From: Paul Farber (farber@f-tech.net)
Date: Wed Aug 11 2004 - 23:33:00 PDT
Ida Heath wrote:
>I have imported several vehicles in from Germany and the United Kingdom.
>All I needed was proof of ownership and some jingle to ship and then once
>the port notified me I had to go to the port and take my paperwork from the
>shipper to the U.S. Customs for clearance and then load up and bugie.
>
>Sonny
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jim Stead <gadget@easypath.com>
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 7:43 PM
>Subject: [MV] Importing U.S. vehicles from Europe
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>>Hi all,
>>
>> I was wondering what the government process is to importing U.S.
>>manufactured Military Vehicles back into the U.S. I'm specifically
>>interested in non-offensive vehicles like jeeps, half-tracks, personnel
>>carriers, etc., if that makes a difference. I imagine offensive vehicles
>>(like tanks) are more complicated to get in, thanks to lack of knowledge
>>
>>
>in
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>
>>our officials....
>> If I found a jeep in France, Italy, etc., and wanted to bring it home,
>>what do I need to be concerned with other than the logistics of transport?
>>What is importable and what isn't? How would I find out if it's
>>
>>
>'lend-lease'
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>>or just 'left-behind'? Are there import taxes? What could get my vehicle
>>seized? Who should I be calling to verify it's okay, or get the 'forms'
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>from
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>
>>? Is it ATF? Customs? State department? All of them?!
>> I'm sure I'm in over my head at this point, but I think I like it.....
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jim
>>
>>
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Most US made implements of war cannot be brought back to the USA (thank
that bastard nazi Henry Ford for that).
If the customs guy actually opens the container and sees a green
truck/jeep (and has any brains... SOME federal employes still have
working grey matter) they will not let your container into the US as it
cannot be legally imported.
There are tricks, one is to partially dissasemble the unit so it looks
like parts, not a vehicle. There is no law about importing spare
parts.... gotta love the laws of the land. Also, paint it other than
green so it does not look like an MV.
These were tips passed on to me when I was looking to import CCKWs from
Europe.
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