Bigjohn72

Hi pal. First make sure you get import approval. Then your shipping company. Once arrived you need to get the gas pipes and regulator changed (roughly £300) then all appliances need to be certified ( roughly £600). Electrics are ok nothing to be done until you sell it. Then you have to register the caravan think it's a couple of hundred I'll check. If the caravan is pretty modern then that's all that needs changing. Hope this helps John

Anybody importing a caravan into Queensland and needs a bit of advice send us a message. Just gone through process and now in caravan on Sunshine Coast

That's great got a bit of a panic on when you mentioned the gst charge but all sounds good cant wait to ship the van over and get the wheels rolling. Have you joined the Aussie equivalent of caravn club or anything? happy adventures john

Hi Rachall. Has your van arrived yet just wandering how smooth it went with the shipping and getting it registered, we've just decided which shipping company were using and get the ball rolling. regards john

I'm not sure what they want in oz for replacing the rubber and braided pipes seems like a waste of time to me

I think it will be worth it cos the equivalent van in oz is around £30000. we toured oz a few years ago and if you stick to sealed roads you'll be fine, we went down a few corrugated roads and my fillings nearly fell out so uk vans not built for this, unfortunately some of the best camp sites are on these roads.

Older model vans had the regulator on the gas bottle with a pipe to the caravan inlet, later vans have the regulator permanently fixed in the front locker with a braided gas pipe from here to the gas bottle, it's this bit that needs changing

Hi rachall thanks for the good advice it's helped a lot, it's good to hear other people doing the same. Hope the van has a smooth trip. Be good to know how you get on with registration. Cheers John

We have got the same caravan as you and are also going to stay in the van when we get to oz to save money and try different areas. We are just looking at which shipping company to use but it will cost about £4000. you will need to get a vehicle import approval before shipping. when you get to oz you have to register the van ( like an m.o.t) and get number plates they charge for this but doesnt seem too bad. ive been trying to get a definite answer from as to what alterations may need to be done to gas and electrics to comply, 13 pin plug easy to change. if you have owned the van for 12 months or more then its classed as personal possessions and you don't pay import duty

Hi georginaway thanks for responding , so changing the braided gas pipe is all that's required to get the caravan registered, thought I might have to alter the internal electrics and gas piping slightly. Which model are you getting we have the challenger 570 and love it.

Does anyone know what modifications need to be done to a 2011 swift caravan to meet the Aussie standards. I know the the gas and electric has to be altered but can't find out to what extent. I could do some of the modifications before its shipped. Cheers John