Duty Cost (was: Importing a Delorean to the USA)

[James Espey <james@xxxx>]

Without asking you how much you had to pay to bring it in, I'd like 
to know on what price they base the duty - original retail, your 
buying price, a book value (if so, which book?).

James

SNIP

> For anyone who is curious, importing a Delorean from Canada to the 
> US is very straight forward. I was, however, required to pay duty, 
> since the car was not manufactured in North America (I think it was 
> 2.5% on the first $1000, and 1% for the rest or something like 
> that). So, for those of you looking for a Delorean, don't rule out 
> the Canadian offerings (just watch for rust!). 
>
> Eric Hennebury
> VIN 17065 (now a permanent resident)