Car Transport Checklist

Checklist for Import of Vehicles into Canada

MPVs, Minivans, Trucks, Motor homes, Chassis cabs

  • Recall of clearance letter
  • The vehicle needs to have a valid US statement of compliance label from the manufacturer at importation time.
  • After clearance of federal inspection, a Canadian statement of compliance label will be mailed to you by the Registrar of Imported Vehicles.
  • If the vehicle is manufactured after 1st April, 1999, cargo capacity label of manufacturer
  • Daytime running lights
  • French supplementary restraint system labor for airbags requiring periodic maintenance
  • Metric odometer and speedometer labels

Passenger Vehicles

  • Recall of clearance letter.
  • The vehicle needs to have a valid US statement of compliance label from the manufacturer at the time of importation.
  • A Canadian statement of compliance label will be mailed to you by the Registrar of Imported Vehicles after clearance of federal inspection.
  • Infant restraint kit
  • Daytime running lights
  • 8 km/hour bumpers
  • Valid alpha-numeric(17 digit) VIN
  • Metric odometer and speedometer labels(given by inspection center)
  • French supplementary restraint system label for airbags that need periodic maintenance.

Trailers

  • Recall clearance letter
  • Lighting
  • Travel trailers only-Manufacturer’s cargo capacity label If manufactured after 1st April, 1999
  • The vehicle should have a valid US statement of compliance label from the manufacturer at the time of importation; otherwise a letter of compliance from the manufacturer shall be needed.
  • Valid alpha-numeric 17 digit VIN
  • Reflectors

All Terrain Vehicles

  • Recall of clearance letter
  • All Lights On(for existing lights)
  • Off-road statement label

Motorcycles

  • Recall of clearance letter
  • All Lights On
  • Valid alpha-numeric 17 digit VIN
  • Metric speedometer and odometer labels(given by inspection center)
  • The vehicle needs to have a valid US statement of compliance from the manufacturer at the importation time;
  • A Canadian statement of compliance label shall be mailed to you by the Registrar of Imported Vehicles after clearance of federal inspection

Restricted-use Motorcycles

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

Buses

  • Recall of clearance letter
  • The vehicle needs to have a valid US statement of compliance label from the manufacturer at importation time
  • A valid alpha-numeric 17 digit VIN
  • The Registrar of Imported Vehicles shall send you a Canadian statement of compliance label through a mail after clearing the federal inspection
  • Daytime running lights
  • Emergency exits, mechanical and labels
  • Metric speedometer and odometer labels(given by inspection center)
  • French Supplementary Restraint System label for airbags requiring periodic maintenance
  • Cargo capacity label of manufacturer if it is manufactured after 1st April, 1999

Snowmobiles

  • Recall clearance letter
  • The vehicle needs to have a valid US statement of compliance label from the manufacturer or Snowmobile Safety Certification Committee(SSCC) at importation label time at the border
  • Reflectors
  • Headlights On
  • Kill Switch
  • Lighting

Snowmobile cutters

  • Recall clearance letter
  • Rigid tow bar
  • Reflectors