everyone — the 15-year rule ✓ Verified rules
classics lane — car must be OLDER than 15 years
Taxes: duty 6.1% MFN — or 0% for EU-built cars with CETA proof of origin (hard to obtain from a private used-car seller; budget 6.1% unless your exporter provides an origin declaration) + 5% GST + provincial tax at registration + CAD 100 A/C excise; green levy if ≥13 L/100km; federal luxury tax above CAD 100k
vehicles 15+ years old (by month of manufacture) are exempt from CMVSS/RIV — import as-is, register provincially after inspection