China Import
 

Can A boat from china that has absolutely no USCG compliance certs or labeling be imported and registered here? It has a built in fuel tank and is all aluminum. It comes in a sea container. its setup for a outboard. Its not for me, Im trying to discourage a friend from buying it.....

yes it can, a friend purchased/imported two rigid inflatable boats a few years ago and has them registered in Florida

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I'm curious too how this would be brought into and registered in US

* shipping
* import taxes
* sales tax
* etc






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Let's not give the PRC any of our business. Tell your friend to just say no.

other than orange chicken nothing good comes from china

hope he actually gets what he ordered and not some spray painted two-man inflatable :)

There are a lot of small fab shops around the US that can build metal boats.

You would trust your life offshore in something built in China?

just saw the boat.....I would not get in it if it were in a swimming pool!! But there is always a sucker that loves the cheap price. All spray painted aluminum, no uscg hoses, some chinese gps in chinese. but HEY its cheap so its gotta be a deal.

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