Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Importing a Car from the U.S. into Canada using the Alexandria Bridge, New York / Lansdowne, Ontario Crossing

If you are planning to import a car into Canada via the Alexandria Bridge, New York / Lansdowne, Ontario border crossing, please note the following special requirements:

Export Hours
Monday-Friday 8am to 4pm

Directions
To arrive at the Export Control Office for Alexandria Bridge, New York, take Exit 52 (last exit) and proceed to the Cargo Processing Centre. There is plenty of parking here if the transport truck meets you at this location.

Document Requirements
72 hours in advance of crossing the border back into Canada, the office must receive the Title certificate for the car. They require the ORIGINAL Title, sent to them by traceable courier (for security) to this address:

Vehicle Export Control
CBP
46735 Interstate Route 81
Alexandria Bay, NY 13607
USA
Tel: (315) 482-2472

Required Follow-up
After you have couriered the papers (Title and Cover Page) and determine that they should have been received, you can telephone the Export Office at (315) 482-2472 and press option #0 to speak to an officer and confirm that all was received in order.

I would use this opportunity to let them know when you plan to cross. In some cases, you may be given permission to cross earlier than 72 hours. Please note the officer's name in this case.

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