Benoli

hi can you tell me when you have to import a car by? we have a car we're thinking of bringing with us, we've owned it for over 12 months. Do we need to ship it the same time we go over or is it ok to put it into storage for a while and ship it over at a later date eg. 6 months later? is there a time limit as to when it has to come over?

thanks

The Toyota Auris was sold in Australia as a Corolla although not in a diesel engine variant, only a 1.8L petrol version, so even knowing that the 2.0L diesel would be a far superior vehicle it could still be worth less than an Australian model simply because it is different and the majority of used car buyers fear what is different. Either way I think it would not be a wise vehicle to import based purely on financial reasons, however if you like the car and wanted to keep it for a while then resale value might not be a major concern, in which case it might still be an option for you.

 

If you did choose to import this car you would be looking at costs roughly as follows:

 

 

-- shipping costs --

$1,464 ocean freight

$93 shipping insurance (optional)

$1,500 customs & port fees

$105 import duty

$376 GST

 

-- road registration costs --

$600 ADR compliance

$150 roadworthy requirements

$600 registration (12 months)

$84 stamp duty

 

-- other costs --

$50 import approval application

$990 Iron Lady Imports fee ('A' Package)

 

Please let me know if you need any more information or if you are interested in finding out more about the process.

 

Regards,

 

Craig.

 

 

 

 

Here is an estimate of the costs involved in bringing this car to Adelaide and getting it on-road there:

 

-- shipping costs --

$1,885 ocean freight

$62 shipping insurance (optional)

$1,500 customs & port fees

$440 import duty

$1,119 GST

 

-- road registration costs --

$700 ADR compliance

$150 roadworthy requirements

$600 registration (12 months)

$292 stamp duty

 

-- other costs --

$50 import approval application

$990 Iron Lady Imports fee ('A' Package)

 

Overall it seems to be a good vehicle to bring with you based on the numbers alone, so assuming it's a good car then I would probably suggest bringing it along for the ride.

 

The process can take a while so the sooner you get started the better. You are not supposed to submit your application for import approval until you have owned the car for at least 12 months but as it takes around 3 weeks to work its way to the top of the pile for processing its normally fairly safe to send it in a couple of weeks early. I would look at getting the paperwork together as early as possible so you have it ready, then send it in shortly before the 12 months ownership period is up.

Once you have the import approval it will still take around 33 days to arrive in Adelaide and there is only one ship every month. Another week or so for customs clearance, maybe 3-4 weeks for Australian compliance and road registration.

 

Please let me know if you have any other questions at all. I am always happy to help.

 

Regards,

 

Craig.

many thanks for this Craig, don't think my husband can part with this car so looks like its coming with us :biggrin: will give it another couple of weeks then get back in touch to see what way we're going to do this x

Audi TT quattro 1.8 (180bhp)

2001

coupe

transmission manual

petrol

leather seats

aircon and climate control

mileage 105000

current UK value approx 4k

will have owned this car for 12 months in August, looking to bring it with us when we head out to Adelaide, hopefully sometime between Sept and Dec this year. Looking to get an idea of the costs involved and what to do and when x