Importing Transcontinental from Canada into the US?

[BeamerMeUp]

I’ve talked to my local BMW dealer here in Calgary and he told me that it’s virtually impossible to import a BMW motorcycle from Canada into the USA because the Canadian bikes don’t have epa stickers on them and the BMW company will not issue Letters of Comformity. Their way of enforcing protectionism of their product. Sure enough, I checked my wife’s 2017 R1200RS and my 2018 K1600B, and neither had EPA stickers that I could find. But lo and behold, I’ve found one on my 2022 R18 Transcontinental. I’m hoping that this means I’m able to bring it down to the USA with me. Going to have to sell the other 3 BMW’s, but this is the one I really love driving and was really wanting to import. I’ll contact my guy at the dealership tomorrow and run it by him. Took a picture of the sticker but it’s in a difficult spot to get a good pic of it (front fork, left side).

 

[BobW]

That's interesting. I see car dealers in the Pacific North West advertise car deliveries for both sides of the border to include cars on the US side that were originally from Canada and a Moto Guzzi dealer in Seattle that had been around "forever" (closed just a few years ago) made routine sales with assistance with Customs paperwork as well. I'd simply contact Customs and see what they say rather the dealer's assessment and certainly the compliance sticker you found has to help.

Good luck and please let us know how this pans out!

 

[BeamerMeUp]

According to US Customs, I'm going to need a letter of compliance from the Manufacturer, not a dealership. Just got off the phone with US BMW Customer Relations. Apparently, people can get a letter of compliance for BMW cars, but when he looked up BMW Motorrad letter of compliance, the note said that BMW can NOT supply a letter of compliance for motorcycles. He told me that the "NOT" was in capitals and bold as well. He didn't know why they don't supply the letters. He recommended that I check with a registered importer to see if it can be imported that way.

Making me rethink my BMW choice. If I'm forced to sell my bikes and buy different ones in the US because of an arbitrary policy, I might just have to check out some alternatives. Take a newer Goldwing for a test drive. Been riding BMW bikes since 2007. Good work BMW. Driving away customers.