How Do I Import My RV into Canada?


Recall Clearance Letter

We provide this to you. The recall clearance letter allows you to pass Federal Inspection. Recall clearance indicates the absence of any safety defect on your vehicle that would be identified by the manufacturer as posing a potential safety risk to the vehicle’s operator, occupants and public at large unless corrected. You must have this document in order to pass the federal inspection.

Buyers Order

Supplied by RV Nation and given to you during the paperwork process.

Title

Ohio law requires the dealership to take the Manufacturers Certificate of Origin (MCO) to the Title Bureau and have a Title issued which is given to the buyer. We will supply this for you.

Import Fees

All fees at the Canadian border are the responsibility of the purchaser. The Canada Border Services Agency will NOT accept cash or checks for the fees. The Canada Border Service Agency will inform you of any and all requirements that need to be taken care of upon arrival in Canada.

Delivery

We will deliver the RV to the border or right to your home address. If we deliver it to the border you will need to have the proper trailer hitching installed on your vehicle to tow it home.

Complete Information

The Canadian Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) has a great website outlining all the necessary steps and documentation required. Again, we will supply you with all the paperwork, you will have to cover the import fees.

The complete import process is outlined step-by-step at http://www.riv.ca/english/html/how_to_import.html

Official Resources

Registrar of Imported Vehicles
1-888-848-8240
Fax: (416) 626-0366
[email protected]

Hours of service
Mon. to Fri.
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight (EST)
Sat. and Sun.:
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST)

Canada Border Services Agency
In Canada
1-800-461-9999 (English)
1-800-959-2036 (French)
Outside Canada
(506) 636-5064 (English)
(506) 636-5067 (French)
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

Transport Canada
In Canada: 1-800-333-0371
Outside Canada: (613) 998-8616
Fax: (613) 998-4831
http://www.tc.gc.ca

What Our Customers Say

5 out of 5 stars

“Easy and quick process. Everybody was very pleasant to work with.”

Mike Gabbert Google review · October 2026
5 out of 5 stars

“We’re just getting ready to hit the road after leaving couches, RV nation we had excellent service from our salesman Kenton to Dana, who showed us all the ins and outs of the trailer and got us hooked up and also for the people in the office. We’re looking forward to going camping. We’re heading to…”

Lyn Lathrop Google review · October 2026
5 out of 5 stars

“These guys are the best! Kenton helped me through them application process quick way so I didn’t lose this one of a kind camper and rusty and Service help get it all set up the way I needed it and checked out and hooked up to my truck and good to go man it was all fantastic! From a Colorado Rocky…”

Jonathan Myers Google review · October 2026

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