A lot of dealers in this area sell used Escapes and Tribbies imported from the US as they can usually put a pretty good mark up on them when they get here, so there doesn't appear to be to much of an issue getting them registered. This site is worth a read, lots of links to the related agencies as well. The suv section on the admissible vehicles page doesn't seem to show a whole lot of problems unless the vehicle is less than 3 years old.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.