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Old 08-18-2022, 08:55 AM
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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.....
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Let's not give the PRC any of our business. Tell your friend to just say no.
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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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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.....
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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.

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other than orange chicken nothing good comes from china
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hope he actually gets what he ordered and not some spray painted two-man inflatable
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Originally Posted by fossil fuel
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.....
There are a lot of small fab shops around the US that can build metal boats.
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You would trust your life offshore in something built in China?
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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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