Topic: Canada Border Services Agency Giving Importing Lessons

[Trainman]

   This is our tax dollars at work   

 

And some good deals on Subaru's   

Hit the classroom before heading south to buy cars: CBSA
Last Updated: Monday, November 26, 2007 | 2:39 PM ET
CBC News

If you're hoping to save a few thousand dollars by buying a vehicle in the United States, the Canada Border Services Agency wants to give you a hand.
 
The agency has organized special car importing seminars to help those people heading south do some car shopping and take advantage of the surging loonie.

"There will be importing seminars for the Canadian public who are interested in learning the process of importing cars into Canada and we're providing them at no charge," CBSA trade compliance officer Alan Barrados said.

So far, one seminar has already been held in Vancouver and another is set for Niagara Falls, Ont., but interested consumers can pre-register online for upcoming seminars in the works for Winnipeg and Vancouver as well.

"What people will be learning is Transport Canada requirements — and the Registrar of Imported Vehicles — what their requirements are," Barrados said.

According to the CBSA, not all vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States can be imported into Canada, and consumers are advised to check the Transport Canada list online before heading south to shop.

Also, not all U.S. car dealers will sell to Canadians, but those that do are doing brisk business.

Joe Spitz, of Carter Subaru in Seattle, said he's selling a lot of cars to people across the border in B.C.

"We're doing just a lot of cars a month … 50, 100 cars a month just to Canada alone," said Spitz

Some Subaru models are assembled in the U.S., so Canadians don't pay duty, and that means buyers can save up to $15,000 on top models, said Spitz.

[Benhaze]

These "lessons" have already been covered in another thread.

[Trainman]

These "lessons" have already been covered in another thread.

 

Me bad, sorry.


 

[AVToller]

14 lashes with a snowbrush! 

[articsteve]

These "lessons" have already been covered in another thread.

 

Me bad, sorry.


 

Not with those same details.  They should just put that seminar on line.

[Benhaze]

These "lessons" have already been covered in another thread.

 

Me bad, sorry.


 

  I didn't mean to be offensive at all (or to hurt your feelings!    ) 

[Snowman]

  Tax dollars being spent to discourage shopping Canada. Brilliant!

[tpl]

Tax dollars being spent to discourage shopping Canada. Brilliant!

Thats what i thought as well.    Sometimes this place is weird.

[sailor723]

Tax dollars being spent to discourage shopping Canada. Brilliant!

Thats what i thought as well.    Sometimes this place is weird.

Another way of looking at it:

Tax dollars being spent to educate and inform the public about Gov rules and regs....GASP! kind of like public service!

[safristi]

Snowpants is just pissed he OVERPAID $15K fer BECKY...............

[Guy]

Tax dollars being spent to discourage shopping Canada. Brilliant!

We are in a free democracy, the government is here to help us (in theory at least). Remember the Berlin wall?

[The Mighty Duck]

Tax dollars being spent to discourage shopping Canada. Brilliant!

You're right.  We should just pay whatever these major corporations want us to, and never ask any questions.  Soon we'll all be wearing what they tell us and claiming that 2+2=5, but that's all right, because that's what the Corporation wants.

[2latecrew]

Tax dollars being spent to discourage shopping Canada. Brilliant!

And when the class tells you you must check the RIV list to see if you can import a 2008 Civic and you check it and realize you CAN"T that's discouraging Canadian shopping HOW?

"What people will be learning is Transport Canada requirements — and the Registrar of Imported Vehicles — what their requirements are," Barrados said.

According to the CBSA, not all vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States can be imported into Canada, and consumers are advised to check the Transport Canada list online before heading south to shop.

So telling people how to determine if they are allowed to do something or not discourages Canadian shopping?

This is to cover regulations. NOT a seminar listing out the price differences and focusing on how much money you can save. These guys get hammered when people try to import and end up sending their cars back to the US because people didn't understand the regulations but if they try to clarify the rules they get criticized for being anti Canadian shopping. Ridiculous.

[Trainman]

These "lessons" have already been covered in another thread.

 

Me bad, sorry.


 

  I didn't mean to be offensive at all (or to hurt your feelings!    ) 

No problem, I just did not do a good enough check of the other posts.

