Hey all, I live in Alabama here in the the U.S. and I recently purchased a 1990 Nissan Skyline R32 from Canada. I documented the process and plan on making a youtube video to show everyone how easy it is. Here ill list how you can do it as well!
1) You will need a "Bill of Sale", and the vehicle "Title"
2) Customs and Border was super nice and have a pretty easy process for all this. I recommend still bringing your own forms. These forms are:
CBP: 7501 (Customs Form)
EPA Form 3520-1
HS7 (Department of Transportation)
The Vehicle's Title
IMPORTANT: Use this site to get the MONTH of manufacture, they need the month. just in case print the site out showing it.
http://www.autotraderjapan.com/index.ph ... coder.html
3) Insurance - So I tried to use Hagerty insurance, and they are useless scum... I'll explain.. So you need to be 25 to have a policy with them (not a problem in my case), and you need to send them pictures, fill out an application, and send them all the forms in section two(2). There is a caviat though. If you drive across, customs will not give you a CBP form 3461, which Hagerty needs no matter what. The 3461 is literally a packing sheet that is used for shipping containers and vehicle transport trucks. They literally will not use logic and need that form.
TL;DR If you use Hagerty, get the CBP form 3461 from Customs no matter what.
I was able to use USAA auto insurance, and they partner with American Classics specialty insurance.. use them if you can.
4) Registration - In Alabama, it was super easy, there is no emissions or safety inspections, so i just needed to show them all the EPA, DoT, CBP, Bill of Sale, and Title to get it registered.
5) Profit
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, i want to help people get their dream car too!