Carlos fandango

Speak to the customs broker at this end for more info.

Are you meaning the Australian customs ????, in my case in Freemantle, Perth.

I was wondering how you went about finding someone to value your vehicle when it arrived in OZ.....

I thought I had read somewhere people getting valuations done for their vehicles whilst still in the UK in readyness for when it eventually arrives in OZ.....or am I wrong ??.

Hi,

Yes both cars and household goods in one 40 ft container. No, I haven't done this before however, there are a number of good websites that you can have a look at. I got a quote from Cargonline however I am not going to use them as it's RORO, they do have quiet a bit of info on their web site which is

 

http://www.cargoonline.com.au/valuation.php

 

This might help? The other thing that may help is in their quote were the following costs:

 

Destination

Customs/Quarantine charges at destination Au$229.00

Local Valuation if required Au$605.00

Customs/Quarantine/DEWR Clearance Au$512.00

Steam Clean if required Au$352.00

Container Cartage ex wharf to depot Au$429.00

Container Unpack at depot Au$418.00

Port/Statutory authority charges at destination Au$528.00

Clearance of Personal Effects if packed in car/container Au$215.00

Delivery at destination (metro area) if required Au$198.00

 

Hope this helps?

 

Mike

Again yes ...all info is useful...if not for me other people on here may be interested...

Your 40 foot container.......is it a standard height, 8'-6" (I believe) or a high cube container 9'-6" (again I believe)

Cheers

Carlos

Hi all,

I have just posted this in 'removals' but thought it might be helpful here:

 

Hi all,

We are just about to book for our stuff to go. Basically, I have had quotes from John Masons, PSS, Anglo, Excess and two others. Interestingly Pickfords didn't even bother to call me back!!!

 

After all things considered, I have decided to go with John Masons. The reasons for this is that I have read some good posts about them plus I get the feeling that they know what they are doing. They weren't the cheapest however I wasn't looking for cheap...I was looking for value though. The most expensive was Anglo and they were about £1,200 more than JM.

 

I am booking a sole use 40 ft container for my Mitsubishi L200 Raging Bull, my wifes Mini Cooper and 480 cu ft of household goods. The cost is £5,200 for door to door.

 

Hope this is of some use to someone.

 

Regards

Mike

Yes always helpful information.......imagine what life would be like without these forums or computers/internet for that matter.......

I presume you mean both cars are going in the 40 foot container with the 480 cu ft of house stuff........the cost of the container is the main factor for me as I think that is the size we are going to need.......

You say you're sorting out the car stuff once they arrive there, presume this is the customs, AQIS, and state regulations/workshop pits etc.......have you sorted out for the cars to be valued for customs yet ??.....just wondering what other paperwork is involved as I'm planning on taking my vehicle......

Cheers

Carlos

Next question! ;-)

 

How strict are the inspectors? For example, have people been made to change the speedometer to read KP/H? Mine has MP/H around the outside and KP/H in smaller font inside. Is that acceptable?

Ironchef answered an earlier question about this for me and apparantely its acceptable to have both on the dash speedo but the oddometer needs changing by law to read in KPH...

Just got the email from VImports confirming that we've got our import approval.:smile:

 

Thanks for all the advice in this thread Ironchef.

How long did it take from sending it off to getting the magical email ????

This deserves a picture response!

 

Hey Dude......showing your age now........

Just a quick question if anyone knows, as I have trawled through the websites and cant seem to get an answer.......for a normal vehicle import application does all the paperwork need to be certified by someone similar to when we made the visa application.....

Rear vision mirrors need to have flat glass, but that's very easy to replace - any glass place can cut you a replacement mirror quickly and cheaply.

My van wing mirrors have both..........a large flat mirror which is perhaps 75% the size of the wing mirror and the smaller mirror at the bottom is a convex mirror..............would this smaller mirror need replacing ??????????????.

Hey Carlos if you find out any more info can you let me know as we're in same boat as you. This is another pain in the you know what to have to try and sort out now!! Where does it say about the points bit and what you have to do???

No worrys.........

try reading from this lot........ http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page4371.asp#whatToDo

Cheers

Carlos

Carlos do you still have to have these points even if you have PR??

