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Copart Canada’s
Voluntary Entry Program

Purchase U.S. Titled Vehicles in Canada

What is the Voluntary Entry Program?

The Voluntary Entry Program is a Canada Customs program that allows for U.S.-titled motor vehicles located in Canada to be imported before being registered in Canada through the Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV). Please note this program does not include standard cross-border importation or trade of motor vehicles but rather U.S.-titled motor vehicles which became stranded in Canada.

What happens when you Bid and Win a vehicle in the Voluntary Entry Program:

1. Customs Clearance: Following your winning bid, and before you pay for your lot, the Customs process for the Voluntary Entry must be completed. Copart will complete this step on your behalf. This will be completed within two (2) business days.

2. We Register You: Once the Customs Clearance is complete, we register you with the RIV. Using the Power of Attorney document you completed on your buyer account, Copart will act on your behalf and register you as the purchaser with the RIV. Once registered you will see the RIV fees and taxes appear on your buyer account, and you can now pay for your lot.

Please note that you will be responsible for completing the import inspection required by the RIV within the required timeframe. Please visit the Registrar of Imported Vehicles website for further details on the RIV inspection requirements.

After the RIV, Registering in Your Jurisdiction:

Following successful inspection through the RIV process it is possible that other inspections will be required by your local jurisdiction prior to vehicle registration. Understanding the costs and requirements for vehicle registration in any jurisdiction is the responsibility of the buyer. Please contact your local transportation authorities for further information on the post-RIV registration process in your area.

Regardless of your country of origin, the vehicle in the Voluntary Entry Program must pass through the Canada Customs process to be legally sold in Canada.

Registrar of Imported Vehicles Fees:

Fees for the RIV will be charged on all import lots, regardless of your country of origin or your intent to keep the vehicle in Canada. RIV fees are dependent on the type of vehicle you have bid on with sales tax varying by Province.

Fees

  • Salvage Vehicles: $325 + Tax.
  • Active Vehicles: $325 + Tax.
  • Parts – Only Vehicles: $100 + Tax.
  • Scrap: $0.

These fees are subject to change by the RIV without notice, please visit Registrar of Imported Vehicles website for the current RIV structure for the province in which you are purchasing.

Common Questions:

Registrar of Imported Vehicles.

The RIV was created to maintain a system of registration, inspection and certification to Canadian standards of vehicles originally manufactured for distribution in the U.S. market that are being imported into Canada.

If the Customs Process takes longer than our storage grace period at Copart, the yard in which you have won your lot will credit your storage within the parameters of our grace period in relation to your customs approval date.

You can find the RIV fees here: https://www.riv.ca/ImportantNotices.

Copart accepts no responsibility for your additional paperwork. You are directly responsible for compliance to the RIV inspection process set out by the Registrar of Imported Vehicles, Copart is not involved in any way. Please visit Registrar of Imported Vehicles for more information on how to complete your import inspection.

When onboarding at Copart Canada, we ask all Members to fill out our Limited Power of Attorney document this document simply allows Copart to act on your behalf behind the scenes by filling out all the required paperwork for title transfers. Don’t have a Limited Power of Attorney on file with us? Find it here: Copart.ca/forms

If you relist a Voluntary Entry import lot, or do not complete your purchase, you will be assigned the cost of the RIV Vehicle Transfer Notification (VTN) Form along with the applicable relist fee. The RIV VTN form fee is $28.25, subject to change by the RIV.