Sagaris to Sydney?
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I'm relocating to Mosman, Sydney shortly to take up a position with an Australian bank under a 457 business visa. I notice that although personal imports normally require the importer to be a permanent resident/citizen, the Dotars Administrator will accept personal imports from bona fide 457 holders, subject to certain criteria, which I'm confident in meeting. I have owned the car for 12 months.
1> I would be interested to hear from others who have recently located to NSW from the UK and imported a car under a personal import or otherwise. Is it worth bringing over or should I sell it here first, bearing in mind GST and import duty. I could probably get a dealer over here to value it circa £30k, possibly less.
2> I would also be interested to hear recommendations of relocation experts/ removals companies. I always prefer to go by personal recommendation.
Thanks in advance.
1> I would be interested to hear from others who have recently located to NSW from the UK and imported a car under a personal import or otherwise. Is it worth bringing over or should I sell it here first, bearing in mind GST and import duty. I could probably get a dealer over here to value it circa £30k, possibly less.
2> I would also be interested to hear recommendations of relocation experts/ removals companies. I always prefer to go by personal recommendation.
Thanks in advance.
I would not value it in the UK, I would value it here because the Australian valuation will take in to account that it is not an Australian delivered car and that costs will be bourne getting it to meet the registration requirements. These factors would lower the value of the car in Australia where as in the UK it could be worth more as nothing needs to be done, it can be sold as.
I've done personal imports and pre 1989 before but not with the Visa ruling.
Good luck.
I've done personal imports and pre 1989 before but not with the Visa ruling.
Good luck.
Hey,
My Chimaera is currently in a container on its way to Melbourne under a similar schenario to what you are looking at doing. You can bring in the vehicle whilst you are on a 457 visa so long as you intend to apply for permanent residency when you arrive and are able to provide documentation to support this intent.
The import approval stage was not too bad for me, a bit of paperwork and a couple of weeks waiting for processing. Make sure you get the approval before the car leaves the UK though or you will have major issues at this end.
I'm not sure what the regulations are in NSW for once the car gets here but in Vic it needs to go through compliance testing and a roadworthy check. Valuation is indeed best done at the Australian end as they take into account any work needing done to the car in order to get it up to standard for Australian roads and offset this against the landed value. You'll want this valu to be as low as possible to avoid luxury car tax as far as possible.
The shipping company & insurers we used to send the container out were superb so drop me an email if you want their details or any more info.
Cheers
Al
My Chimaera is currently in a container on its way to Melbourne under a similar schenario to what you are looking at doing. You can bring in the vehicle whilst you are on a 457 visa so long as you intend to apply for permanent residency when you arrive and are able to provide documentation to support this intent.
The import approval stage was not too bad for me, a bit of paperwork and a couple of weeks waiting for processing. Make sure you get the approval before the car leaves the UK though or you will have major issues at this end.
I'm not sure what the regulations are in NSW for once the car gets here but in Vic it needs to go through compliance testing and a roadworthy check. Valuation is indeed best done at the Australian end as they take into account any work needing done to the car in order to get it up to standard for Australian roads and offset this against the landed value. You'll want this valu to be as low as possible to avoid luxury car tax as far as possible.
The shipping company & insurers we used to send the container out were superb so drop me an email if you want their details or any more info.
Cheers
Al
TheArb said:
1> I would be interested to hear from others who have recently located to NSW from the UK and imported a car under a personal import or otherwise. Is it worth bringing over or should I sell it here first, bearing in mind GST and import duty. I could probably get a dealer over here to value it circa £30k, possibly less.
Thanks in advance.
Brought my T350 2 years ago but in VIC not NSW.
My T350 was valued locally here at $55k prior to registration. Cost me $17k all in to get it from the UK and onto the roads in VIC.
Basic import costing is 20% of the australian value below ~$55k + 30% of the australian value above $55k. T350 needed no work in Vic for registration.
I was in the same situation as you. car was 12 months old worth mayber 30k pounds in the UK. It is not worth more here but I am glad I brought it. Totally unique. If you bring it you can bring it over to Philip Island for a track day. Sag would be awesome.
Mail me if you would like specific import info.
Cheers
Bob
We've never done it because of the safety factor. If you don't mind the wharfies driving your car and the possibility of damage either parking, door dings or having things removed from the car then go RORO.
Containers as you say are dearer but are a better piece of mind if you have a car of high value.
Containers as you say are dearer but are a better piece of mind if you have a car of high value.
TheArb said:
many thanks to all who have emailed me off board for the help so far. One carrier compnay has suggested sending the car over on a ro-ro ferry rather than in a container - much cheaper. It would be below decks not on deck to the elements. Anyone ever done this?
Can I suggest you avoid ro-ro - all advice I had been given was to send in containers.
I recently handled the uk side of shipping for a chums E46 M3 to OZ and I took the car to the shippers myself and supervised the loading into the container and the lashing down.
Just as well as the monkies were about to pull all the plastic in the engine bay apart trying to find the battery to disconnect it, when I reminded them it was in the boot !
I left when the container had been sealed and loaded onto the lorry for transport to the docks.
Oh and good luck over there - I have just returned from a month on the Northern Beaches and regularly drove through Mosman - you won't want to come home !
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