# Importing car from Canada different question

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**Created:** [August 30, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/importing-car-from-canada-different-question/16728 "2006-08-30T15:29:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/importing-car-from-canada-different-question/16728/9 "2006-08-31T05:59:25Z")

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Yeah, no 48 hours. When I did it I trailered it. The car I bought was actually built in Canada, and this was post-nafta, so no duty :). I did however have to pay the sales tax at US customs. No big deal, I was going to have to pay it when I registered the car anyway. And I got lucky and the newbie at customs was the the suck at math and I ended up paying about half what I should have for sales tax.

But I certainly wouldn’t try the borrowed plates things. If you do hopefully the man with the rubber glove will be gentle.

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