Shipping my car from Auckland to Aussie

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heavenlywild

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#31582 23-Mar-2009 11:42

Hi guys,

I have a newish car which I would like to ship to Aussie. Not too sure when but the potential is there.

Does anyone have any experience in doing this? In particular, knowing a reputable company that does this kind of thing?

I have no idea what the cost would be and so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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#202773 23-Mar-2009 12:38

i've no idea what the costs are but i believe that aussie still has large import duty on imported vehicles to protect their industry. if so thn it might be very expensive!

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#202775 23-Mar-2009 12:49

Depends on how long you have owned the car. One of my previous bosses here when he came from ozz to work bought two 2nd hand import BMWs in NZ and when he went back to ozz a couple of years later took them with him. No duty charged but if he had bought them say a couple of months before he moved back ...well the ozzy tax gathers would have been waiting on the dock when they were unloaded..

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#202793 23-Mar-2009 14:07

This might help:
http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/importing_a_car_to_australia.htm

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#202870 23-Mar-2009 19:23

heavenly_wild: Hi guys,

I have a newish car which I would like to ship to Aussie. Not too sure when but the potential is there.

Does anyone have any experience in doing this? In particular, knowing a reputable company that does this kind of thing?

I have no idea what the cost would be and so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Assuming the cost is similar to the cost of shipping Australia to NZ, you will be looking at a shipping bill of more than $3,000 (I considered shipping my car from Oz to NZ late last year).

Why would you bother, given new cars in Oz are so much cheaper new than NZ ?

However those issues are minor compared with the MAJOR problem you will have meeting Australian Design Rules requirements, all cars in Oz are required before registration to have ADR compliance plate fitted certifying the vehicle meets the federal ADR's, exemptions are available for cars built prior to 1970 (I think that's the cut off date).

Unless your car was originally manufactured, assembled or sold new in Australia and already has an Australian ADR Compliance Plate it may cost you thousands of dollars to get it modified & certified for ADR.

If you do decide to proceed, be aware you need Import Approval from DOTARS (Aust Govt Dept) before the vehicle is shipped from NZ.