by Raybull » Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:04 pm
steelyRon wrote:Barang_doa_slae wrote:I imported a car from USA in 2009 and ended paying way less import tax than I expected from the table showed, maybe I got it wrong but I rather think a lesser known japanese brand with big output engine confused them.
We plan on visiting inlaws in LA next new year and I was considering buying a recent second hand CRV (or similar) to drive it a few weeks over there before putting it in a container toward here.
What taxes I am looking at? Let say I pick up a 2014 2.4l model.
Aside from taxation issues what would be the pro and cons?
Using the 2016 table, the import tax would be ( 18,600*137.6%=$25,593 ). Plus shipping from west coast ( 2,000 ), port Fees ( 1000 ), import agent ( 1000 ), Insurance ( 400 )...around 30,000..
If you were able to use the 2017 Tax Chart, you could save around $2,000.
The pros is you could likely get an honest car that had not been totaled, stolen, flooded, heavily damaged or its odometer rolled back. The cons is the hassle of working out the details and the heavy cost.
I'd think long and hard about that BDS, if you're near 45k to import a 3 year old CRV/RAV, why not just buy a new Fortuner for 62k from the dealership here with all the perks instead, and save the hassle. Car rentals are cheap in the States, easy to find weekly rentals for 100-200$ depending on vehicle type.
[quote="steelyRon"][quote="Barang_doa_slae"]I imported a car from USA in 2009 and ended paying way less import tax than I expected from the table showed, maybe I got it wrong but I rather think a lesser known japanese brand with big output engine confused them.
We plan on visiting inlaws in LA next new year and I was considering buying a recent second hand CRV (or similar) to drive it a few weeks over there before putting it in a container toward here.
What taxes I am looking at? Let say I pick up a 2014 2.4l model.
Aside from taxation issues what would be the pro and cons?[/quote]
Using the 2016 table, the import tax would be ( 18,600*137.6%=$25,593 ). Plus shipping from west coast ( 2,000 ), port Fees ( 1000 ), import agent ( 1000 ), Insurance ( 400 )...around 30,000..
If you were able to use the 2017 Tax Chart, you could save around $2,000.
The pros is you could likely get an honest car that had not been totaled, stolen, flooded, heavily damaged or its odometer rolled back. The cons is the hassle of working out the details and the heavy cost.[/quote]
I'd think long and hard about that BDS, if you're near 45k to import a 3 year old CRV/RAV, why not just buy a new Fortuner for 62k from the dealership here with all the perks instead, and save the hassle. Car rentals are cheap in the States, easy to find weekly rentals for 100-200$ depending on vehicle type.