Thread: Importing

Originally Posted by 6.5rangie

Has anyone imported a vehicle from the UK?
My folks are going over to Europe for 3 months in a couple o weeks, and i will be on the lookout for a 110/130 cab chassis soon (after i drive one over here to see what i think). Any way i will be after one i can mod/do up for a work truck.
So who has done it? and whats involved?
Its just a thought that i'd run by to see if its worth it or not.

Yeah i have
My 90 came from the UK
To do a personal import you have to have owned and lived with the car for 12 months. Then they charge you 10% GST and 10% custom duties on the value of the car.
130's are cheap as in the Uk as no one wants them a apart from companys and they buy them new and not second hand
You can import from the uk but if you have not been with the car for 12 months they will charge you more but i don't know what that is .
As for rego and getting it on the road. That is really really easy. The bloke took 3 mins to give my truck an Aus compliance pate and Queensland Import and Mod plate. My 90 had all the ADR numbers on it even though they did not import the 90 into Aus untill 9 years after mine was made

And if you don't own a vehicle for 12 months?
i have family working over there and mums friends live there (30+ years), if this helps

Originally Posted by 6.5rangie

And if you don't own a vehicle for 12 months?
i have family working over there and mums friends live there (30+ years), if this helps

When i brought mine over we had to send a copy of every page of my passport to canberra to show i was in the same country as the car for 12 months.
Don't know how much they will charge you if you have not owned it for 12 months. Have heard that sometimes they want a bond so you don't sell the car as soon as its gets here . They keep the bond foe about 12 months. But doing this way you can bring in one car a year per person

Is the combined price of the VEHICLE, FREIGHT & TAX, going to be cheaper than buying locally?

Given that all things British (see recent labour costs discussion) seem to cost as much in pounds over there as they do in dollars here, wouldn't you be better off buying one in Aus. And if you can buy it interstate you can get yourself a road trip as part of the deal .


... Just thinking aloud

Originally Posted by Reads90

....Have heard that sometimes they want a bond so you don't sell the car as soon as its gets here . They keep the bond foe about 12 months. But doing this way you can bring in one car a year per person....

eh? that would mean you need to migrate, then return home then repeat... how often do you reckon the aussie government will allow you to pull that little scam? twice?

still contemplating buying a 90 over here to bring back to oz, stick it on a RORO from Singapore to Darwin and drive home the long way...

Check the procedure with Australia Customs and the federal Dept. of Transport. You MUST have permission to import THAT vehicle before you ship it. Otherwise you may lose the lot.

Originally Posted by EchiDna

eh? that would mean you need to migrate, then return home then repeat... how often do you reckon the aussie government will allow you to pull that little scam? twice?

still contemplating buying a 90 over here to bring back to oz, stick it on a RORO from Singapore to Darwin and drive home the long way...

Kimberleys or Cape York?

http://www.dotars.gov.au/roads/motor/sevs/index.aspx

there are ways to self import - vehicle should be 15 years old though