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Anyone try importing a US pole barn kit to Canada?

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I've been reading this website for a while and i'm now at the stage where I'm ready to get mine going as my house is almost finished construction. I look at websites like DIY Pole Barns and the prices are great. I can get the 32x48x16 kits that I need for around 12k shipped. I only live about 5 miles inside the border so I wouldn't think its a big deal to get it over after paying the duties.

Has anyone tried this? I'm in the construction industry myself and my prices through the local supplies is near double this.

Thank you
 
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Bigcanuck said:
I've been reading this website for a while and i'm now at the stage where I'm ready to get mine going as my house is almost finished construction. I look at websites like DIY Pole Barns and the prices are great. I can get the 32x48x16 kits that I need for around 12k shipped. I only live about 5 miles inside the border so I wouldn't think its a big deal to get it over after paying the duties.

Has anyone tried this? I'm in the construction industry myself and my prices through the local supplies is near double this.

Thank you
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Shouldn't be any duties if its american made... Only taxes.

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I'm thinking more transporting it. It would fill a flatbed transport I would think. Has anyone asked a US company about bringing it across
 
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whats in a kit, some telephone poles, lumber and tin, you cant buy that local
 
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Having a kit hauled to Canada should not be a problem for a US trucking company that has the required licenses and insurance to haul over the border. Same with a Canadian company that hauls to the US. Seems that there would be Canadian freight companies that would want to backhaul a load if they are hauling into the US.

I would think that you would pay customs duties on the kit. Is there any way to check to find out what an amount would be? Also, would the kit meet any sort of requirements for the Canadian building codes? Again, check to see what may be required.
 
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brownbagg said:
whats in a kit, some telephone poles, lumber and tin, you cant buy that local
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If I were you I would go cut down some trees and limb them. That would be cheaper than used telephone poles. I bet you could use pallets and flattened pop cans for the rest.

If that won't work and you need a tractor trailer try Qline out of Saskatoon. They have a lot of trucks and good timely service in the couple jobs I had for them.
Where about are you? Do you know the weight of the kit and someone with a gooseneck trailer? I bet you could do a deal with someone to do it locally.
If you get it for a barn for livestock I believe it is PST exempt. Take it from there.
 
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the thing you have to watch out or is that it will still have to comply with the Canadian and Provincial building codes before you can get a building permit. For this you need a full set of drawings and you have to get an engineer from your province to review the drawings, identify any changes required to comply with code and then seal the drawings so that you can submit them to your city o township. Of course you then have to implement any changes required by the engineer.

I found this out the hard way when I wanted to buy a shed from the local Lowes in Ontario. They sold a really nice shed that was bigger than the the 120 square foot you are allowed to build without a permit.

No problem I thought until I went to get a permit and found out that the building codes do not differentiate structurally between a 12 foot by 13 foot shed and a 40 foot by 20 foot garage - you have to comply with the code requirements. I asked at Lowes if they could get me drawings from the manufacture - it turned out I have more chance of being elected as the next Pope than getting the drawings. I considered hiring an engineer to do the calculations and realised it would cost more than just getting someone to do the whole thing from scratch. I took the shed kit back.

Of course you may say I will just do it anyway - a whole new problem of liabilities, fines and lawsuits await to continue your education.

The lesson I learned is: just because you can buy it in Canada does not mean you can use it in Caanada: similarly just because you can import it into Canada does not mean you can use it here either.
 
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I think i've sorted it out. DIY Pole Barns said that they wouldn't ship it unless heading to a residential address so I can't just have it dropped then shipped unfortunately. I've got the shell and doors down around 17k locally which I think is acceptable. I'm just trying to figure out the dimensions I want to go with(32x48 or just a 40x40). I want 3 10x10 doors and a 8x8 for my tractor. I'm trying to work out an attic into the design such that it will get by the Township that prohibits it. Will mostly be shop to play with/restore cars with a 2 post and a drive on hoist.
 
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