Hello @sschrestensen,
The guidelines can vary from customs broker to customer broker, but in general here is what you can expect:
- Your vehicle must be no more than 10 years old.
- There may be a higher price to pay for vehicles with more cylinders.
- If your vehicle is considered a luxury vehicle, they may charge more for it.
- You must have a bill of sale for the vehicle, or something confirming its value. They won’t accept the idea that the vehicle may have been a “gift” to you. They have a “table” they go by. If you declare an amount below the value they have on their table, they will go with the table value, or whichever is the highest record of value.
The interest is a tricky thing (and a bit of an issue) because most of the time they use a 10% to 15% interest rate over the declared value of the vehicle plus the shipping fee.
The best thing to do is for you to stop visiting the customs broker ahead of time or call them. You may also consider a local carrier who does this for a living.
Do us a favor, once you know for sure, post the most recent info here! - so that others like you can get a better response than what we may be giving you now.
Best of luck.