What are the requirements for importing a vehicle or vehicle parts?
Before you decide to import a vehicle or vehicle parts into the U.S., you should ensure that they conform to the EPA and DOT. These agencies have very detailed requirements that can make importing a vehicle difficult, if not impossible, for some vehicles that were not originally manufactured for the U.S. market. Nonconforming vehicles less than 25 years old entering the U.S. must be brought into compliance, exported, or destroyed . Vehicles over 25 years old are exempt from EPA and DOT requirements, although you will still need to obtain and prepare EPA and DOT paperwork to provide to Customs and Border Protection.
