Original configuration is only an EPA thing. Wheels are not part of EPA requirements. They would be NHTSA requirements. At 25 years old a vehicle is FMVSS exempt.kashun84 wrote:Thanks Tyndago,
As you have mentioned and from what i read on the importavehicle.info. The car has to be in "Original Configuration". It has to be 100% bone stock? How about Rims exhaust etc... What if the car has some mods on the engine? They have to return back to stock before exporting?
I just wrote some clarification on EPA 21 year old requirements. Make damn sure you understand what I wrote. If you need further clarification, go further up the food chain.
http://www.importavehicle.info/2014/04/ ... 520-1.html
http://www.importavehicle.info/2014/04/ ... 520-1.htmlVehicles over 21 years old, in original configuration are EPA exempt for import. We get this question a lot these days, people asking for clarification. Here is some additional information pulled out of the 3520-1 or EPA form required for importation. This is VERY IMPORTANT. I can not stress enough how important it is to read and UNDERSTAND this form if you are importing a car. Anything you say, or post on a forum or Facebook can be read an used against you if you make a false statement. So make damn sure you understand it.
So like the guy that had a Nissan Skyline, with a Toyota 2JZ engine swap, that is not a legal import under Code E on the 3520-1. That vehicle would need to be certified under the mod and test program(Code C) with an Independent Commercial Importer (ICI). If you knowingly import that car, then you are subject to fines and seizure. See below for the relevant parts.