canadian selling travel trailer in florida

[golfngord]

does anyone have info re selling my Mini-Lite in Florida, it is registered in Ontario and I am not having any luck finding appropriate information thanks in advance

[BooBoo23]

Can you be a little more specific. What questions do you have?

[Kimber45]

I sold a camper to a guy from Canada hear in Michigan. With bill of sale and proper title I don't think the transfer is any big deal if that's your question

[golfngord]

my question is do I pay an import fee/tax to USA USA

[Kimber45]

Once you have the cash in your hand its not really your problem. Whoever buys it will have to jump through the hopes to get a title and plate.

[PenJoe]

You are asking a loaded question. If selling something registered in Canada to someone in the US, will you not have to claim the sale in Canada?

This past year, we purchased a Florida property from Canadians. The sellers stated that they were taking a real hit getting the money back into Canada. Not sure if you can leave the money in the US for future use. Some Canadians rent their properties here and do that.

So the question is transfer of title being a document. In the US, when a seller is from another state, the buyer's state notifies the seller's state of the sale and title transfer. That way, the owner can only register a title in one state and have only one title. It also verifies that the prior title holder has no further interest in the item being sold If the deal is between a Canadian and an American, there is a record of a money exchange. Best now to find the logistics at both ends. It may be to your advantage to bring it back for sale.

[D W]

I would imagine there is a "duty" that has to be paid. When it crossed the border it was personal property, but then it was sold. So, the personal property exemption becomes null and void.

You can't equate this to a real estate transaction where the "property" was terra firma located in the US.

I would strongly suggest you contact US Customs for the correct procedure.

[PenJoe]

Originally Posted by D W

I would imagine there is a "duty" that has to be paid. When it crossed the border it was personal property, but then it was sold. So, the personal property exemption becomes null and void.

You can't equate this to a real estate transaction where the "property" was terra firma located in the US.

I would strongly suggest you contact US Customs for the correct procedure.

Terra firma or not, there are documents involved in the OP's transaction. One, the OP has a Canadian title, and two, the Canadian and US both have documented the TT across their borders.

As for my example, there were documents tied to Canada because it was real estate. Getting the money back into Canada is in common and is a real pain. We are trying to make sure the OP knows all of the ramifications on both sides of the border. One of them is the money exchange crossing the border.

[W5CI]

If I was buying from you, you would have to bring TT into US for us to do the transaction. I don't think it would be an issue from that but I am not sure either.