14 lashes with a snowbrush! 

Oh Yes!   Oh Yes!    Oppps, too much information   

[Careener]

They are probably also doing this to relieve the lineups at border crossings by rect paperwork because they didn't understand the process.

I agree with the suggestion to put it online. It isn't that hard to do ;-)

[Snowman]

Tax dollars being spent to discourage shopping Canada. Brilliant!

You're right.  We should just pay whatever these major corporations want us to, and never ask any questions.  Soon we'll all be wearing what they tell us and claiming that 2+2=5, but that's all right, because that's what the Corporation wants.

It was not long ago the opposite was true and Americans were buying car across the border because of or dollar AND WE WERE PAYING LESS for vehicle than they were. Now we have gone 180 degrees and the opposite is true but vehicle pricing are not determined and traded on daily securities markets.

Manufactures have budgets and forecast to adhere to and will make changes as part of a long range strategy, not spot car pricing on the stock exchange. People need to be patient as things will adjust over time and not start crying that they are victims of corporate greed. If you can’t afford that fancy thing then perhaps you should look at budget priorities.

[Guy]

I'll vote with my wallet. I'll sit by the sideline until Canadian pricing is competitive with the US one (Notice: I just said competitive) or I'll buy in the US.

BTW, my bike trainer on which I saved over $500.00 before taxes is now in Quebec City and will be out for delivery tomorrow.

[2latecrew]

Tax dollars being spent to discourage shopping Canada. Brilliant!

You're right.  We should just pay whatever these major corporations want us to, and never ask any questions.  Soon we'll all be wearing what they tell us and claiming that 2+2=5, but that's all right, because that's what the Corporation wants.

It was not long ago the opposite was true and Americans were buying car across the border because of or dollar AND WE WERE PAYING LESS for vehicle than they were. Now we have gone 180 degrees and the opposite is true but vehicle pricing are not determined and traded on daily securities markets.

Manufactures have budgets and forecast to adhere to and will make changes as part of a long range strategy, not spot car pricing on the stock exchange. People need to be patient as things will adjust over time and not start crying that they are victims of corporate greed. If you can’t afford that fancy thing then perhaps you should look at budget priorities.

No they are not traded daily but the dollar has been over 80 cents for more than 2 years now. Things haven't adjusted over time to match the rise of the dollar. There are more than afew examples of price disparities that are greater than the exchange rate difference.

[The Mighty Duck]

It was not long ago the opposite was true and Americans were buying car across the border because of or dollar AND WE WERE PAYING LESS for vehicle than they were. Now we have gone 180 degrees and the opposite is true but vehicle pricing are not determined and traded on daily securities markets.

Manufactures have budgets and forecast to adhere to and will make changes as part of a long range strategy, not spot car pricing on the stock exchange. People need to be patient as things will adjust over time and not start crying that they are victims of corporate greed. If you can’t afford that fancy thing then perhaps you should look at budget priorities.

You're talking to an economics major.  I'm more than well aware that retail prices are not set in lock-step with the dollar, and indeed, are not necessarily priced according to exchange rate at all.  I've argued that point on this forum many times in the past.

But as 2late points out, the Canadian dollar has been appreciating steadily for five years, and car price disparity is still in the tens of thousands of dollars.  What's more, car companies have not said "it takes time for prices to adjust", they've said "we offer better financing/lease rates/incentives in Canada".  In short, they've lied to us.

Why should any of us support a corporation that wantonly lies to its customers?  That kind of activity will only encourage more lying.  As for supporting the local economy: in order to buy a car in the USA, one needs to sell Canadian currency and buy US dollars.  Those Canadian dollars are only useful in Canada, and are injected back into the Canadian economy somewhere - namely, to buy our exports.

Yes, you're hurting the local dealer...  but as you hear day in and day out on this forum, dealers do not make the majority of their money on new cars, but on service.  That service is still going to contribute to the local economy.

Finally - if enough people buy in the USA, retail prices in Canada will drop.  Lower prices means an increase in consumption and/or saving (basically, lower prices mean more real wealth), which contributes to economic growth.

[safristi]

If Sodbury woz a few Latitudes(LATTE DUDES??) SOUTH...Snowy would be Miltov before he hated Subarus...... ...