Re: Ohlins News

[Robert Silas <robert.silas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bruno,
Are you sure?????????
I live in Montreal too and brought parts back from Europe many times
(vintage bike parts) and when I was over the limit ($750.-) I had to pay on
the portion which exceeded the allowance.
Bob Silas
'94 R1100RS
'39 KS600



- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruno Valeri" <bvaleri@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "BMW Oilhead List" <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: Ohlins News


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Brown" <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Ohlins News
>
>
> > Gentlemen:
> >
> > Just got off the phone with US Customs in Detroit.
>
> > Country of origin IS Japan, even for a 5 year old item.   NAFTA
> exempts only
> > items manufactured in Canada or Mexico, not items from other
> countries
> > shipped from Canada.
>
> Don't know about the US, but in Canada all motorcycle parts are
> exempt of duty from most countries of origin (if not all). This
> does not apply to protective gear ie clothing, but to anything
> mechanical relating to a motorcycle. Maybe it's the same in the
> US?
>
>
> Bruno
> Montreal, Canada
> CBR 929
> http://pages.infinit.net/mcrides/product_evals/harper/b-bags.htm

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