Who pays for sales tax in Ontario, Canada- buyer or seller?

[ericb973]

i will be privately selling a car for the first time. its a 2004 honda civic SI (32,OOO KMS).
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHO PAYS FOR THIS RETAIL SALES TAX in Ontario, Canada? IS IT THE BUYER OR SELLER?

thanks in advance for the info!

ricb973

[Crash]

The Buyer pays the retail sales tax on the vehicle when they register the vehicle in their name at the MOT office. The amount is based on the book value which the ministry uses.

All you have to do as a seller is purchase the seller's blue package from the ministry at a cost of $20. In that package, together with past owner details etc will be the ministry valuation of the vehicle based on year, model etc.

It's pretty simple really.