, except the need for an AES # to import. A broker will take care of this for a minimal charge - brokerage usually runs me $2-300, including AES.