Yes you do........

seems a little daft that people, who have spent thousands of pounds and many months getting a visa to migrate including all the info and hoops you have to produce and jump through, then have to go through another points system to prove they are going to permanently move to Australia to take a vehicle....

Not only that but the points that you are required to get seem near on impossible for a big majority to get.

For instance you are staying in a holiday let first off before moving onto a more permanent let or possibly purchase which is what the biggest majority of people do........why cant this holiday let do for the purpose of importing your vehicle ????????..........Also I would have thought that the big majority of people would be organising things like this long before they were commited to finishing their jobs/houses/commiting to container shippers/ or perhaps even Australian requirements.....

Well I managed to sort out the visa process by myself and the help of P.I.O. so I suppose I'll sort this problem out with P.I.O. help also............

Cheers

Carlos

Hi...

Just been reading the brochure VSB10 about info for importing your vehicle and it seems to me that the majority of people would be stuffed when it comes to meeting the 50 point requirment ,...here's a copy

50 points; you must supply at least 1 of the 50 points documents

1 your employment details, such as a letter from your Australian employer;

2 your resignation from employment in your former country of residence.

3 a rental agreement/purchase agreement for your residential property in Australia; (ie, longstanding holiday or second homes do not count)

4 the sale of your residential property in your former country of residence;

5 the cancellation of your residential rental property in your former country of residence;

......in my case..

1.. I havn't got a job to move to in Australia,

2..I'm self employed here in the UK,

3...we can't get a rental agreement until we are in Australia (we are actually going to be staying with friends for a while when we arrive), ..

4... we're not selling our house but are renting it out to my sister without using a rental agent ,...

5...we're not renting a property in the uk so cant cancel a rental agreement

I really want to take my van.....so how can I get around these problems .....any one help......

Cheers

Carlos

Hi Iron Chef

I have sent you a PM. if you coulod get back to me..

Cheers

Carlos

Hi Carlos, if it's the same as the Renault Trafic then servicing should be an issue (I'm pretty sure the Trafic runs that same motor here), but you will die of heat exhaustion without air con so make sure you get it fitted when you get here - if you're planning to run it into the ground, then go for it, just make sure you change the badges to Renault when you sell it or no-one will know what it is

 

If you can fit it inside a container and put all your personal effects inside it, then that's a better option - because RORO is charged per cubic metre, you'd get whalloped on volume if you took that option, and inner cargo on RORO wouldn't be covered by insurance.

Is that a typo should it be ....shouldn't be an issue...and can I ask if your generalising or have you had specific dealings with the Vivaro/Trafic

I heard that you get charged extra taxes if you fill up your vehicle with your stuff....is this correct or not ??????

'Air Con' I agree would be a must....Dont suppose you got any idea of installed cost for this in WA ??......

Hi Mr Iron Chef.......Reading this thread it appears your knowledge on this subject is legendary......Ok enough with the buttering up....

I would like to know what your thoughts are on importing to OZ my 2004 Vauxhall Vivaro Van, 2.5L, 2900, DTi, LWB with full roof racking, tow bar and built in hands free bluetooth. Its only got 30 000 on the clock and is pretty much a minter but perhaps only worth £5000 in the UK. I can see that the vivaro isnt widely used in OZ but the Renault Trafic is which is pretty much the same van.

I would perhaps run this into the ground if I brought it because its such a good drive, although it aint got 'Air Con'......also not sure about the other costs involved with the import and whether these would make it a viable move.

My last question is....would my van actually fit in a shipping container ?????

Thanks for your help

Carlos

If it is only a car, why do you want to import it? Once you answer that question, you will understand the Australian government's attitude.

 

Nice post Iron Chef.

 

Cheers.

My feelings are, if you have decided to move permanentely to Australia as a migrant and have shown this by paying for medicals and getting a permanent visa as well as the cost of shipping all your worldly goods and paying for flights to get there, surely the Australian government could see this and give a little, allowing them to bring their vehicles as a one off move, to these new settlers as a gesture of good will. Its not like they have lived in OZ a few years and are trying to make a fast buck out of importing vehicles.......