Import Auto to Canada - Import Checklist

Checklist for Importing Vehicles into Canada

Passenger vehicles

• Recall clearance letter
• The vehicle must bear a manufacturer's valid U.S. statement of compliance label at the time of importation.
• The Registrar of Imported Vehicles will mail a Canadian statement of compliance label to you after passing the federal inspection.
• Valid alpha-numeric 17-digit VIN
• Metric speedometer and odometer labels (provided by inspection centre)
• Daytime running lights
• Infant restraint kit
• Child tether anchorage (refer to Admissibility List)
• 8 km/hour bumpers (refer to Admissibility List)
• French supplementary restraint system label for airbags that require periodic maintenance

Trucks, MPVs, motor homes, minivans, chassis cabs

• Recall clearance letter
• The vehicle must bear a manufacturer's valid U.S. statement of compliance label at the time of importation.
• The Registrar of Imported Vehicles will mail a Canadian statement of compliance label to you after passing the federal inspection.
• Manufacturer's cargo capacity label if manufactured after April 1, 1999
• Valid alpha-numeric 17-digit VIN
• Metric speedometer and odometer labels (provided by inspection centre)
• Daytime running lights
• French supplementary restraint system label for airbags that require periodic maintenance

Trailers*

• Recall clearance letter
• The vehicle must bear a manufacturer's valid U.S. statement of compliance label at the time of importation, otherwise a manufacturer's letter of compliance will be required.
• The Registrar of Imported Vehicles will mail a Canadian statement of compliance label to you after passing the federal inspection.
• Valid alpha-numeric 17-digit VIN
• Lighting
• Reflectors
• Travel trailers only - Manufacturer's cargo capacity label if manufactured after April 1, 1999

*Includes travel trailers, boat trailers, utility trailers, air braked trailers, and machinery on a trailer frame that is capable of being towed or drawn on a public roadway

Motorcycles

• Recall clearance letter
• The vehicle must bear a manufacturers valid U.S. statement of compliance at the time of importation
• The Registrar of Imported Vehicles will mail a Canadian statement of compliance label to you after passing the federal inspection.
• Valid alpha-numeric 17-digit VIN
• Metric speedometer and odometer labels (provided by inspection centre)
• All Lights On

Restricted-use motorcycles

• Recall clearance letter
• Off-road statement label
• Reflectors

All terrain vehicles

• Recall clearance letter
• Off-road statement label
• All Lights On, for existing lights

Snowmobiles

• Recall clearance letter
• The vehicle must bear a manufacturer's valid U.S. statement of compliance label or Snowmobile Safety Certification Committee at the time of importation label (SSCC), at the border
• Headlights On
• Lighting
• Reflectors
• Kill switch

Snowmobile cutters

• Recall clearance letter
• Reflectors
• Rigid tow bar

Buses

• Recall clearance letter
• The vehicle must bear a manufacturer's valid U.S. statement of compliance label at the time of importation.
• The Registrar of Imported Vehicles will mail a Canadian statement of compliance label to you after passing the federal inspection.
• Valid alpha-numeric 17-digit VIN
• Metric speedometer and odometer labels (provided by inspection centre)
• Daytime running lights
• French Supplementary Restraint System label for airbags that require periodic maintenance
• Emergency exits, labels and mechanical
• Manufacturer's cargo capacity label if manufactured after April 1, 1999