SNOWBIRDS AUTO CONNECTION LTD.

Snowbirds Auto Connection Ltd. (SAC) is the expert on cross-border moves. Since 1993 we have carried vehicles across the Canada–US border on our own trucks, and we have tailored our process to provide our clients with a seamless, reliable experience every time.

Whether you’re shipping your car from Canada to the US, or from the US to Canada, SAC will take care of all of the details, so you don’t have to.

SAC prepares your cross-border documents and arranges licensed and bonded customs clearance on both sides of the border, while your vehicle stays on our own trucks. This expedites the moving process and provides our clients with a quick, reliable and stress-free experience.

Get your personalized quote today or contact us to find out more about our Canada-US cross-border shipping services.

Coming north, every vehicle entering Canada carries a $100 customs brokerage fee for the licensed and bonded clearance that brings it home, and it is on your quote from the start. A vehicle on US plates coming to Ontario carries $200 on top of the $100: it travels into bond and clears at the Mississauga Bond Shed rather than our depot, where you complete the clearance and collect it in person, and the Bond Shed’s release and storage fees are paid to them directly. For other provinces, where it clears depends on the route our dispatch sets, and we confirm it when you book.

Going south into the US, there is no customs brokerage fee.

• Your passport
• The vehicle’s ownership or title
• Proof of insurance
• The customs forms we send you, completed

For a US-titled vehicle, the original title or a certified copy has to reach us before pickup, because US Customs needs it at least 72 hours before the vehicle is exported. Every vehicle has to be compliant with the rules of the country it is being imported into. We confirm the exact list for your vehicle when you book, and the detailed lists below show what each type of move usually needs.

Vehicles Entering into United States on 7501

• Copy of Vehicle Ownership
• US Visa
• Posting Message (without confidential information) – military members
• Picture portion of passport for vehicle owner
• I-94 Form
• Power of Attorney allowing the broker to import your vehicle
• EPA form
• LHS-7 Form
• Compliance Letter (from vehicle manufacturer)

Example of the documents required

Canadian Vehicles that are US Registered Entering into Canada

• Copy of Canadian Ownership and/or Registration
• Posting Message/Work Order/Employment Contract without confidential information
• Original title must be in the glove-box (only if there is a certificate of title for the vehicle)
• Case by Case Letter from Transport Canada
• The completion of the Canada Customs Invoice, Canada Border Services Agency form, and Short Form Power of Attorney

Example of the documents required

US vehicles Entering into Canada

• Copy of US Title and Registration
• Picture portion of vehicle owners passport and any required identification to show citizenship
• Visa
• Posting Message (for military personal/diplomats)
• Bill of Sale or purchase price
• Original title must be in the glove-box or your vehicle will not be able to cross the border

US Vehicles Temporarily Coming to Canada or Eligible for Exemptions:

Vehicle will be bonded to inland Canada Customs Bonded Warehouse where you will personally need to clear the vehicle to be eligible for an exemption.

Imports: Vehicles will go to an inland Canada Customs Bonded Warehouse or can be cleared at the border at the time of border crossing by a Canadian Customs Broker.

Diplomats: Vehicles will go in an inland Canada Customs Bonded Warehouse to be cleared with customs. Provide a copy of the vehicle ownership, a letter from the Country/Embassy, and the vehicle owners’ passport.

Snowbirds Auto Connection is a family-owned, company-owned and operated carrier, not a broker. Our record is public: USDOT 861379, MC-379482, CVOR 134-578-571. On the FMCSA SAFER system our drivers show a 0% out-of-service rate against a 6.67% national average and our vehicles 12.5% against 22.26%, with zero crashes. We carry $5 million in liability and $1 million in cargo insurance on your vehicle while it’s in our care. You get proactive email updates at each key milestone, and a real person answers the phone.