Importing a car

[crazyjester900]

Hi,

Does anyone here know anything about importing
a car from New Zealand?

There are some fantastic ones there and i want to know how
cost effective it is?

Thank You

 

[BAR]

There are several steps to privately importing a motor vehicle:

Obtain a "VEHICLE IMPORT APPROVAL" from the Vehicle Safety Standards Branch of the Department of Transport and Regional Services. Phone: 1800 815 272 (Australia only) or (02) 6274 7506, Fax: (02) 6274 6013, email: Vimports@dotars.gov.au;
Pay Customs duty, GST and Luxury Car Tax (LCT) where applicable and obtain a customs clearance at the port of entry; and
Obtain quarantine clearance from the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) after the vehicle has arrived at the port of entry. For more information visit the AQIS website on www.aqis.gov.au

 

[crazyjester900]

sweet as , now there is a starting point,
Thank you.

Some people have said i cannot import cars personally if they were
sold in Australia?

They have to not be sold in AUS or be more than 10 years old??

Is this correct??

 

[BenzBoy]

All that info is on the dotar site - best to get it from the horse's mouth.
Regards,
BenzBoy

 

[crazyjester900]

dotar Site?

 

[John S]

I've been told the opposite, that you can import anything at all, only the inspections, approvals, import duties, taxes etc vary with the exporting country and the age of the vehicle. I suppose it depends on how deep your pockets are for a particular car.

 

[crazyjester900]

the only reason i am looking at importing because it's cheaper than here???

car here 2002, 150,000K's = $15,000 AUD Dollars
Car in NZ 2002, 2004, 89,000K's = $10,000 NZ Dollars

?????????????

u think it will cost more than 5k to import??