Bringing pocket bikes bought in Canada into the USA?

hello, I am going to purchase four Giovanni pocket bikes from canada. What is the policy for bringing motorized things into the USA? Please, if you do not know for sure, SAY YOU DON'T KNOW! this is for real and i really don't want to lose $400 dollars worth. Thank-you!Bringing pocket bikes bought in Canada into the USA?
1: Ask and keep asking. However, you won't get instant answers because you might find that, off the tops of their heads, no one will know the answers you want for sure! Not even U.S. Customs agents! Why? Because a "pocket bike" is a product most people haven't even heard about! Therefore, along this line, I myself also have to say, "I don't know for sure"!



2. Ask U.S Customs, before you travel. They're the number one authority on the subject (of Federal customs duties). After they do some research on the subject, they should be able to give you the exact information you need!



3. Do some research before you go. This is the easiest step. Generally speaking, if you're an U.S. resident, and if you travel to and buy stuff in Canada, you have an exemption when you return to the U.S. And the exemption is pretty generous. For example, If your stay in Canada is 48 hours or longer, I believe the U.S. exemption is so generous that you won't pay any (Federal) duty on $400 worth of stuff. However, to be on the safe side, you need to ask first!



4. My research says, if you're a returning U.S. resident, you may take home duty-free items valued up to US$600 (retail), provided they are properly declared to the customs inspector. All items should accompany you to be considered duty free. You can claim this $600 duty-free exemption once every 30 days, provided you're outside the U.S. for 48 hrs. This $600 exemption can be pooled for a family living in the same household and traveling together, i.e. a family of 4 can take home $2,400 worth of duty-free stuff.



5. Ask your local DMV as well, before you travel and/or buy motorized stuff. This is important! Because, FYI, motorized things are licensed by individual states, not the Feds! Therefore, after you successfully cross the Canadian border, it's your State DMV that you need to worry about. They're the agency that charges you additional taxes and fees for all kinds of things, including A) registration, B) licensing, C) smog testing, D) emission testing, and/or E) other things.



6. As to the DMV, my costliest experience was my "need" for a California emission sticker. This was many years ago, and, in California, I paid $500 for a California emission sticker.(no, not for the one on the rear plate, but for a separate one that goes under the hood, on the driver's side, next to the Federal emission sticker! Thanks to inflation, this $500 was the equivalent of paying $1,000 today! Registration fees, license plate fees, smog testing, and emission testing were additional, but not more than $200. The DMV also requires that you buy insurance, show them proof, and there are drivers in their early 20s who pay up to $1,200 per 6 months, for insurance only!



I hope this helps.Bringing pocket bikes bought in Canada into the USA?
I don't know for sure but would suggest you contact a U.S Customs Office. They should give you the exact information required.Bringing pocket bikes bought in Canada into the USA?
I don't know for sure so...I DON'T KNOW.