Re-importing a U.S.-certified vehicle missing its certification label.

If your vehicle was originally manufactured to comply with all applicable FMVSS, and was so certified by its original manufacturer, it can be lawfully imported as a conforming motor vehicle under Box 2A on the HS-7 Declaration form to be given to Customs at the time of entry. If the vehicle is missing its certification label, it can still be imported as a conforming motor vehicle, provided you obtain a letter from the vehicle’s manufacturer stating that the vehicle was originally manufactured to comply with all applicable FMVSS. A list of manufacturer contacts is on the website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov. If the manufacturer is unable or unwilling to supply you with a letter stating that your vehicle was originally manufactured to meet all applicable FMVSS, bumper, and theft prevention standards, we would be willing to issue you a letter stating that we recognize your vehicle as having been so manufactured, provided you can furnish us with evidence (preferably in the form of a State-issued registration document) showing that the vehicle was registered in the U.S. before it was shipped overseas. If you do not have the vehicle’s prior registration documents, you can furnish us a report from a commercial VIN checking service (such as Carfax) that identifies the vehicle’s prior registration history and shows that the vehicle was once registered in the U.S. If you have such evidence, you should fax it to the Imports and Certification Division at 202-366-1024.

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