Importing chipper to Canada

matdand

matdand

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Has anyone north of the border done it? What is the easiest and most affordable way? I won't be able to go down and get it, I would like to have it shipped across.

I heard that if you remove the wheels it can be imported as machinery so you don't have to deal with the register of imported vehicles. Is this worth it? How do you get it back on the road after?

Any comments are appreciated, thanks!!!
 
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Has anyone north of the border done it? What is the easiest and most affordable way? I won't be able to go down and get it, I would like to have it shipped across.

I heard that if you remove the wheels it can be imported as machinery so you don't have to deal with the register of imported vehicles. Is this worth it? How do you get it back on the road after?

Any comments are appreciated, thanks!!!

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I have brought across a stump grinder and chipper, very easy all you have to do it pay HST thats it. Chippers here don't have to be registered. Was 5 mins at customs both times. Now you said you are getting it shipped. Might be a bit different but all you pay are the duties. Nothing to sweat.
 
Realy? How long ago was that? I'm asking cause I saw this:

«Transport Canada defines a “vehicle” as any means of transport that is capable of being driven or drawn on roads, by any means other than muscular power exclusively, but that does not run exclusively on rails. This includes not only motor vehicles, but also recreational, camping, boat, horse and stock trailers, as well as wood chippers, generators or any other equipment mounted on rims and tires.»

http://travel.gc.ca/returning/customs/bringing-to-canada/importing-vehicle
 
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Realy? How long ago was that? I'm asking cause I saw this:

«Transport Canada defines a “vehicle” as any means of transport that is capable of being driven or drawn on roads, by any means other than muscular power exclusively, but that does not run exclusively on rails. This includes not only motor vehicles, but also recreational, camping, boat, horse and stock trailers, as well as wood chippers, generators or any other equipment mounted on rims and tires.»

http://travel.gc.ca/returning/customs/bringing-to-canada/importing-vehicle

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Last year brought across both
 
Hey Matt

Imported a stump grinder on a trailer last year and did some trucks a few years ago. As well purchased a chipper in Ontario and brought it to Quebec.

In Quebec you will have to safety/register and license your chipper unlike Ontario where no license is required. Buying a chipper in Quebec means no safety.

The RIV part is easy (send the money). The info is given at the border and RIV sends you the forms. Canadian Tire is the RIV rep and all they do is check the VIN plate for accuracy against the paperwork and fax it to RIV.

Registering with SAAQ is the hard part. You need a good paper trail. One office wouldn't register the stumper trailer because it was purchased at auction and did not have a document stating the seller authorized the sale. Waited till I had a few things to register went to another SAAQ office and it went through. Often there is no original title when purchased in a state that does not require registration so you need some good proof of ownership and a valid sale document.

Little story. To get the chipper safetied the VIN plate with the GVWR rating was gone so the calculation was done using the rating on the tires. The tires were too good and the calculated GVWR put the chipper/trailer in the range that required brakes, which it didn't have or need since no load would be carried. Had to go buy the lowest rated tires I could find to fit, pass the safety, then take them off and Kijiji for a loss. All with the knowledge of the safety folks. Bureaucracy at its best.

The price has to be right to put up with the headaches. Get a firm shipping price, that can be a deal breaker and you will need a customs broker, less than $200. Then pay your GST and your TVQ because you have to register the darn thing!
 
I import gear all the time through the same process. It's easy once you get the hang of using the circa 1998 computers at the border to fill out the form.

Make sure whatever you bring across is clean. No chips, no dirt. When i brought my mini skid steer across, the DB at the border found a small amount of dirt and sent me back to wash it.

As long as it's made in the USA, thanks to the Free Trade Agreement, there is no duty, only HST to pay which you'd get back at the end of the quarter or whatever remittance period you follow.

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