Personal Import Experience
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Hi Guys
Has anyone had recent experience of importing a car via the Personal Import Scheme. My question is around the import approval application. What sort of evidence do they look for? Obviously car use and ownership stuff (invoice/V5/Receipts for service etc). I've got PR but been overseas these last 2 - 2.5 years.
Do they look for passport stamps (I've a British passport so no stamps on entry exits etc).
Any experience would be welcome.
Car is a Maserati GranTurismo S so any further experience on guys who can do inspection compliance work for ADR also welcome.
Has anyone had recent experience of importing a car via the Personal Import Scheme. My question is around the import approval application. What sort of evidence do they look for? Obviously car use and ownership stuff (invoice/V5/Receipts for service etc). I've got PR but been overseas these last 2 - 2.5 years.
Do they look for passport stamps (I've a British passport so no stamps on entry exits etc).
Any experience would be welcome.
Car is a Maserati GranTurismo S so any further experience on guys who can do inspection compliance work for ADR also welcome.
I have just landed a car bought in a car but under the 25 scheme waiting for the notification to collect it, hoping the Easter bunny will bring me the car rather than chocolates..
For you the details are here
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/imports...
Another thing is to speak to an import agent who does this all the time.
I used Dominic who is Personal imports, he’s right across the crap you will need to deal with.
https://www.personalimport.com.au/
For you the details are here
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/imports...
Another thing is to speak to an import agent who does this all the time.
I used Dominic who is Personal imports, he’s right across the crap you will need to deal with.
https://www.personalimport.com.au/
Brought a Cayenne in.
I needed to show V5, purchase invoice, servicing invoice, insurance certificates. Basically to show that I owned it and had been using it.
Once landed it had a roadworthiness test and that was it.
I read about lots of stories of complexity, but in reality it was fine. Bloke picked up car from house in UK, another bloke delivered it in Sydney. Cost and time was as advised.
I needed to show V5, purchase invoice, servicing invoice, insurance certificates. Basically to show that I owned it and had been using it.
Once landed it had a roadworthiness test and that was it.
I read about lots of stories of complexity, but in reality it was fine. Bloke picked up car from house in UK, another bloke delivered it in Sydney. Cost and time was as advised.
There is quite a difference between a person emigrating to Australia and a local as I am.
If you emigrate you can bring in any late model car as long as you have owned and used it for more than 12 months exactly not one day less.
Brining in a car when you emigrate is good value until you sell it, non Australian delivered cars, suffer greatly on resale probably the worst are Ferraris.
Exception to this is something very unique and not normally sold here.
If you emigrate you can bring in any late model car as long as you have owned and used it for more than 12 months exactly not one day less.
Brining in a car when you emigrate is good value until you sell it, non Australian delivered cars, suffer greatly on resale probably the worst are Ferraris.
Exception to this is something very unique and not normally sold here.
Hi guys. Thanks for replies. My sutiation between 2. Ive been a resident since 2007 off and on and held PR since Dec 2016
Ive lived over seas for last 2 years between UAE and UK. Been in UK living with and looking after elderly parents this last year due to covid, I had no work. So no resignation to show Aussie authorities.
Plan to return early June and would like to bring back a car we bought in UK las time we lived their in 2012. Its been in storage eve since and this seemed a good opportunity to bring it back.
Ive lived over seas for last 2 years between UAE and UK. Been in UK living with and looking after elderly parents this last year due to covid, I had no work. So no resignation to show Aussie authorities.
Plan to return early June and would like to bring back a car we bought in UK las time we lived their in 2012. Its been in storage eve since and this seemed a good opportunity to bring it back.
If you are considering this, another vote for Dominic (Personal imports) mentioned above who made life extremely easy and charged only a minor amount to take away all the drama, potential issues and extra costs involved with importing my car from Europe - Australia. If fact he saved me a lot of money by knowledge of how the system works and the various thresholds which are invisible to the general public.
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