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I recently moved from Toronto to NJ. Posting my experience of moving my car as I see multiple posts on this topic. Model - Honda CRV AWD 2019 1. Email Honda US for compliance letter. They take about a week to get back. Generally they give a partial compliance letter which says that TPMS might not be activated. 2. Email Honda Canada for clearance letter. They will issue only after the car is paid off. 3. Go to a Honda dealership and get a letter saying TPMS is installed and activated. 4. Went to Niagra border. But they refused to import my vehicle. According to them my dashboard should show the tire pressure of every tire. They told me to install a TPMS system and get a compliance letter from a Honda dealer in US. However, no dealer will do that and based on my research you can buy a TPMS and get install it yourself. Then itās upto your luck whether CBP accepts it or not. Instead I looked at the Honda CRV 2019 US manual and it seemed identical to the Canadian one. I went to a Honda dealership in US and got a letter from them saying TPMS activated and working. (Same as step 3 but from US). I emailed all the documents to the NJ CBP office and bingo! They gave all the import papers without even taking a look at my car. Basically this step is pure luck. A CBP officer at the border might not take a look at the vehicle and go by the papers but in my case it was just bad luck at the Niagra border. Note that thereās a 2.5% duty based on the value of the car. Paying the duty is optional. If you donāt pay you canāt sell your car in US. You can pay this at a later date as well if you decide to sell in US. 5. Visit local DMV. In NJ, they ask for the import papers, lease, Passport, Canadian DL, Car registration and SSN. Here they take your Canadian registration and issue NJ registration, Title and license plate. At this point itās a US vehicle. 6. Driverās license - Every state has their own rules. Some will just exchange your Canadian license (VA, Illinois) and some wonāt. In NJ they donāt exchange, so you have to appear for the knowledge test (written exam). Once you pass, based on your Canadian license they issue a NJ license but they donāt take or do anything to the Canadian license. Basically I now have valid license from both countries. Thatās it folks. Hope this helps! TC - Irrelevant for this post. #Car Import #License
Finally you don't have to worry about Canadian speed cameras. Welcome to USA!
whoaa you guys don't have any of those sneaky little bastards yet? lol so lucky eh
We have those in NY
How do you pay the 2.5% duty if you decide to sell the car?
No duty if the vehicle is made in North America. Cause NAFTA.
Is it? Thatās good to know.
I'm also moving from Canada to US soon so this is all very interesting, thanks for the details! Although i'll probably sell my car here and get a new one in the US. For #6, for states that do not require you to write the test, do they *always* ask for the Canadian licence? just wondering if you can still keep them both in those states, instead of exchanging.
In NJ you can. Iāve both. Maybe same with other states but I donāt know.
Why so much fus about TPMS ?
Difference in law. If I recall correctly, one country required sensors in each tire with a battery that transmit temperature and pressure, the other required a system that relies on change of circumstance of the tire due to pressure loss.
How much the whole thing costed you?
0 to import as I didnāt pay the duty. For the new title and registration NJ DMV charged $130.