I’ll add my experience with importing a car from Canada
In May of 24 I purchased a 2011 Corvette that was a Canadian spec car and located in Calgary at the time of purchase. I was told that I had two options importing the car back to the states. 1. Have the car shipped by a third party which would require the car to be quarantined (in Seattle for my case) for 30 days. Then delivered to me
2. Pick the car up myself and cross the border, submit the necessary documentation and have an inspection done wherever I crossed back into the US
I chose option 2. The process took about 20 minutes and they never looked at my car. It was snowing sideways when I crossed so that might have played a part in the inspection being skipped. I did not pay any fees at customs or when I registered the car in my home state other than the typical state taxes and registration fees. This is due to the fact that my car was built in the US. Obviously this car falls into that same category
I completed my purchase before the recent tariffs were imposed so that is the variable in this scenario but I suspect that the same circumstances would be applied to this car since again it was originally manufactured in the US
If I were interested in this car I would call one of the less busy crossing locations and see if you can get any additional clarification concerning this matter
Good luck to those bidding on this car. I wish I could be one of them.
